MSci Chemistry (International Programme)This four-year programme provides a complete education in chemistry together with the option of taking modules in other areas, and the opportunity to spend a year abroad studying at a selected university in Australia, Canada or the USA.

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.

You will have an opportunity to study at a selected North American or Australian University during the third year of your programme.

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).

In the first year, all students take the module 'Introduction to Chemical Principles'. This serves to consolidate A level (or equivalent) Chemistry and generate an awareness of modern chemistry as an integrated whole. In the second term the fundamentals of organic, inorganic and physical chemistry are introduced separately. Along with your optional modules, you'll also take a module in mathematics that's appropriate to your ability. 

In the second year, the three main themes of chemistry are again developed in individual modules, leaving you free to choose two optional modules, which can be either chemical or non-chemical.

You will spend the third year at an overseas university in an English-speaking country, for example the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) or the University of Toronto. The third-year modules are primarily lecture-based, and are taught in English.

In the final year of the MSci, you will undertake a chemical research project and optional modules, allowing you to specialise in the field of chemistry of your choice.

Modules:

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

Year 1Core or compulsory module(s)

Basic Inorganic Chemistry
Basic Organic Chemistry
Basic Physical Chemistry
Chemical Foundations
Chemical SkillsOptional modules:

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Quantitative Chemistry
Mathematics for Science 1
Mathematics for Science 2
Physics for Chemistry
The Earth
History of Science: Antiquity to Enlightenment
Understanding Management
Introductory Statistical Methods and ComputingYear 2Core or compulsory module(s)

Inorganic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Physical ChemistryOptional modules:

Chemistry of Materials
Organic Reaction Mechanisms
Chemical Dynamics
Tech Journalism: Writing, Researching, and Reporting News in Technology, Science, and Engineering
Introduction to Programming
Science Communication and Public Engagement
Science in Popular Culture
Science and Religion
Mathematical Methods in Chemistry
Mathematics for Physics and Astronomy
Managerial Accounting for Decision Making
 Modern Physics, Astronomy and Cosmology
Introduction to PsychologyYear 3Core or compulsory module(s)

MAPS Study Abroad Module D
 MAPS Study Abroad Module A
 MAPS Study Abroad Module G
 MAPS Study Abroad Module H
 MAPS Study Abroad Module B
 MAPS Study Abroad Module EYear 4Core or compulsory module(s)

Advanced Chemical Research ProjectOptional modules

Topics in Modern ChemistryFor all prospectus information: 

Full course details

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/undergraduate/degrees/chemistry-international-programme-msci

以上內容連結：https://www.ucl.ac.uk/chemistry/study-here/undergraduate-degrees/msci-chemistry-international-programme

Study mode

Full-time

Duration

4 academic years

UK tuition fees (2025/26)

£9,250

Programme startsSeptember 2025

Application deadline29 Jan 2025

UCAS course code

F105

Entry requirements

A levelsI

Grades
AAA

Subjects
Chemistry and at least one of Biology, Physics and Mathematics required. Biology, Physics or Mathematics preferred as third subject.

GCSEs
English Language at grade C or 4, plus Mathematics at grade B or 6.Contextual offer information
Grades
ABB more about contextual offers

Subjects
A in Chemistry, B in Biology, Mathematics or Physics. Biology, Mathematics or Physics preferred as third subject.

GCSEs
English Language at grade C or 4, plus Mathematics at grade B or 6.

IB Diploma

Points
38

Subjects
A total of 18 points in three higher level subjects including 6 in Chemistry and 6 in one of Biology, Physics or Mathematics, with no higher level score below 5. For Mathematics, the programme will accept either 'Analysis and Approaches' or 'Applications and Interpretation' at higher level. Biology, Physics and Mathematics preferred as third subject.

Contextual offer
Points
34 more about contextual offers： https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/undergraduate/how-apply/access-and-participation

Subjects
A total of 16 points in three higher level subjects including 6 in Chemistry and 6 in one of Biology, Physics or Mathematics, with no score below 5. For Mathematics, the programme will accept either 'Analysis and Approaches' or 'Applications and Interpretation' at higher level. Biology, Physics and Mathematics preferred as third subject.

Your learning

Your learning will combine lectures, practical classes, group workshops and online material, guided reading, and your own personal study.  In addition, you will attend small group tutorials which provide specialised support for the core modules. You will encounter several innovative blended learning experiences which ensure that the contact time we have with you is engaging, interactive and productive.

Typical contact hours with teaching staff for Chemistry degree programmes are ~20 hours per week. These hours will consist of lectures (typically 8 hours per week), tutorials and workshops (typically 4 hours per week) and laboratory classes (typically 8 hours per week). The exact number of contact hours and composition varies throughout the term and at different points during the degree programme. In addition to timetabled sessions students are expected to undertake approximately 15-20 hours of independent study per week.