Course details
A Levels AAB Other entry requirementsUCAS code F106
Duration 4 years
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Related subjects Chemistry
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Undergraduate Admissions Office
Department of Chemistry
Telephone +44 (0)114 222 9500
Email chemistry-admissions@sheffield.ac.uk
Website sheffield.ac.uk/chemistry/prospective_undergraduates
Department of Chemistry
91% of graduates in employment or further study
Destination of Leavers from Higher Education survey 2016
Course description
On this four-year course, you'll experience the demands and satisfactions of being an industrial chemist.
In the first and second years, you'll get the same solid foundation in chemistry as you would with any of our degrees. You'll also attend talks by visiting industrialists.
Your third year involves an industrial placement with a salary of around £15,000. Your fees to the University are reduced for that year.
You return to Sheffield for the final year to complete more advanced work with a strong element of research-based lab experience, as well as a research project.
Accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry for fully meeting the academic criteria for Chartered Chemist (CChem).
Financial help from the University - bursaries
If you're a UK student, you could be entitled to a University bursary. A bursary is the same as a grant - you don't have to pay it back.
Entry requirements
Qualification | Grades |
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A Levels | AAB including Chemistry and either Physics, Biology/Human Biology or Mathematics |
A Levels + Extended Project Qualification | ABB including Chemistry and either Physics, Biology/Human Biology or Mathematics + B |
International Baccalaureate | 34, 6 in Higher Level Chemistry and either Physics, Biology or Mathematics |
BTEC | DDD in Science including specific Chemistry units (Applications of Inorganic Chemistry, Applications of Organic Chemistry, Industrial Chemical Reactions, Practical Chemical Analysis) and either Physics, Biology or Mathematics units |
Cambridge Pre-U | D3 D3 M2 including Chemistry and either Physics, Biology or Mathematics |
Scottish Highers + 1 Advanced Higher | AAABB to include either Physics, Biology or Mathematics + B in Chemistry |
Welsh Baccalaureate + 2 A Levels | B+AA including Chemistry and either Physics, Biology or Mathematics |
Access to HE | Entry requirements for mature students |
Other qualifications |
Other UK qualifications
Other EU/international qualifications |
Other requirements
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If you have any questions about entry requirements, please contact the department |
Modules - what you study and when
The modules listed below are examples from the last academic year. There may be some changes before you start your course. For the very latest module information, check with the department direct.
Course information on Department of Chemistry website
First year
Core modules:
Fundamentals of Chemistry 1 | |
Fundamentals of Chemistry 2 | |
Employability and workplace preparation and practices | |
Further Laboratory Chemistry | |
General Laboratory Chemistry | |
Optional modules:
Mathematics (Chemical) | |
Mathematics for Chemists | |
Mathematics for Chemistry 1 | |
Mathematics for Chemistry 2 | |
Physical Principles in Chemistry | |
Second year
Core modules:
Chemistry Laboratory | |
Inorganic Chemistry | |
Organic Chemistry | |
Physical Chemistry | |
Third year
Core modules:
Final Report on the Year in Industry | |
Performance on Industrial Placement | |
Self-Study Assignments | |
Oral Presentation | |
Fourth year
Core modules:
Chemistry Research Project | |
Topics in Advanced Chemistry 3 | |
Topics in Advanced Chemistry 4 | |
The content of our courses is reviewed annually to make sure it's up-to-date and relevant. Individual modules are occasionally updated or withdrawn. This is in response to discoveries through our world-leading research; funding changes; professional accreditation requirements; student or employer feedback; outcomes of reviews; and variations in staff or student numbers.
In the event of any change we'll consult and inform students in good time and take reasonable steps to minimise disruption.
Learning and assessment
These figures give an indication of how you'll learn and be assessed. They're a combined average of all the years of the course. The learning and assessment percentages could vary depending on the modules you choose.
Learning | |
Scheduled teaching | 21% |
Independent study | 54% |
Placement | 25% |
Assessment |
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Exams/tests | 50% |
Coursework | 37% |
Practical | 13% |
Department of Chemistry

Chemistry at Sheffield can change the way you see the world. Two of our graduates and two former professors are Nobel prizewinners: Lord Porter (1967), Sir Richard Roberts (1993), Sir Harry Kroto (1996) and Professor Sir Fraser Stoddart (2016).
Today we're working on everything from catalytic clothing that purifies the air to sustainable energy and food production. All of that research feeds directly into our teaching.
Choose Sheffield and you'll be learning in a world-leading chemistry department. From the start of your degree, you'll have at least a day a week of hands-on work in a laboratory. As well as lots of practical experience, we provide weekly small group tutorials with world-class, award-winning staff - two academics here have written the textbooks you'll be learning from.
All of our courses are recognised or accredited by professional societies, ensuring consistency and quality throughout.
What our graduates do
Our graduates work all over the world in the pharmaceutical, fine chemical, material and bioscience industries. They work for top employers like GlaxoSmithKline, Unilever and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Your problem-solving, analytical and numeracy skills will be valuable not just in the chemistry sector but in fields as diverse as teaching, financial services, IT and management.
Student profile
"The staff are all really brilliant. There are a lot of contact hours for tutorials or you can just go and see someone and ask them a question."
Katie Thomas
Chemistry
Industrial scholarships are available. They range in value from £900 to £6,000. Some are restricted to Study in Industry students. Awards are made during the first year. If you perform well in your first semester exams, you're eligible to apply. To keep your scholarship for the rest of your course, you must continue to perform well each year.
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Undergraduate Admissions Office
Department of Chemistry
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Email
chemistry-admissions@sheffield.ac.uk
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