Course summary

Foundation Year Our Foundation Year provides an excellent alternative route to Keele, providing a unique opportunity to better prepare for your chosen degree, and with guaranteed entry onto your undergraduate course once you successfully complete your Foundation Year. This extra year of study can improve your academic skills, expand your subject knowledge, give you a better understanding of higher education and, perhaps most importantly of all, build your confidence. On the Keele Foundation Year, you'll study on campus, joining our undergraduate community from the outset, with access to all the facilities and support that you'd get as an undergraduate student at Keele. International Students For International Students, Foundation Years are delivered through our dedicated on-campus provider, Keele University International College. Applications for International Foundation Years are also handled by KUIC; please do not apply via UCAS as the University will not be able to process your application and you may still be charged the UCAS application fee. To find out more and to apply for an International Foundation Year, visit https://kuic.keele.ac.uk/ Chemistry From core chemical principles, models and vocabulary to the pivotal role chemistry plays in addressing global, economic and environmental challenges, Chemistry at Keele offers maximum flexibility to explore topics across the full breadth of the subject. With hands-on access to sector-leading laboratory facilities, and professional and practical skills embedded into the curriculum, you will graduate with a toolkit of chemistry skills to enter a wide range of science-related careers. Why choose this course?

• Accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry, our programme is relevant and valued by industry, with sustainability and industrial chemistry themes embedded in the curriculum

• Gain hands-on access to specialist computational tools and research-grade instrumentation in our sector-leading laboratories

• Our practical and professional employability modules will ensure you develop the skills to succeed as a professional chemist

• Tailor your learning to include topics of interest across chemistry, including some at the forefront of modern chemical sciences research

• Our authentic assessments replicate the type of tasks required in the chemical workplace