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C What our graduates do CHEMISTRY WITH MOLECULAR PHYSICS
You can take part in a wide range of laboratory-based activities in the Department. We also train you in measurement science, analytical chemistry, programming and molecular modelling.
Course overview ALL COURSES
All courses follow the same core interdisciplinary modules, alongside optional modules designed to match your chosen course of study. This structure means transfer between our Chemistry courses is possible at a later stage, providing you have studied the appropriate optional modules. You may need to meet a certain academic standard to be eligible for placements in industry or abroad. Laboratory work forms a key part of all our courses. These classes (including analytical, computational, measurement science, physical and synthetic laboratories) are designed to develop your practical, analytical and theoretical skills. This will help you gain confidence in applying a large number of different experimental approaches.
BSc AND MSci CHEMISTRY
Our core Chemistry courses cover interconnected topics across inorganic, organic and physical chemistry in each year of study. In the fourth year of our MSci courses you can follow a broad or specialised programme by choosing from a selection of advanced topics, including nanomaterials, drug discovery and advanced catalysis. The content of the final year is informed and inspired by leading research within the Department. 92
IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON
These courses are delivered by the Departments of Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics. They combine the MSci Chemistry course (F103) with work at the boundary of these three disciplines, for example, in nano-engineering.
CHEMISTRY WITH MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
These courses combine our Single Honours MSci Chemistry course (F103) with modules that focus on the function, identification, development and production of new drugs, with input from industry. They are ideal for students intending to work in the pharmaceutical and similar industries, and for those interested in chemical research in fields related to medicine.
CHEMISTRY WITH MANAGEMENT
This four-year course consists of the first three years of BSc Chemistry (F100) followed by a final year in Imperial College Business School. The five-year course is the same as the four-year course, with the addition of an industry placement between the third year and the final year of management study.
CHEMISTRY WITH FRENCH/GERMAN/SPANISH FOR SCIENCE
These courses include an academic year studying at a university in France, Germany, Spain or Switzerland. They combine elements of the MSci Chemistry course with training in the language and culture of the country in which you are studying.
DID YOU KNOW? Department of Chemistry researchers have developed a ‘tweezer’ technique that can extract single DNA and proteins from living cells without destroying them. The tweezers generate an electric field which can be used to isolate and trap different parts of cells. The technique could potentially be used to carry out experiments not currently possible, such as modifying cells to better understand their role.
Chemistry graduates are recruited into practically every branch of industry. Many graduates choose to pursue a PhD, while others work in roles as diverse as industrial development, production and quality control, marketing, finance and teaching. Importantly, our MSci programmes ensure that our degrees are recognised throughout Europe, where longer undergraduate degree programmes are the norm.
CHEMISTRY WITH A YEAR IN INDUSTRY
These courses allow you to gain paid experience of using chemistry in an industrial context. They are one year longer to accommodate the year in industry between your third and final year, while still covering the same comprehensive chemical content as our Single Honours Chemistry programmes.
CHEMISTRY WITH RESEARCH ABROAD
These courses combine our four-year MSci Chemistry course (F103) with the chance to carry out the final-year research project and some final-year modules in a partner university abroad. If you choose to study in a European university, which teaches in the language of the host country, you will receive support to develop fluency in that language, preparing you for careers overseas.
Full course information www.imperial.ac.uk/study/ ug/chemistry
Recent graduates of the Department have become…
1 Pharmaceutical Technical
Development Graduate, GlaxoSmithKline 2 Research Scientist, Merck 3 Graduate Scientist, Ministry of Defence 4 Technical Consultant, BASF Chemicals, China 5 Management Consultant, KPMG
Undergraduate Admissions Team +44 (0)20 7594 5721 ch.admissions@imperial.ac.uk UNDERGRADUATE PROSPECTUS
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