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Chemistry with Biological and Medicinal Chemistry at University of Sheffield - UCAS

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Course summary

This specialist course has been designed to prepare you for the growing demands of the healthcare sector and pharmaceutical industry. Alongside essential chemistry topics, you'll study topics such as pharmacokinetics, toxicology and drug design. In your first year, this Chemistry with Biological and Medicinal Chemistry MChem takes you through the essential topics – giving you the grounding you need to study specialist subjects, like pharmacokinetics, toxicology and drug design. And because you’re studying at Sheffield, we’ll push you to explore the field’s latest concepts and findings – from environmental and sustainable chemistry, to chemistry in space, supramolecular chemistry and molecular modelling. You'll learn how to use industry-standard commercial software and even choose to spend your final year on your own biological and medicinal chemistry research project. Why study this course?

  • RSC accredited - this course is accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry for fully meeting the academic criteria for Chartered Chemist (CChem).
  • Taught by the experts - most of the people teaching you will have first-hand experience of industry and business processes, and running spin-out companies.
  • Hands-on experience - you’ll learn laboratory skills and techniques in your first and second year in our teaching labs. In your third year, you’ll work on a research project giving you independent research experience working on a real scientific problem. You’ll conduct experiments in our multi-million pound research labs, learning from our academic researchers.
  • Sustainability focus - at Sheffield we have a major focus on sustainability. Sustainability modules are part of our core teaching in all our undergraduate courses from the start, and are also available as in-depth specialised options in year three.
  • Summer research placement - we offer a guaranteed summer research placement if you meet the requirements of our Undergraduate Research Scholarship scheme.


How to apply

Application codes

Course code:
F112
Institution code:
S18
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

To find out if you're eligible for additional consideration or an alternative offer, visit: ww.sheffield.ac.uk/undergraduate/apply/access-sheffield

Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course

https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/undergraduate


English language requirements

You must demonstrate that your English is good enough for you to successfully complete your course. For this course we require: GCSE English Language at grade 4/C; IELTS grade of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component; or an alternative acceptable English language qualification

English language requirements for undergraduates

https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/undergraduate/apply/english-language


Student Outcomes

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

Tuition fees for 2025 entry have not been confirmed. Please use 2024-25 information as a guide.
Chemistry with Biological and Medicinal Chemistry at University of Sheffield - UCAS