Programme structure: Chemistry (BSc) - what's running in 2021/22

Students will be offered a blended educational experience with a mix of in person and online teaching. The in person teaching will consist of small group work, laboratory practicals and field work/alternative activities. To achieve the intended learning outcomes across the programme and to satisfy any accreditation requirements, students will be expected to undertake some in person teaching.

CHEM10013 Building Blocks of Chemistry and CHEM10004 Introductory Practical Chemistry are must-pass units. 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 at http://www.bristol.ac.uk/esu/assessment/annex/glossary.html//www.bristol.ac.uk/esu/assessment/annex/glossary.html

Unit name	Unit code	Credit points	Status	Teaching Block
Building Blocks of Chemistry	CHEM10013	40	Mandatory	TB-4
Introductory Practical Chemistry	CHEM10004	20	Mandatory	TB-4
Students will be allocated to either Quantitative Chemistry I or II based on their Maths A-level grade, or the equivalent qualification.
Quantitative Chemistry I	CHEM10010	20	Optional	TB-4
Quantitative Chemistry II	CHEM10011	20	Optional	TB-4
The remaining 40 credit points can be selected from these Option lists:
Option 1 - select 20 credit points from the following:
Life Chemistry: Life through the chemical lens	CHEM10012	20	Optional	TB-4
Materials Chemistry: The Materials World	CHEM10016	20	Optional	TB-4
Option 2 - select 20 credit points from the following:
Big Ideas in Science	CHEM10001	20	Optional	TB-4
Life Chemistry: Life through the chemical lens	CHEM10012	20	Optional	TB-4
Mathematics 1A20	MATH11004	20	Optional	TB-1
Core Physics I:Mechanics and Matter	PHYS10006	20	Optional	TB-1
Stars and Planets 106	PHYS10600	20	Optional	TB-1
Science of Happiness	PSYC10014	20	Optional	TB-1,TB-2
Introductory Scientific Computing	SCIF10001	20	Optional	TB-4
or a University-Wide Language Programme (UWLP) 20 credit point open unit.
Certificate of Higher Education		120

Progression/award requirements

Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:

• 40 out of 100 – for level C/4, I/5 & H/6 units
• 50 out of 100 – for level M/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 90 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 90 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).