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MSci Chemistry with Mathematics (F1GC)

This four-year programme offers an extra year on top of the Chemistry with Mathematics BSc in which to undertake an original chemical research project and study chemistry and its relationship with other disciplines in greater depth.

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 MSci allows you to study more advanced topics and to work on an extended research project within one of our internationally renowned research groups.

  • 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 initially as this keeps more options open.

The chemistry content directly follows that of the single-subject Chemistry programme. You will cover the full range of chemistry core components, together with relevant optional modules in chemistry such as in quantum mechanics, computational chemistry and numerical methods.

The mathematics component takes up around 25% of the programme. In the first two years there are a number of compulsory mathematics modules including modules in pure mathematics, advanced calculus and geometry, group theory and linear algebra, while in the third year you choose from a wide range of mathematics modules.

In the final year you will undertake a chemical research project and optional modules, allowing you to specialise in the field of chemistry of your choice. You will also have the opportunity to select advanced mathematics modules.

Modules:

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

Year 1

Core or compulsory module(s)

Optional modules:

Year 2

Core or compulsory module(s)

Optional modules:

  • All second year modules are compulsory.

Further typical options:

  • All second year modules are compulsory.

Year 3

Core or compulsory module(s)

Optional modules:

Year 4

Core or compulsory module(s)

Optional modules

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Resources:

Questions & Answers: There's a lot you should ask and a lot for us to tell you in our FAQ section.

Term Dates: Find out more about term dates and college closures. 

New Students:  what you will be expected to do during your first few weeks at UCL.

All Chemistry Modules: Access the course synopses for all our undergraduate taught modules.

Explore your Home: UCL guarantees all first-year students a residential place

Undergraduate Tutor
Dr David Rowley
Email: deptutor.chem@ucl.ac.uk

Admissions Tutor
Dr Tamara Alhilfi
Email: admissions.chem@ucl.ac.uk