Degree Courses in Chemistry

Chemistry is an essential core science that underpins many areas of scientific endeavour and touches all aspects of daily life and is of growing importance in the future knowledge-based economy. At Queen's Chemistry is taught in the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering so that all students will have the opportunity to broaden their experience throughout their course.

If you choose to study either chemistry or chemical engineering at Queen's you will have a common core course for the first semester and so you will be able to delay a final choice between these two undergraduate disciplines until the mid-point of your first year at university. Indeed most of the chemistry programmes have a common first year with the specialisation occurring in higher years so there is flexibility to change between these degrees up until the end of first year.

When you are choosing an undergraduate course, it is important to take into account the prestige of the university and the quality of the degrees on offer as this will have a bearing on your future career prospects. Queen's is a highly regarded university, is a member of the elite Russell Group, and the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Queen's is in the top group of universities offering these courses.

With recent multimillion pound investments, and the appointment of many young and energetic academic staff, the School now offers excellent modular courses in Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry and Chemistry with Forensic Analysis. Staff-student ratios are very favourable, and our workshop and tutorial schemes promote the development of team-working skills through small-group teaching.

In addition to scientific skills our courses provide students with the ability to analyse and solve problems, with advanced presentational and communication skills, and with team-working skills, all of which will be valuable in your chosen career.

 

Course name	Entry requirements	Course code	Duration
MSci Chemistry	AAB at A-level including Chemistry grade B and one other Science subject.	F105, MSci / CHM	4 years
MSci Chemistry with Professional Studies	AAB at A-level including Chemistry grade B and one other Science subject (Provisionally available entry 2012*)	F103, MSci / CHM PS	4 years
MSci Medicinal Chemistry	AAB at A-level including Chemistry grade B and one other Science subject. (Provisionally available entry 2012*)	F153, MSci / MC	4 years
MSci Medicinal Chemistry with Professional Studies	AAB at A-level including Chemistry grade B and one other Science subject (Provisionally available entry 2012*)	F15A, MSci / MC PS	4 years
BSc Chemistry	BBB at A-level including Chemistry.	F100, BSc / CHM
BSc Medicinal Chemistry	BBB at A-level including Chemistry.	F150, BSc / MC
BSc Chemistry with Forensic Analysis	BBB at A-level including Chemistry.	F1F4, BSc / CHM FRA	3 years
BSc Chemistry with Extended Studies in Europe	BBB at A-level including Chemistry and normally A-level grade C in French or Spanish. Candidates with AS level in the language may be considered for admission to this programme.	F102, BSc / CHMEE	4 years
BSc Chemistry with 1 year in Industry	BBB at A-level including Chemistry (unavailable after entry 2011).	F104
BSc Medicinal Chemistry with 1 year in Industry	BBB at A-level including Chemistry. (unavailable after entry 2011).	F154	4 years
	Students taking combinations of A-levels and AS-levels, or other qualifications, will be considered. Students wishing to enter the MSci Medicinal Chemistry and / or professional studies programmes in 2011 should register for the appropriate BSc course and request a transfer once enrolled during the common first year.

 

 

Approved Degree Courses for entry to Graduate Membership of the Institute of Chemistry of Ireland