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 with Materials Chemistry Chemistry with Materials Chemistry at Keele combines the principles of chemistry with the study of materials and their real-world, practical applications in tackling global challenges, such as energy security. From discovering frontier topics guided by our world-leading researchers to applying key concepts in our sector-leading laboratories, you will develop the practical and professional skills - including data fluency and materials design - to pursue a career in the chemical and allied industries, as well as sectors outside physical sciences. Why choose this course?

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

• Be career ready with core practical and professional employability modules embedded throughout the programme

• Apply your learning and skills to the modern problems at the forefront of materials science

• Your independent research project and literature review will also allow you to specialise in research field(s) in or relevant to materials chemistry

• Engage with award-winning academics who are nationally renowned for their excellence and innovation in teaching