Chemistry University of Sheffield

Study across the breadth of chemistry with our accredited BSc Chemistry course. Explore topics at the cutting edge of chemistry and gain the fundamental knowledge that every chemist needs for a successful career.

This three-year accredited BSc Chemistry course will give you the skills and knowledge you’ll need for a successful career.

You’ll focus on fundamental concepts spanning organic, inorganic, physical and analytical chemistry. You’ll gain hands-on experience from the start of your degree, learning laboratory skills and techniques in our specialist teaching labs.

You’ll have regular tutorials to delve deeper into the complex topics covered in lectures. These small group teaching sessions are led by your personal tutor in first year and subject experts in later years.

In your second and third year, you’ll have the opportunity to specialise, tailoring your degree to your interests and career goals through optional modules that cover topics like sustainable chemistry, and biological and medicinal chemistry.

You’ll get valuable independent research experience through a group research project in your third year. Working on a real scientific problem, you’ll conduct experiments in our state of the art labs, learning from academic researchers who are experts in their field.

Accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry towards meeting the academic criteria for Chartered Chemist (CChem).

Entry requirements for this course

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View foundation and pathway programmes to help you meet academic and language entry requirements.