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.

Typically, one credit equates to 10 hours of work, e.g. 150 hours work for a 15-credit module. These hours cover every aspect of the module: lectures, workshops, laboratory sessions, independent study, coursework and preparation for examinations.

Your performance will be assessed through a combination of coursework and written/practical examinations. Forms of assessment may typically include unseen examinations, written reports, practical assessments, class tests and oral presentations.

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 large number 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, such as the chemistry of disease, drug design and delivery, molecular and chemical biology, green and sustainable chemistry, nanotechnology and more. You will also undertake two group research projects led by a supervisor.

The fourth year is completely different in that you will work independently on a six month, in-depth, research project in an area of your interest. Covering a range of real-world problems, you will join one of our Chemistry research groups, or work in a group in the Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, a King’s affiliated hospital or in the Francisc Crick Institute - a King’s partner and global leader in biomedical research.

Projects range from antibacterial and antiviral therapies, the origins of life, computational chemistry and AI, materials for net zero and green chemistry, radio chemistry and cancer therapies. Through this project you’ll develop key workplace skills including project management, creative thinking, working as a team, and communication and presentation skills. You will be assessed via a literature review, a poster and your thesis, and a viva where you present your research to peers and senior academics and respond to questions.

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 totalling 480 credits.