Chemical Sciences BSc (Hons) (4 year route including a Foundation Year at Carmel College)
University of LiverpoolLiverpool, United Kingdom
Course overview
If you love chemistry and want to keep your future career options open, this programme offers a solid grounding in all aspects of chemistry, while allowing you to incorporate some non-chemical options to broaden your education. This is the ideal option if you think you want to start studying chemistry at a lower level than the three-year BSc (Hons) Chemistry programme and are uncertain of an area of specialism. You spend the foundation year at Carmel College (St Helens) studying chemistry and mathematics with options from biology, geography and physics.Carmel Collegeis located in St Helens, about nine miles from the main University campus.
The College offers small class sizes and high standards of academic achievement. Find information about what essential and optional modules you will need to take during your Year Zero at Carmel College to progress to your chosen University of Liverpool degree programme in ourguide to progression routes. Our BSc programmes have bachelor accreditation from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) ensuring your degree with us will set you on the pathway to a successful career.
The Royal Society of Chemistry is a learned society for chemists in the United Kingdom. We’ve been awarded a Gold rating for educational excellence. Discover what you'll learn, what you'll study, and how you'll be taught and assessed.
Students follow a programme covering basic sciences including compulsory modules in: And optional modules chosen from: On successful completion of the programme at Carmel College, students transfer to the first year of their chosen degree programme. Programme details and modules listed are illustrative only and subject to change. This four-year Chemical Sciences degree programme aims to provide broad coverage of all aspects of chemistry with the foundation year at Carmel College.
Assessment is mainly by examination and coursework but, depending on the modules taken, you may encounter project work, presentations (individual or group),
Key highlights
- BSc programmes hold bachelor accreditation from the Royal Society of Chemistry
- Broad grounding in all aspects of chemistry with non-chemical options
- Foundation year at Carmel College with small class sizes
- Foundation year covers chemistry and maths plus biology, geography or physics
- Ideal if you are undecided on an area of chemistry specialism
- Assessment includes exams, coursework, projects and presentations
Entry requirements
- A-level: CDD — to include in related subjects
- GCSE: C/4 or above — to include English Language, Mathematics
Scholarships
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Up to £2,000Kaplan Digital Pathways Excellence Scholarship
Kaplan Digital Pathways Foundation Certificate, will receive a £5,000 tuition fee reduction for the first year of study.
Up to £5,000Liverpool Excellence Scholarship for Undergraduates
If you’re an international undergraduate student who hasn’t studied with us before, you could be eligible for a scholarship offering a tuition fee discount of £7,500.
Up to £7,500Sport Liverpool Performance Programme
A very limited number of grants, worth up to £3,500, are available through the High Performance Athlete Programme.
University of Liverpool Graduate Association Hong Kong and Tung Undergraduate Scholarships
The University of Liverpool Graduate Association Hong Kong undergraduate scholarships are worth £10,000 per year for three years and are awarded to students originating from Hong Kong.
Up to £10,000University of Liverpool International College Excellence Scholarship
£5,000 tuition fee reduction for the first year of study.
Up to £5,000
Careers this course leads to
- Chemist
- Analytical chemist
- Laboratory technician
- Quality control scientist
- Chemistry teacher
- Research scientist
Cost of study
UK/Home: Full-time place, per year - £9,790; Year in industry: £1,955; Year abroad: £1,465 | International: £1,955; Year in industry: £1,955
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Liverpool, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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