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Programme structure: Chemistry with Computing (MSci) - what's running in 2024/25

Please note: Programme and unit information may change as the relevant academic field develops. We may also make changes to the structure of programmes and assessments to improve the student experience.

This integrated Masters programme has been designated as type III: Professional or Practice Masters in accordance with the QAA Degree Characteristics Statement. Please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes for further information on this type of programme.

CHEM10004 Introductory Practical Chemistry is a must-pass unit. For the definition of must pass units please see the Glossary of Terms from Annex 1 to the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.

Unit name Unit code Credit points Status Teaching Block
Building Blocks of Chemistry 1 CHEM10023 20 Mandatory TB-1
Building Blocks of Chemistry 2 CHEM10022 20 Mandatory TB-2
Introduction to Coding and Data Analysis for Scientists SCIF10002 20 Mandatory TB-4
Introductory Practical Chemistry CHEM10004 20 Mandatory TB-4
Quantitative Chemistry II CHEM10011 20 Mandatory TB-4
Select 20 credit points from the following list:
Big Ideas in Science CHEM10001 20 Optional TB-1
Life Chemistry: Life through the chemical lens CHEM10012 20 Optional TB-2
Materials Chemistry: The Materials World CHEM10016 20 Optional TB-1
Stars and Planets 106 PHYS10600 20 Optional TB-2
Science of Happiness UNIV10010 20 Optional TB-2
Certificate of Higher Education   120    

Progression/award requirements

Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:

  • 40 out of 100 – for level 4, 5 & 6 units
  • 50 out of 100 – for level 7 units

For details on the weightings for classifying undergraduate degrees, please see the Agreed Weightings, by Faculty, to be applied for the Purposes of Calculating the Final Programme Mark and Degree Classification in Undergraduate Programmes.

For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.

Please refer to the specific progression/award requirements for programmes with a preliminary year of study, the Gateway programmes and International Foundation programmes.

Exit awards

All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.

  • To be awarded a Diploma of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 240 credit points, of which at least 100 must be at level 5.
  • To be awarded a Certificate of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 120 credit points at level 4.

Integrated Master's degrees may also allow the opportunity for a student to exit from the programme with an equivalent Bachelor's degree where a student has achieved 360 credit points, of which 100 must be at level 6, and has successfully met any additional criteria as described in the programme specification.

The opportunities for a student to exit from one of the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry with an Award is outlined in the relevant Programme Regulations (which are available as an annex in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes).

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