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CHEMISTRY
The University of Liverpool
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Liverpool L69 7ZD
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E: chem-ug@liv.ac.uk
www.liverpool.ac.uk/chemistry
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Chemistry puts you at the heart of science, and
Chemistry graduates are in demand by some
of the most successful industries in the UK.
Introduction to Chemistry 01
Research in context 04
An investment in your future 06
Programme details 08
Applications and admissions 21
WHY CHOOSE CHEMISTRY

AT LIVERPOOL
Outstanding, new undergraduate
laboratories. We have invested 25 million in
our new Central Teaching Laboratories. Adjacent
to the main Chemistry Building, this unique
and impressive laboratory houses facilities for
Physics and Environmental Sciences. The top
floor is dedicated to Chemistry, with Synthetic
Chemistry and Physical Chemistry labs with
capacity for 120 students at a time. These are
fully stocked with new equipment for a wide
range of experiments.
We have also invested approximately

17 million on improvements to research
labs and an additional 600,000 to redevelop
and enhance the Departmental entrance and
caf areas. In coming years, the Department
will further benefit from a 45 million (33 million
contributed by Unilever and the UK government)
project to build the Materials Innovation Factory,
a state-of-the-art Materials Chemistry
research hub.
Learn in a culture of research excellence.
We are ranked joint 7th in the UK for our
research and have world-leading groups
in Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry,
Surface Chemistry and Nanotechnology.
We have also recently substantially increased
our research in renewable energy and
sustainable Chemistry, particularly in the new
Stephenson Institute for Renewable Energy,
which has five new Chemistry academic staff
members. This excellence in research strongly
influences our teaching, and students engage
in frontier science in optional modules and in
project work.
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Contents
Chemistry is often referred to as the central

science because an understanding of materials
at a molecular level underpins research and
development from Biology to Solid State
Physics. Modern chemical research is a
creative activity involving techniques across
this wide range of science to actively design
and synthesize molecules and materials,
and determine their properties. A degree
in Chemistry makes you highly employable:
not only does it provide you with quantitative
and practical skills for scientific and technical
roles, but it also develops your transferable
skills such as problem-solving that are valued
by all employers.
Flexible degree programmes. Our students

can choose which programme they wish to
be registered on, and are free to change at
a later date, providing they satisfy the basic
requirements of the new programme. We
have optional Chemistry courses in every
year of study, permitting students to tailor a
general Chemistry degree to fit their interests
and requirements. Students can also opt
for modules from other Departments such
as Biological Sciences or Archaeology.
Free textbooks. We provide all Chemistry
students with enough books to cover the
whole Chemistry programme in first and
second year, along with all the necessary
safety equipment, completely free of charge.
02/03
Technology enhanced learning in

Chemistry. The promotion of e-learning
is a key objective of our Department; it is
integrated into the learning experience
alongside traditional teaching methods.
Our Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) is
used extensively in Chemistry. In addition
to routine storage of lecture notes and
supporting material, it is used for pre-laboratory
information (videos, illustrated equipment
guides and formative tests), timed release
of problem sets and solutions, practice
multiple choice quizzes with feedback,
collection of assessed work, marking/
feedback, vacation revision discussions and
module questionnaires. Students particularly
like the easy access not just from PCs but also
from smart phones and tablets. Even recorded
lectures are available via the VLE. These are
very popular for revision and for students
engaged in distance learning while in industry.
Online textbook resources. ChemTube3D

(www.chemtube3d.com) is a unique,
internationally popular website developed
in-house which contains interactive 3D
animations of a comprehensive range of
organic reactions together with interactive solid
state and polymeric structures, with supporting
information on reactivity and spectroscopy.
It covers some of the most important topics
in an undergraduate chemistry degree and is
tightly integrated with the Organic Chemistry
textbook that we provide. It is used projected
in lectures, and for self-study, attracting
thousands of visitors every day.
Professionally accredited courses.
Our MChem programmes have Master
Accreditation from the Royal Society
of Chemistry (RSC), and our BSc
programmes have Bachelor Accreditation.
HOW YOU LEARN

Teaching uses a wide variety of techniques
as appropriate for such a wide-ranging subject
as Chemistry. Lectures, tutorials, workshops
and practical work in our state-of-the-art
laboratories are combined with key skills
courses. Chemical structure drawing and
reference management software are integrated
elements at various stages in all undergraduate
programmes. Collaborative web site
preparation within a wiki environment in
the VLE is one of our latest developments.
Research activity classified

as world-leading: Joint
Computational modelling and molecular

visualization using Spartan and JMol/VMD
are introduced as interactive animated models
from Year One, reinforced as a key skill in Year
Three of our BSc programme and by Year Four
of MChem programmes students can perform
their own calculations to underpin final year
research projects.
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The Chemistry Departments got

very good rankings and all the
research that happens there is
ground-breaking research, it is
cutting-edge. So, it was something I
really wanted to get involved with.
The thing that really surprised me
about this Department, the course
especially, is that you could tailor
the course exactly how you want
it to be. It is definitely a course for
someone who enjoys challenges
and wants to be challenged.
JYOTI GUPTA
CHEMISTRY MCHEM
HOW YOU ARE ASSESSED

Students are assessed by examination at the
end of each semester (January and May/June)
and by continuous assessment of laboratory
practicals, class tests, workshops, tutorials
and assignments. Students have to pass
each year of study before they are allowed
to progress to the following year. Re-sit
opportunities are available in September
at the end of Years One and Two. A minimum
standard (greater than a bare pass) is required
before students are allowed to embark on an
industrial placement. Students are expected
to perform at a 2:1 level if they wish to continue
on an MChem programme. All years of study
(with the exception of Year One) contribute to
the final degree classification.
STUDY ABROAD
highest proportion
in the UK.
Laboratory classes in first and second year

follow a largely prescribed training programme
to prepare students for independent laboratory
work in third and fourth years. Third year
students carry out mini-research projects,
while fourth year students carry out research
alongside PhD and postdoctoral researchers
on cutting-edge projects, often leading to
a first scientific publication.
Chemistry students at the University of

Liverpool have the exciting and distinctive
opportunity of studying abroad at Xian
Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) our
joint venture in Suzhou China. Studying
abroad has huge personal and academic
benefits, as well as giving you a head start in
the graduate job market. For more information,
visit www.liverpool.ac.uk/goabroad
84.3
of our graduates are employed or in

further study within six months of
graduating. (DLHE 2010/11)
Researchincontext
The University of Liverpool is a research-intensive
university, and many of our academic staff are leading
researchers in their fields. What this means for you
as a student is that your learning will be informed
by the very latest developments in Chemistry.
04/05
In the quest to make electronics ever smaller,

scientists are searching for ways to make
devices at the scale of individual molecules.
Using a technique called scanning-tunneling
microscopy (STM), that allows them to image
individual atoms within molecules on a surface,
combined with sophisticated quantum
calculations of the bonding of the molecules
to the surface, scientists in the research
groups of Professors Raval and Persson have
discovered that porphyrin molecules placed
on a clean copper surface assemble into
long chains, in effect molecular wires. The
calculations show that these one-dimensional
nanostructures are held together by copper
atoms scavenged from the surface to lie
between and in the centres of the porphyrin
molecules. This novel organometallic surface
Chemistry combines the talents of organic,
physical and theoretical chemists, and is part
of a European network collaboration with
chemists in Barcelona.
As I was researching courses I

noticed that Liverpool has a really
good reputation for Chemistry and
a lot of the research is internationally
renowned. It is quite exciting to know
that we are being taught things as soon
as they are being found out. The thing
I like most about my course is that we
have a lot of lab-based learning so its
really hands on and practical. With the
new Central Teaching Laboratories the
facilities that weve got are world class.
ALEXANDRA HICKEN
CHEMISTRY BSC (HONS)
See what Alexandra had to say about

studying Chemistry at Liverpool
www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/video
Comparing the computed STM image (top)

with the actual experimental image (centre)
makes it possible to identify individual atoms
in a molecular structure on a surface. From
this we can learn what molecules can be made
to self-assemble into structures that could
form part of electronic devices of the future.
Aninvestment
inyourfuture
POSTGRADUATE STUDY OPPORTUNITIES

The Department offers a range of Masters
opportunities and its Research School is one
of the largest in the UK offering opportunities
for PhD study drawing on the specialisms of
members of staff. The School is particularly
well-known for its work in:
Chemistry at the Biology Interface

Medicinal/Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Catalysis and Surface Science
Electrochemistry and Photochemistry
Solid State and Materials Chemistry
Nanoscale Science
Computational Chemistry
Renewable Energy and Sustainable Chemistry
As a Chemistry graduate, in addition to your scientific

knowledge you will have a wide range of skills to offer
including numeracy, problem solving and IT.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Visits to the Department by leading companies

such as GlaxoSmithKline and Unilever ensure
that you make contact with prospective
employers at an early stage in your final year.
Graduates from Liverpool find employment in
many areas, from the pharmaceutical industry
to business management. Typical careers
of our graduates include Assistant Analyst,
Development Chemist, Research Assistant,
and Site Chemist.
Students who take up the paid year in

industry/research find it an extremely
inspiring and motivating experience, providing
a matchless foundation for the final year
at university and subsequent employment
or postgraduate research. There are also
opportunities for summer employment in the
Department, working with staff to improve
existing experiments and problems and
develop new ones, and to contribute to the
on-going development of ChemTube3D.
Chemistry graduates succeed in many other

careers too. Accountancy and other financial
services industry posts are quite common
destinations.
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06/07
RECENT EMPLOYERS
GlaxoSmithKline
Unilever
IOTA Nanosolutions Ltd
Perstorp Caprolactones
Shell
Towers Watson
United Utilities
of our research activity deemed

world-leading or internationally
excellent, and a further 25%
internationally recognised.
(RAE 2008)
I graduated with a First Class BSc Hons degree
in Chemistry with Pharmacology. I spent two

years working as an Environmental Analyst,
before leaving the science field, and am now
employed by Cambridgeshire Constabulary as
an Intelligence Analyst. This requires me to
analyse abstracted data and produce reports in
the form of intelligence products which are used
to aid management decisions. Good problemsolving skills, analytical skills, a high level
of computer literacy and the ability to work
under pressure and meet tight deadlines with
minimum supervision are essential for my role.
MELANIE FISHER
CHEMISTRY WITH PHARMACOLOGY BSC (HONS)
ORGANISATION: CAMBRIDGESHIRE CONSTABULARY
POSITION: INTELLIGENCE ANALYST
Graduate
Profile
CAREER PROSPECTS
All of our MChem and BSc programmes are

accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry,
and in addition to F102 MChem Chemistry
and F100 BSc Chemistry we offer the following
more specialised programmes:
Prog ammedetails
Degrees at a Glance
UCAS Code
Length (Years)
Page
Chemistry MChem
F102
09
Chemistry BSc (Hons)
F100
13
Chemistry with Research in Industry MChem
F161
11
Chemistry with a Year in Industry BSc (Hons)
F111
13
Medicinal Chemistry with Pharmacology MChem
F1BF
14
Medicinal Chemistry BSc (Hons)
F1B2
16
Chemistry with Nanotechnology MChem
F1F3
17
Chemical Sciences leading to BSc (Hons)

(4 year route including a Foundation Year
at Carmel College)
F108
4 (3+1)
19
F700
19
Degrees offered with other Departments

Ocean Sciences (Chemistry pathway) BSc (Hons)
This subject can be taken as part of a Combined Honours degree.

See www.liverpool.ac.uk/combined-honours for further details.
Entrance Requirements
See www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses for current entrance requirements.
Foundation programmes have flexible entry requirements. For further information, contact
Carmen Nuez at Carmel College. E: degree@carmel.ac.uk T: +44 (0)1744 452 224
WHICH DEGREE
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Our MChem programmes are aimed at

students who want to pursue careers as
professional scientists, and in all of these
programmes half of the final year is devoted
to an advanced research project.
Our BSc programmes offer more flexibility

to choose optional modules from outside
Chemistry. They are aimed at students who
want a sound scientific education, but who
intend to progress to specialist Masters (MSc
or MRes) programmes or pursue careers other
than scientific research, eg teaching, technical
support or general graduate professions such
as finance and accountancy.
F161 MChem Chemistry with Research in

Industry: our flagship four-year programme
where students study all of the core MChem
Chemistry modules in addition to spending
Year Three as a paid employee working in a
top industrial research laboratory. We also offer
this as a BSc programme for students wanting
the industrial experience, but not necessarily
aiming for a career in research Chemistry.
F1BF MChem Medicinal Chemistry with
Pharmacology: an ideal preparation for a career
in pharmaceutical design and development.
In addition to core Chemistry modules there
are modules in Biomedical Sciences and
Pharmacology. This option is also available
as a three-year BSc programme.
F1F3 MChem Chemistry with Nanotechnology:
builds on one of the research specialisms
in the Department and gives students an
advanced training in this rapidly developing
area of current science.
FOR ALL PROGRAMMES

All our programmes have a common Chemistry
core in the first two years, differing only in
optional modules, which can be chosen from
Chemistry or non-Chemistry courses. This
provides a good measure of flexibility and
choice for you during the first two years.
Since students enter the Department with
a wide range of experience in Mathematics
(which is essential for studying Chemistry to
a high level) we provide a flexible three-tiered
Maths for Chemistry course allowing you
to develop your skills at your own pace.
Chemistry MChem
UCAS code: F102
Programme length: 4 years
If you wish to become a professional chemist
and pursue a high-level research career, this
degree is for you. The final year brings students
to the frontiers of the subject and they will
join the research team of a member of staff,
in a subject area of their choice.
PROGRAMME CONTENT
The structure of Years One and Two of this
programme is identical to the first and second
year of the BSc Chemistry (F100) and BSc
Chemistry with a Year in Industry (F111)
programmes. These first two years progress
rapidly, with a mix of theory and practical
modules to give you a solid grounding in
the subject.
By Year Three you will be a proficient chemist,
and you will be able to extend your knowledge
in the three traditional branches of Chemistry
and in cross-disciplinary topics such as
Catalysis and Spectroscopy. You will be offered
a choice of more advanced optional Chemistry
modules. Practical courses are organised more
as mini projects and provide more challenge
than the instructional courses encountered
in the first two years.
In your final year, you will take a range of
advanced core modules in Inorganic, Physical
and Organic Chemistry and can tailor your
studies to choose high-level modules in
areas that interest you and that are related
to our research areas. Chemical research
is particularly important in Year Four and
involves you conducting a significant project
as a member of one of the research groups
in the Department.
For current entrance requirements and

full module details, see www.liverpool.ac.uk/
study/undergraduate/courses
Year One
In the first year, you will take core modules that
cover the fundamentals of Inorganic, Organic
and Physical Chemistry, plus necessary key
skills, totalling 90 credits. Four Chemistry
modules combine theoretical and practical
aspects and one Chemistry module develops
quantitative and general key skills. You will
spend three to six hours per week in the
laboratory and so will receive a comprehensive
training in practical aspects of the subject.
In addition, you will have a choice of
30 credits of optional modules mainly from
other Departments including Environmental
Sciences, Biological or Biomedical Sciences
(Anatomy, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry,
Pharmacology or Physiology), Mathematics,
Physics and Archaeology. You will also be
able to take a new Chemistry optional first
year course Innovative Chemistry for Energy
and Materials.
Core modules:
Introductory Organic Chemistry
Introductory Inorganic Chemistry
Introductory Physical Chemistry
Introductory Spectroscopy
Key Skills for Chemists
Year Two
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In the second year, you will learn more

advanced topics within all the main branches
of chemistry and continue to develop your
quantitative and key skills. Practical skills will
be developed through stand-alone practical
modules and you will have the opportunity to
spend between six and nine hours per week
in the laboratory. You will take 97.5 credits of
compulsory Chemistry modules and choose
options worth 22.5 credits.
Core modules:
Physical Chemistry 2
Organic Chemistry 2
Inorganic Chemistry for MChem Students
Preparative Chemistry: Synthesis and
Characterisation
Measurements in Chemistry
Key Skills for Chemists 2
Inorganic Applications of Group Theory
Optional modules:
Basic Biology for Nanotechnology
Introduction to Medicinal Chemistry
Introduction to Polymer Chemistry
Chemistry for Sustainable Technologies
Year Three
The third year will concentrate entirely on
Chemistry, extending your knowledge in the
three traditional branches of the subject as
well as providing interdisciplinary modules on
topics such as Catalysis and Spectroscopy.
Importantly, Year Three will provide you with
the opportunity to learn about the application
of Chemistry to the modern world, in modules
that examine the Chemistry and chemical
processes that are fundamental to the
production of pharmaceuticals, polymers/
plastics, pigments and novel materials. The
practical modules in this year will be more
challenging than those encountered in previous
years, involve up to 15 hours laboratory work
per week and in some cases will be organised
as mini-projects. In the second semester, you
will be able to choose options worth 15 credits,
reflecting different areas of chemistry, including
some at advanced level M.
Core modules:
Further Inorganic Chemistry
Further Physical Chemistry (MChem)
Further Organic Chemistry
Practical Chemistry with Database Skills
Practical Chemistry Project Year Three
An Introduction to Research Methods
in Chemistry
Spectroscopy or Catalysis
Optional modules:
Basic Physics for Nanotechnology
Heterocyclic Chemistry and Drug Synthesis
Introduction to Chemical Engineering
for Chemists
Nucleic Acid and Peptide Chemistry
(advanced level M)
Protein Structure and Dynamics
(advanced level M)
Chemical Nanotechnology (advanced
level M)
(Note: the precise modules on offer change
over time, reflecting the changes in the research
within the department).
Year Four
The final year of your programme will be
dominated by your Chemical Research
Project which accounts for 60 of the 120
credits. You will choose which branch of
Chemistry you wish to pursue research in
(and usually also which research group you
wish to be in), and work throughout the year on
original research at the frontiers of Chemistry.
Students will also take either Catalysis or
Spectroscopy (these two modules run in
alternate years so you either take them in
Year Three or Year Four).
Core modules, students select four from

the following:
Main Group Organic Chemistry
Asymmetric Synthesis and Main Group
Organic Chemistry
Solid State Chemistry
Supramolecular Chemistry
Surface Science
Electrochemistry
In addition, you will select modules in the
second semester from level M subjects
such as:
Lanthanide and Actinide Chemistry
Organic Electronics
Chemical Nanotechnology
Asymmetric Catalysis for Organic
and Pharmaceuticals
Chemistry with Research

in Industry MChem
UCAS code: F161
This programme is targeted at our very
best students, combining a complete MChem
programme with a year of paid industrial
experience an ideal combination if you
wish to become a professional chemist
and pursue a high-level research career in
Chemistry after graduation. The benefits of
a one-year industrial placement are immense.
You not only gain in terms of your practical and
intellectual skills, but return with a more objective
attitude towards work for your final year.

It is no accident that final degree performances

are enhanced by a year in industry. In todays
competitive job market, prior industrial
experience is highly sought-after by employers.
PROGRAMME CONTENT
This programme has a slightly different
structure as it is arranged to allow you to
be able to gain a MChem degree within four
years and also undertake a paid industrial
placement in Year Three.
The first semester of Year One of this
programme is identical to the MChem
Chemistry (F102), BSc Chemistry (F100)
and BSc Chemistry with a Year in Industry
(F111) programmes. However, in the second
semester, instead of optional modules, you
accelerate your learning by taking a further
Chemistry module, usually offered to students
in their second year.
In the second year, you will take broadly the
same compulsory modules as the MChem
Chemistry (F102) students but will again
accelerate your learning by replacing optional
modules with two further Chemistry modules
usually offered to students in their third year.
In Year Three you take up your paid industrial
placement (recent examples of employers
are AstraZeneca, Beckmann Coulter (China),
Dyesol, Ineos, GlaxoSmithKline (UK and US),
Johnson Matthey, Reckitt Benckiser, and
Sigma-Aldrich). While you are on placement,
you take a further two Chemistry modules
by distance learning.
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By studying some modules a year in

advance, and two by distance learning,
you can thus cover in three years all of the
Chemistry required to enter the fourth year
of our MChem programme.
In your final year, you will return to Liverpool

and take a range of advanced core modules
in Inorganic, Physical and Organic Chemistry
and can tailor your studies to choose high-level
modules in areas that interest you and that
are related to our research areas. Chemical
research is particularly important in Year Four
and involves you conducting a significant
project as a member of one of the research
groups in the Department.
You will receive the core programme lecture

notes and will also be sent tutorial assignments
to reinforce the learning process. The year
in industry and performance in the distance
learning modules contribute significantly
towards the overall degree mark.
Year Four
Year One
In the fourth year, students return to the

University to complete their degree, following
exactly the same course programme as fourth
year MChem Chemistry (F102) students.
The first year follows the content of the first

year of the F102 degree, see page 10. Students
also take Inorganic Chemistry 2 in the second
semester rather than a subsidiary module from
outside Chemistry.
Chemistry BSc (Hons)

UCAS code: F100
Year Two
In the second year, you will take the same
modules as the MChem student (F102) and
you will further accelerate your learning in both
Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, effectively
replacing 30 credits of options with:
Further Physical Chemistry
During this year, with the help of the placement
tutor, you will seek a position in an industrial
company, which you can take up in your
third year.
Year Three: Year in Industry

Students spend the third year on a paid
industrial placement, like those studying
the Chemistry with a Year in Industry (F111)
programme. However, during the year
F161 students take two additional modules
in chemistry by distance learning:
Spectroscopy or Catalysis
Organic Mechanisms and Synthesis
Chemistry with a Year

in Industry BSc (Hons)
UCAS code: F111
This programme is a good platform for
you if you want to pursue careers within
or outside Chemistry, or if you wish to
take further postgraduate training in, for
example, education or in a specialised
Masters programme (the Department currently
offers four pathways within the Advanced
Science Programme) before going on to a
research career. You will get a solid grounding
in all aspects of Chemistry, and can choose to
combine this with some non-chemical options
to broaden your education.
PROGRAMME CONTENT
Years One and Two of this programme
are identical to the first year of the MChem
Chemistry (F102) programme. If you decide
during this first 18 months that you want to
aim for a research career in Chemistry, then you
can transfer to the MChem Chemistry (F102)
programme provided you have obtained an
average mark at the 2:1 level or above (60%).
These first two years progress rapidly, with
a mix of theory and practical modules to
give you a solid grounding in the subject.
By the final year you will be a proficient chemist,
and you will be able to extend your knowledge
and you will also be offered a choice of optional
Chemistry and non-Chemistry modules,
or modules in Science Education for those
interested in pursuing a career in teaching.
Practical courses will provide more challenge
than the instructional courses encountered
in Year One and Two, and may involve you
conducting mini-projects. Emphasis will be
placed upon the applicability of the Chemistry
that you have studied to the modern world,
including educational aspects.
Year in Industry students (F111) will undertake
a paid placement in an industrial company
in their third year.
Year One
Year One of this programme is identical to the
first year of the MChem (F102), see page 10.
Students on the F111 programme benefit

from the added bonus of a years paid work
experience in an industrial setting. During this
time, you work as part of a team on a cuttingedge project and write a report on the work
you have carried out.

Year Two
You will learn more advanced topics within all
the main branches of Chemistry and continue
to develop your quantitative and key skills.
Practical skills will be developed through standalone practical modules and you will have the
opportunity to spend between six and nine
hours per week in the laboratory. The first half
of this year is identical to the MChem Chemistry
(F102) programme. In the second half of
the year, courses are similar to those of the
MChem, but are presented in more general
terms, emphasising the applications of the
theory. Students may also make choices
from outside of Chemistry from Life Sciences,
Earth and Ocean Science, or Mathematics.
BSc students have the option of taking
Science Communications, suitable for
those considering teaching as a career.
Year Three (F111): Year in Industry

The third year is spent carrying out research
in the company identified during the second
year. Students are paid a salary by the company
and are expected to work as part of a team
on a cutting-edge project. At the end of the
year, students are required to write a report
describing the work they have carried out.
Year Three (F100)/Year Four (F111)
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In your Final Year, you will continue to

study the three main branches of Chemistry,
Organic, Inorganic and Physical Chemistry,
but the emphasis is on the application of
Chemistry to the modern world. You will
also further develop skills to enhance your
employability and general Chemistry skills,
including a module on Further Key Skills
and Molecular Modelling. The practical courses
in this year are more challenging than those
encountered in previous years but will allow
you an element of choice of topic and some
are organised as mini-projects.
There are also opportunities to undertake

projects related to schools activities using
the facilities of our Schools Lab.
Students select six compulsory modules
plus options worth 22.5 credits from:
Core modules:
Practical Chemistry
Year Three Chemistry Project
Inorganic Chemistry 3
Modern Applications of Physical Chemistry
Organic Chemistry 3
Further Key Skills with Molecular Modelling
Chemical Database Skills
Optional modules:
Science Communication
for Chemists
This subject can be taken as part
of a Combined Honours degree. See
www.liverpool.ac.uk/combined-honours
for further details.
Medicinal Chemistry with

Pharmacology MChem
UCAS code: F1BF
Those who wish to become professional
scientists and pursue a high-level research
career in either Medicinal or Pharmaceutical
Chemistry after graduation should consider
this MChem programme.
The four-year course aims to provide you

with a broad and detailed coverage of every
aspect of Advanced Medicinal Chemistry
and Pharmacology. On completion you will be
ready to embark on a PhD in either Chemistry
or Pharmacology or on a career in the
pharmaceutical industry.
PROGRAMME CONTENT
All our programmes have a common
Chemistry core which provides a good
measure of flexibility and choice for you during
the first two years. This programme shares this
common chemistry core but you devote around
25% of your time studying Pharmacology and
Biomedical Sciences.
The first two years of this programme are
identical to the first year of the BSc Medicinal
Chemistry (F1B2) programme, and are also
very similar to the MChem Chemistry (F102),
BSc Chemistry (F100) and BSc Chemistry
with a Year in Industry (F111) programmes
except that there are no optional modules.
Instead students take designated modules
in Biomedical and Biological Sciences. These
first two years progress rapidly, with a mix
of theory and practical modules to give you
a solid grounding in the subject.
In Year Three, you continue with the Inorganic
and Organic sections of the MChem Chemistry
(F102) programme but instead of Physical
Chemistry, you take designated Pharmacology
modules. You will start to apply your knowledge
of Chemistry and Pharmacology to
pharmaceutical problems, with particular
reference to drug design and development.
Chemical research is particularly important

in Year Four and involves you conducting
a significant project with a strong medicinal
Chemistry theme as a member of one of
the research groups in the Department.
Year One
year of the Chemistry (F102) degree, see page
10, but instead of optional modules there are
compulsory courses from Life Sciences.
Year Two
The core of this year is again the same
as MChem Chemistry (F102), additionally
students may take modules specific to
Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology.
Year Three
In Year Three, you further develop your skills
in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry as well as
taking 30 credits of Pharmacology modules.
Typical modules:
Further Organic Chemistry
Medicinal Chemistry of Anti-Infectives
Practical Chemistry
Practical Chemistry Project Year 3
An Introduction to Research Methods
in Chemistry
Electrochemistry
Molecular and Chemical Pharmacology
Antimicrobial Chemotherapy for Chemists
Your final year brings you to the frontiers of

Chemistry and Pharmacology and the basic
concepts of both subjects are fully integrated.
You will take core Organic Chemistry modules
as well as core Pharmacology modules such
as Drug Metabolism and Drug Response, and
Cancer Pharmacology.
Year Four
The final year of this programme is more
focused on the Chemistry of pharmaceutical
synthesis and related Pharmacology than
the standard Chemistry MChem Chemistry
(F102) programme.
You will take 30 credits of Pharmacology
modules, the core Organic Chemistry modules
and a choice of 15 credits of Chemistry optional
modules from level M subjects such as:
Lanthanide and Actinide Chemistry
Organic Electronics
and Pharmaceuticals
(Note: the precise courses on offer change
over time, reflecting the changes in the
research within the department).
The Chemical Research Project is dominant,
accounting for 60 of the 120 credits. Students
choose a research project with groups in
Organic and Medicinal Chemistry (including
medicinal applications of nanotechnology),
or in Pharmacology.
Medicinal Chemistry BSc (Hons)

UCAS code: F1B2
16/17
This programme is a good platform for you

if you want to pursue a career either within or
outside Chemistry or Pharmacology, or if you
wish to take further postgraduate training after
your degree.
For example, you may wish to become

a teacher and continue with education or
take a specialised Masters programme (the
Department currently offers four pathways
within the Advanced Science Programme)
before going on to a research career. You
will get a solid grounding in all aspects of
Chemistry combined with an introduction
to Pharmacology.
PROGRAMME CONTENT
All our programmes have a common
Chemistry core which provides a good
measure of flexibility and choice for you
during the first two years. This programme
shares this common Chemistry core but you
devote around 25% of your time studying
Pharmacology and Biomedical Sciences.
In your first year you will be introduced to
Pharmacology and Physiology.
If you decide during the first 18 months
that you want to aim for a research career
in Chemistry, then you can transfer to the
MChem Chemistry with Pharmacology (F1BF)
or MChem Chemistry (F102) programmes
provided you have obtained an average
mark at the 2:1 level or above (60%).
In Year Three, you only take Organic and
practical sections of the BSc Chemistry
(F100) programme and take designated
Pharmacology modules that aim to help
you apply your knowledge of Chemistry
and Pharmacology to pharmaceutical
problems, with particular reference to
drug design and development.
Year One
year of the Chemistry (F102) degree, see page
10, but instead of optional modules there are
compulsory courses from Life Sciences.
Year Two
PROGRAMME CONTENT
You will learn more advanced topics within all

the main branches of chemistry and continue
to develop your quantitative and key skills,
taking the same core chemistry modules as
the BSc Chemistry (F100) students plus the
Pharmacology and Medicinal Chemistry
modules:
Year One of this programme is essentially the

same as the first year of the MChem Chemistry
(F102). However, you are restricted in your
choice of optional modules in order to prepare
you for the specialist modules you will be taking
later in the programme. Year Two is essentially
identical to that of the MChem Chemistry (F102)
programme but you follow a fully prescribed set
of modules.
Principles of Pharmacology
Practical Pharmacology 2
Drug Metabolism and Toxicity
Year Three
You will study selected components from
the BSc Chemistry (F100) programme plus
30 credits of modules from Pharmacology.
There will be a choice of 7.5 credits in the
second semester covering:
for Chemists
Chemistry with
Nanotechnology MChem
UCAS code: F1F3
If you wish to become a professional chemist
and pursue a high-level research career in this
rapidly developing area of Materials Chemistry,
you should consider this degree programme.
The final year brings you to the frontiers of the
subject and you join one of the Nanotechnology
oriented research groups in the Department,
to undertake an extended research project.
These first two years progress rapidly, with

a mix of theory and practical modules to give
you a solid grounding in the subject. By Year
Three, you will be a proficient Chemist, and
you will be able to extend your knowledge
and in cross-disciplinary topics such as
Catalysis and Spectroscopy as well as Physics
and Biology. You will learn how the nanoscale
approach relates to the more conventional
macroscale world. The practical courses are
organised more as mini-projects and provide
more challenge than the instructional courses
encountered in the first two years.
In your fourth and final year, you specialise
in Chemical Nanotechnology and you will take
a range of relevant advanced core modules
in Inorganic, Physical and Organic Chemistry
and can tailor your studies to choose high
level modules in areas that interest you and
that are related to our research areas. Chemical
research is particularly important in Year Four
and involves you conducting a significant
project in Nanotechnology as a member of
one of the research groups in the Department.

Year One
Year One of this degree course shares the
same core modules as the MChem Chemistry
(F102) programme, see page 10. In addition,
you will have a choice of 30 credits of optional
modules from Physics, Biomedical Sciences
or Biochemistry. Students will also be able to
take a new Chemistry optional first year course
Innovative Chemistry for Energy and Materials.
In the second semester, depending on

whether or not Spectroscopy is running
that year, you may be able to choose options
worth 15 credits, reflecting different areas of
Chemistry, including some at advanced level M:
(Note: the precise courses on offer change

over time, reflecting the changes in the
research within the department).
Catalysis
Nucleic Acid and Peptide Chemistry (level M)
Protein Structure and Dynamics (level M)
Programmewith
aFoundationYear
Year Four
Year Two
The Year Two students also study the same
modules as the MChem Chemistry (F102)
programme, see page 10. However, the two
optional courses are replaced with two
compulsory modules:
Basic Biology for Nanotechnology
Year Three
Year Three will provide you with more
opportunity to learn about the application of
Chemistry to Nanotechnology. The practical
modules in this year will be more challenging
than those encountered in previous years,
involve up to 15 hours laboratory work per
week and in some cases will be organised
as mini-projects.
You will concentrate entirely on Chemistry and
Nanotechnology, extending your knowledge in
the three traditional branches of Chemistry as
well as providing interdisciplinary modules on
topics such as Catalysis and Spectroscopy.
Importantly, you will also study physics taking
the following module:
The final year of your programme will be

dominated by your Chemical Research
Project which accounts for 60 of the
120 credits. You will choose a project within
one of the research groups working within
Nanotechnology from a wide range of possible
fields stretching all the way from Biological
Chemistry to Theoretical Physical Chemistry
and work throughout the year on original
research at the frontiers of Chemistry.
Core modules, students will study from
a selection of the following:
This is the ideal option if you think you want

to start studying Chemistry at a lower level
than the three-year BSc (Hons) Chemistry
programme and are uncertain of an area
of specialism.
PROGRAMME CONTENT
Main Group Organic Chemistry
Asymmetric Synthesis and Main Group
Organic Chemistry
Solid State Chemistry
Supramolecular Chemistry
Surface Science
Electrochemistry
Organic Electronics
Spectroscopy (if this has not been studied
in Year Three)
In addition, you will select modules in the
second semester from subjects such as:
and Pharmaceuticals
Catalysis
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Chemical Sciences BSc

(Hons) (4 year route including a
Foundation Year at Carmel College)
UCAS code: F108
Programme length: 4 years (1+3)
You spend the foundation year at Carmel

College (St Helens) studying Chemistry
and Mathematics with options from Biology,
Geography and Physics. You then transfer into
the first year at the University and choose either:
Chemistry (F100)
Medicinal Chemistry (F1B2)
On successful completion of the programme

at Carmel College, students transfer to the
first year of their chosen degree programme.
Years Two, Three and Four are therefore
identical in content to the three years of
the degree programme you have chosen.
Degreeofferedwith
anotherDepartment
Ocean Sciences BSc (Hons)
UCAS code: F700
The marine environment occupies the largest
volume of the surface Earth. It is a dynamic,
heterogeneous and biologically diverse system
that is driven by a combination of physical,
chemical, geological and biological processes.
It experiences extremes of temperature,
pressure and salinity and is often impacted
by catastrophic events (both natural and
manmade) that can influence thousands
of square kilometres of sea floor. The oceans
moderate and respond to climate change,
with variations in oceanic conditions impacting
on life in the oceans and potentially causing
further global change.
Year One
Students follow a programme covering basic
sciences including compulsory modules in:
Chemistry
Mathematics
PROGRAMME CONTENT
This degree programme will provide an
understanding of the key drivers in the marine
system, through exploration of physical and
biogeochemical processes.
Option modules in subjects including:

Biology
Geography
Physics

It will focus on practical aspects of marine

science and will provide a grounding in
hands on quantitative studies of chemical
and physical marine science. There will be
the opportunity to participate in field/project
work using the Universitys research vessel
throughout the course of your studies, as well
as a full sea practical using other UK marine
facilities during Year Three. You will undertake
a major research project in your final year.
This programme consists of two distinct
pathways: Chemistry and Physics, each with
their own mix of modules from the School of
Physical Sciences. Scientists from the National
Oceanography Centre in Liverpool provide
guest lectures and supervision of projects.
Year Two
All students take the following compulsory
modules:
Study Skills for Ocean Scientists
Experimental Physical Oceanography
Estuaries their Geochemistry and Life
Those studying the chemistry pathway
also take:
Physical Chemistry 2
Organic Chemistry 2
Preparative chemistry: Synthesis
and Characterisation
Measurements in Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry 2
Year Three
Year One
All students take the following compulsory
modules:
Study Skills and GIS
Climate, Atmosphere and Oceans
Ocean Chemistry and Life
also take:
Introductory Organic Chemistry
Introductory Spectroscopy
Introductory Inorganic Chemistry
Introductory Physical Chemistry
Ranked
th
All students take the following

compulsory modules:
Ocean Sciences Research project
Marine Sciences Special Topics
Sea Practical
Ocean Dynamics, Ocean Carbon Cycle
also take:
Organic Chemistry 3
Inorganic Chemistry
Coastal Environments: Spatial
and Temporal Change
Climate Change a Critical Review
This subject can be taken as part
of a Combined Honours degree. See
www.liverpool.ac.uk/combined-honours
for further details.
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University Guide 2013.
Faculty of Science and Engineering >

School of Physical Sciences > Chemistry

Applications
and admissions
We welcome applications from all over the
world, and its our aim to make the process
of applying as smooth as possible.
The information that follows is a brief guide
to applying for programmes of study at the
University of Liverpool. For full details of our
applications and admissions policy, please
visit our website at www.liverpool.ac.uk/
ug-admissions
MAKING AN APPLICATION
THROUGH UCAS
Applications for full-time undergraduate
study are made via UCAS, the Universities
and Colleges Admissions Service, using UCASs
online application system at www.ucas.com
The University of Liverpool institution code
is LVRPL L41.
WHEN TO MAKE YOUR APPLICATION

For up-to-date information please visit
www.ucas.com
For information on English language entry

requirements, visit www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/
international/countries/english-language or
contact Student Recruitment and Admissions
T: +44 (0)151 794 6730 E: irro@liverpool.ac.uk
ask.liv.ac.uk/help/undergraduate
MATURE STUDENTS
We welcome applications from candidates
who are not applying directly from school
or college, or who have non-standard
qualifications, or who wish work or life
experience to be taken into account as part
of their application. For further information
see www.liverpool.ac.uk/maturestudents
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

We give equal consideration to all applicants
and welcome applications from students with
disabilities. Please contact the Disability Support
Team on T: +44 (0)151 794 5117 to discuss
your support needs before you submit your
UCAS application.
ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS
For full details on the programmes we offer
and detailed entrance requirements, visit
www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/undergraduate
We accept a wide range of other
qualifications, eg EU and international
qualifications. For more detailed information
on entrance requirements, see our online
prospectus www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/
undergraduate/courses
DIVERSITY AND EQUALITY

The University of Liverpool attaches the
greatest importance to its policies and activities
to promote diversity and equality of opportunity.
Full details on these policies can be found online
at www.liverpool.ac.uk/diversity-and-equality
DISCLAIMER
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information contained within this brochure
is accurate at the time of going to press.
However, the matters covered are subject
to change from time to time, both before
and after a candidates admission.

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