Chemistry with Foundation Year

If you are interested in chemistry but don’t have the qualifications to apply for a degree, this could be the pathway for you. Build your skills and knowledge on this new four year degree route, which incorporates a foundation year. Successful completion of the foundation year will enable you to progress onto Year 1 of our chemistry degree.

• Benefit from award-winning teaching in small groups and be inspired by staff who are world-leading researchers.

• Hone your practical problem-solving skills in our newly-refurbished laboratories, kitted out with the latest analytical instrumentation.

• Our tutorial system ensures that you receive the support and guidance you need to reach your full potential.

• 70% of assessment based on coursework.

• Experience chemistry in the real world and boost your employability by taking a work-based placement project in your final year, or working alongside PhD and post-doctoral researchers in our high specification laboratories.

• Graduate with in-demand skills for a range of career paths, from research and development in the pharmaceutical industry and lab-based roles in the food and energy industries, to positions in the science, engineering, healthcare, environmental or technology sectors.

• The foundation year is an integral part of the extended degree. Completion of the foundation year will not lead to a separate award or qualification its own right but will provide access to Year 1 of your degree.

• Accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry, the professional body representing chemistry in the UK.

• In the Guardian University Guide 2021 league tables: Chemistry ranked 14th out of 53 in the Guardian University Guide 2021 league tables; top in ‘satisfied with feedback’; joint 2nd in both ‘satisfied with teaching’ and the ‘value-added score’; and 6th on ‘satisfied with the course’.