King's College London

Teaching is led by the Chemistry Department. You will also be taught by chemists whose chemical expertise is embedded within different faculties of King’s.

You will spend approximately 12% of your time in Lectures, 6% in workshops and 11% in labs. 71% of your time will be on self-guided study. This estimate is across the entire programme and therefore weightings will vary year to year and are dependant on optional modules selected.

In your first and second years you will develop your knowledge of organic, inorganic and physical chemistry, and take a specialised module on core mathematical skills for advanced physical and computational chemistry. Alongside theoretical grounding, our comprehensive integrated laboratory programme will teach you how to apply a range of different, experimental techniques.

In your third year, you can choose from a range of specialised modules exploring the application of chemistry in key global and industrial challenges. This may includes areas such as the chemistry of disease, drug design and delivery, molecular and chemical biology, green and sustainable chemistry, catalysis, polymer chemistry, and radioisotopes.

You will also undertake two research projects, advancing your analytical, creative-thinking, and hands-on lab skills, plus transferable skills in teamwork, presentation, and interviews. Working as a group, you will choose a project focusing on topics such as advanced synthesis, organic and inorganic chemistry, functional materials, or physical chemistry.

At King’s, all students are allocated a Personal Tutor who will play a key role in helping you to get the most out of your studies, providing support and encouragement for your time at university. Personal Tutors provide you with the opportunity to periodically take stock of your learning, academic progress and general wellbeing as you progress through your studies, offering guidance on how to seek further support if you need it, and how to access the range of opportunities available to you as a King's student. 

We will use a delivery method that will ensure students have a rich, exciting experience from the start. Face to face teaching will be complemented and supported with innovative technology so that students also experience elements of digital learning and assessment.

This course is primarily taught at the King’s College London Waterloo Campus, with some teaching at Guy’s Campus.

Courses are divided into modules. You will normally take modules totaling 360 credits.