Chemistry with a European Language BSc (F1R9)

Degree benefits

• Consistently regarded as one of the best chemistry departments in the UK, we offer you an excellent education with high standards of teaching.

• You will benefit from our outstanding research profile as you are taught by lecturers who are experts in a wide range of chemistry-related fields.

• The UCL Centre for Languages & International Education (CLIE) and the specialist language departments offer excellent modern language-learning aids such as computers, video and satellite links.

• We offer access to state-of-the-art facilities, enhanced by our strong affiliation to other centres of excellence such as the London Centre for Nanotechnology.

Degree Structure:

In each year of your degree you will take a number of individual modules, normally valued at 15 or 30 credits, adding up to a total of 120 credits for the year. Modules are assessed in the academic year in which they are taken. The balance of compulsory and optional modules varies from programme to programme and year to year. A 30-credit module is considered equivalent to 15 credits in the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).

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This programme is offered either as a three-year BSc or as a four-year MSci. The first two years of study are identical, so you can defer which to opt for until the end of your second year. We advise you to select the four-year MSci programme initially as this keeps more options open. You do not have the opportunity to study abroad on the BSc programme.

The chemistry content directly follows that of the single-subject Chemistry programme. You will cover the full range of chemistry core components, together with optional modules in chemistry and other options from outside the department.

Around 25% of your time will be centred around CLIE and the specialist language departments, providing a continuous progression of language and related modules. The language component is taught in small groups with common levels of fluency ranging from complete beginners to experts.

In the final year you will also undertake a compulsory literature project.

Modules:

An indicative guide to the structure of this programme, year by year.

Year 1

Core or compulsory module(s)

• Basic Inorganic Chemistry
• Basic Organic Chemistry
• Basic Physical Chemistry
• Chemical Foundations
• Chemical Skills

Optional modules:

• Introduction to Quantitative Chemistry
• Further Quantitative Chemistry
• Mathematics for Science 1

Year 2

Core or compulsory module(s)

• Principles of Inorganic Chemistry
• Principles of Organic Chemistry
• Principles of Physical Chemistry

Optional modules:

• You will select two modules in the same language through CLIE.

Year 3

Core or compulsory module(s)

• Advanced Topics in Inorganic Chemistry
• Advanced Topics in Physical Chemistry
• Advanced Topics in Organic Chemistry
• Literature Project

Optional modules:

• Synthesis and Characterisation Techniques in Chemistry
• Instrumental and Computational Techniques in Chemistry
• Synthetic Chemistry and Instrumentation

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