King's College London

Teaching is led by the Chemistry Department, though you will also be taught by chemists whose 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, tutorials, laboratory sessions, independent study, coursework and preparation for examinations.

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 pursue a professional internship and get paid a salary to work for a company, including in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, in finance, banking, management and law, and smaller organisations such as biotech companies. We help you secure these competitive year-long placements by providing support from King’s Career Services, a Chemistry academic Year in Industry lead and a dedicated Faculty Placement Coordinator.

In your fourth year on returning from industry, you can choose from a range of specialised modules exploring the application of chemistry in key global and industrial challenges. This includes areas like the chemistry of disease, drug design and delivery, molecular and chemical biology, green and sustainable chemistry, nanotechnology catalysis, polymer chemistry, and radio isotopes.

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 including with Chemistry & Biochemistry students, you will choose a project focusing on topics such as advanced synthesis, organic and inorganic chemistry, materials and 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 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.