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Our Courses

BSc Chemistry [UCAS F100]..............................................................................................................................13MChem Chemistry [UCAS F105] ..............................................................................................................................13MChem Chemistry with Study in America [UCAS F109] .............................................................16MChem Chemistry with Study in Europe [UCAS F107].................................................................16MChem Chemistry with a Year in Industry [UCAS F106] ............................................................17MChem Chemistry with Study in Australasia [UCAS F108] ......................................................17MPhys Chemical Physics [UCAS F335] ........................................................................................................20MChem Chemistry with Biological and Medicinal Chemistry [UCAS C720] ........21

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Welcome

Thank you for considering takingone of the chemistry-based degreeprogrammes at the University ofSheffield. In this brochure you willfind the information you need aboutthe courses we offer, the city, andthe University. The Department is anexcellent place to study withenthusiastic staff and outstandingfacilities and I would be delighted ifyou were able to visit us in the nearfuture to see for yourself what wehave to offer.

Professor Mike Ward Head of Department

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Chemistry is the central science. Itimpacts on physics, biology,medicine and engineering,underpins many areas of immensecurrent importance, and drivesdevelopment of future technologies.These include cleaner sources ofenergy, nanotechnology,understanding the fundamentalprocesses of life and developing newmedicines. Chemistry is everywhere,from the molecules in yourcomputer display, to the artificialfibres in your clothes and thepreservatives that keep food safe toeat a week after you bought it.

Chemistry is the life blood of manyUK employers. A chemistry degreeprovides training in scientificprinciples, logical thinking andanalytical skills that is relevant to ahuge variety of career paths.Consequently, Chemistry graduateshave excellent prospects of findinglong-term graduate employment. Anindependent study found that with aChemistry degree your lifetimeearnings will be on average 30%higher than those of a non-graduateand at least 12% higher thangraduates in other subjects includingpsychology, biological sciences,linguistics and history.

WhyChemistry?

if you take achemistry degree

your lifetime earningswill be on average

more than thosewithout a degree

30%

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WhyChemistry inSheffield?

The Department of Chemistry isone of the largest in the Universityof Sheffield, with an annual intake ofaround 200 students onto its wideportfolio of degree courses. TheDepartment has an excellent trackrecord for the quality of itsteaching, and is consistently rankedin the top 5 chemistry departmentsin the Russell Group of leading UKuniversities in annual nationalstudent surveys. Substantial recentinvestment in the Department –including a completely refurbishedbuilding and state-of-the-artundergraduate teachinglaboratories – provides anoutstanding learning environment.All of the courses are eitherrecognised or accredited byprofessional learned societies,ensuring consistency and qualitythroughout.

Nobel Prize winnersassociated with the

Department

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Why Sheffield? The University of Sheffield is one ofthe top universities in the country,both for its high academic qualityand for the vibrant student life.Sheffield is the UK’s fifth largest cityand is perennially popular withstudents.• It has one of the lowest costs of

living of any university city• It is the greenest city in the UK

with nearly 4,000 hectares ofparks, gardens and woodlandareas, with a third of the citylocated in the Peak DistrictNational Park

• It is one of the UK’s safestuniversity cities with low rates ofburglary and street crime

• The recently refurbishedStudents’ Union offers excellentfacilities and opportunities. Withover 200 clubs and societies onoffer it is not surprising that it hasregularly won national awards forthe best students’ union in the UK,the latest from the 2012 TimesHigher Education StudentExperience Survey.

Main picture: the PeakDistrict, within 7 milesof the University1 Peace Gardens, citycentre 2 Our award winningStudents’ Union3 Crucible and LyceumTheatres, city centre 1

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Sheffield is the only UK city

with a National Park within its

boundary

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Teaching

Teaching is carried out by over 30academic staff – many of whom areinternationally renowned leaders intheir fields of research. In addition,the Department has five specialistUniversity Teachers with particularresponsibility for the teachinglaboratories. Pastoral care isprovided by your personal tutor,who is also your academic tutor inthe first year, providing tutorials on aweekly basis.

The degree programme provides awell-balanced course of study,spanning all of the traditional areasof organic, inorganic, physical andtheoretical chemistry, and includesmodules covering interdisciplinaryareas such as advanced materials,astrochemistry, chemical biologyand nanotechnology. Lectures arecomplemented by laboratorypractical classes and project work.There are regular opportunities forstudents to clarify issues withacademic staff members in tutorialsand workshops. Teaching facilitiesare excellent, with the main part ofthe building and many of the lecturerooms refurbished in 2003, and over£2 million of major upgrades in 2005and 2009. Continuing improvementsensure that undergraduatelaboratory and teaching facilities aremaintained at a very high standard.

As you progress, the emphasis ofyour study will shift from corechemistry to topics at the leadingedge of current research. You willalso learn more advanced laboratorytechniques and routinely recordanalytical data on samples you haveprepared using equipment specially

reserved for our undergraduates. Inthe final year of the MChem degreeyou undertake a substantialresearch project which counts forhalf of the credit for the year, whereyou will work in a researchlaboratory alongside postgraduateand postdoctoral researchers.

During the degree programme weprovide you with a range ofemployability training delivered byrecruitment experts and employersfrom a wide variety of sectors. Thiswill help you to develop and refineyour career plans and prospects tohelp you get the job that you want.

What will my first year be like?

A year of study comprises 120credits. All degree programmescontain 60 credits of core chemistryin year 1, except for ChemicalPhysics, which contains 50 credits.The remaining credits aredetermined by your choice ofdegree (e.g. students planning a yearat a European university will take 40credits of the relevant language).You will take some mathematics at alevel appropriate to yourbackground and ability. If you do nothave A-level Physics, you will alsoneed to take our ‘Physical Principlesin Chemistry’ course. Other optionsinclude chemistry modules such as‘Chemistry and the World AroundUs’, in addition to a wide range ofothers from across the University.

Our courses are taught by threedifferent methods: lectures,laboratory classes and small grouptutorials. In a typical week you willattend about 10 lectures. During theweekly five-hour laboratory practical

session you will have theopportunity to carry out challengingexperiments in much greater depththan is possible within the confinesof a school timetable. Here you willlearn a wide range of techniques andmethods. Academic staff, teachingfellows and postgraduate studentdemonstrators are always availableto provide help when needed.

In addition you will have a weeklyone hour tutorial in core chemistrywhere you and a few other tuteesmeet your personal tutor to askquestions, discuss more difficultparts of the lecture material, andreceive feedback on your writtenwork. This is the main forum inwhich you can ask questions aboutthe lecture material, and the staff inturn can monitor the progress oftheir tutees. Optional courses inchemistry are supported in a similarway.

The 60 credits of chemistryprovides at least ten contact hourswith lecturers and tutors per week.The rest of your timetable willdepend on the other modules thatyou take with the balance oflectures, coursework, tutorials andworkshops being approximatelyequivalent to what is provided in thecore chemistry course.

You will also spend time on our‘Achieve More’ programme. Here youwill work alongside students fromother disciplines developingpotential solutions for a range ofreal-life global problems.

Teaching andresearch

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Research

The Department is one of the UK’sleading research chemistrydepartments, and many of the staffwho will teach you from day one arealso distinguished researchers. TheDepartment’s research activities areorganised into four areas comprisingsynthesis; polymers, materials, andsurfaces; theory and spectroscopy;and chemical biology. As well as itsundergraduate population theDepartment is home to around 100PhD students and 30 post-doctoralresearchers for whom research is afull-time activity. Our research issupported by a wide portfolio of

grants from many organisationsincluding government researchcouncils, many UK and internationalindustries, charities, and theEuropean Union.

This vibrant research environment isimportant to teaching, since towardsthe end of your degree you will bestudying advanced research-basedtopics taught by people who areactive in those fields. Theculmination of this is the final yearresearch project carried out by allMChem students. You will workalongside world-class researchersas part of their research team withfull access to the Department’s

major equipment facilities, fromNMR spectrometers to DNAsynthesisers and electronmicroscopes. It is quite common forundergraduates who do well in theirresearch projects to have theirresults incorporated into researchpapers which are published inprominent chemistry journals. Manyundergraduates go on to pursueresearch full-time for a PhD degree,which opens the door to many newcareer pathways.

Small group tutorialsreinforce core lectures

Measuring the NMRspectrum of a newcompound

During your fourth yearproject, you will workalongside world-classresearchers as part of

their research team withfull access to the

Department’s majorequipment facilities

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Heather, MChem Chemistry

The interview day I attended was my firstexperience of Sheffield and was what persuadedme to put The University of Sheffield as my firstchoice. As soon as I stepped off the tram, I felt likeI was home and Chemistry Department had doneeverything to make me feel welcome. I wasintroduced to the Department and university life and was very impressed with the highly-organised and friendly Department. Soon afteruniversity began I realised just how integral theStudents' Union was to university life and beganto utilise the full potential of what it has to offer.I strive to be as involved as possible ever sinceand have gained some fantastic skills andexperiences as a result.

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MChem orBSc?

BSc (F100): The three-year BSccourse is intended for those whorecognise the value of being achemistry graduate, and want anexcellent scientific training, withoutnecessarily wishing to specialise inchemistry as a career. Recent BScgraduates started careers inprofessions as diverse as

accountancy,managementconsultancy,journalism, law, andteaching.

http://bit.ly/bscchemsheffield

MChem (F105): This is our mostpopular degree course and isdesigned to provide training forfuture scientists, innovators, andleaders in any area requiringspecialised knowledge of chemistry.In addition to the three-year courseof study taken by BSc students,MChem students spend their fourthyear studying advanced topics at thecutting edge of chemistry research,

and undertake asubstantial researchproject supervised by amember of academicstaff.

http://bit.ly/mchemsheffield

MChem graduates have access to allof the job opportunities that areopen to BSc graduates, and inaddition are qualified for jobs whichhave a substantial chemistry-basedcomponent, for example in thechemical industry, where the extrayear of study and expertise cancommand a higher starting salary.Alternatively, many MChemgraduates go on to study for a PhD,to prepare them for a research-based career.

Your first decision iswhether to apply fora 3-year BSc or a 4-year integratedMasters MChemcourse.

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Chemistry BSc (F100) andChemistry MChem (F105)

Whether you choose the BSc orMChem Chemistry degree, the firstthree years of each course will coverthe same material in lectures,laboratory practical work and othercomponents of the course such asemployability skills and projectwork. The main course material isdelivered through a series of 50-minute lectures and is supported byweekly small group tutorial sessionswith an academic staff member.

Laboratory sessions have beendesigned to put into practice someof the principles that you learn inlectures, and to build yourconfidence and practical abilitiesready for more advanced laboratoryand project work in the third year.Maths and physics support for yourcore chemistry work is provided foryou in the first year, depending onyour ability and A-level background.

Throughout the course you will alsodevelop your employability skillsthrough ‘Skills for Success’, anintegrated programme of activitieswhich includes how to prepare a CVand how to prepare applicationletters. We ensure that many of theskills that you will develop as part ofyour studies – such as giving oralpresentations and preparingtechnical reports – are also thosewhich employers value. This meansthat whether you choose the BSc orMChem degree, the academiccontent of the course and the

additional skills that you will learn asyou progress will combine to giveyou the best chance of getting thecareer that you want.

If you opt to study the 4-year MChemdegree, the fourth year involves bothlectures and laboratory research atthe cutting edge of science.

You will spend half of the yearworking in the group of aninternationally respectedresearcher, conducting a researchproject which is part of their currentportfolio of research interests andwhich can make a genuinely usefulcontribution to new science. This,for many students, is the highlight ofthe degree programme and involvestypically 25 hours per week oflaboratory work with preparation ofa substantial literature review andthesis at the end, as well as giving atalk on your research to thedepartment. The other half of yourtime in year 4 is spent studyingadvanced lecture courses from awide range of options that reflectthe department’s research interests.

These courses cover all areas ofcore chemistry and also branch outinto areas such as polymerchemistry, materials science,fullerenes and graphenes,astrochemistry, and biological andmedicinal chemistry.

We ensure that many of the skills

that you willdevelop as part ofyour studies arealso those whichemployers value

Chemistrywith study in…

We offer a range of exciting ‘year out’degrees which allow you to broaden yourhorizons and give you the experience ofworking in industry or studying and living inanother country.

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The first two years of these coursesare spent in Sheffield, with the thirdyear in industry or in an overseasuniversity, before returning toSheffield for the final year. In everycase the third year is assessed,either through examinations at thepartner university, or by assessmentof your performance and a writtenreport while working in industry.This means that the year out countstowards your final degree result andleads to an MChem qualification.

These are your options:Chemistry with Study in IndustryChemistry with Study in AmericaChemistry with Study in EuropeChemistry with Study in Australasia

Dan, MChem Chemistry with Study in Australasia

After spending the day being shown around the Universityof Sheffield and its chemistry department, I knew it wasthe kind of place I wanted to do my degree. Everyone mademe feel welcome - even during my interview, I felt like Ifitted in and was completely at ease. Being able to study inAustralia as part of my degree has to be one of the bestthings that has ever happened to me. It was great to seehow another department worked, but as well as this, I metsome amazing people and saw some fantastic things thatwill stay in my memory forever. Wollongong felt like ahome from home for me, and I wouldn't trade theexperience for anything.

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Chemistry with Study in Europe (F107)

If you enjoy studying languages in school, why notextend your language skills as part of your degree? TheStudy in Europe degree allows you to spend the thirdyear of your degree in one of our partner Universities inFrance, Germany, Italy, or Spain. The language ofinstruction is that of the host country, so it is importantthat you are comfortable in your chosen language. Thefirst two years of the degree are structured so that youstudy appropriate language modules alongside corechemistry, in order to prepare you for the experience ofstudying abroad. Once at the partner university, you willstudy modules that complement those you have alreadystudied at Sheffield. You return to Sheffield for yourfinal year, where you will do the same balance of

lectures and project work as those whohave studied on the MChem chemistryprogramme.

http://bit.ly/mchemeursheffield

Chemistry with Study in America (F109)

Does the idea of spending a year studying in the USA orCanada appeal to you? Our partner North AmericanUniversities have excellent academic reputations, andthe experience of living and studying at one of theseinstitutions is one that stays with students for the restof their lives. This programme is academicallychallenging, but highly rewarding.

Like all of our ‘year out’ degrees, the first two years arespent in Sheffield. During the second year you attendbriefing meetings and identify your preferred shortlistof universities. Your third year is spent at the partneruniversity studying agreed modules that complementthose already studied in Sheffield, and often includes aresearch project. You return to Sheffield for your final

year, where you will do the same balanceof lectures and project work as those whohave studied on the MChem chemistryprogramme.

http://bit.ly/mchemusasheffield

University of SevilleSheffieldundergraduateRobert Foster(bottom right) andfriends enjoying anAmerican Footballgame at theUniversity of NorthCarolina

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Chemistry with Study in Industry (F106)

This highly popular course delivers all of the skills andmaterial of the standard MChem programme, with theadded bonus of a full year’s experience of working in thechemical industry. During this placement you earn asalary and gain an enormous amount of practicalexperience and valuable insight into how work is carriedout in the chemical industry.

The first two years of this course mirror those of theMChem chemistry programme. During the first andsecond years, coaching is given on writing letters ofapplication and a curriculum vitae to support yourapplication for an industrial placement. Although theDepartment does not guarantee placements, it has anexcellent reputation with a wide range of employers inthe chemical industry and has a strong track record ofplacing students.

During your year in industry, you will receivecoursework from the Department to complete andreturn. In addition you will prepare a report on yourindustrial project which, together with the coursework,contributes to your final degree result.

You return to Sheffield for your final year,where you will do the same balance oflectures and project work as those whohave studied on the MChem chemistryprogramme.

http://bit.ly/mchemindsheffield

Chemistry with Study in Australasia (F108)

The Study in Australasia programme is a popular andacademically challenging course, which offers immenserewards from studying in such a unique and memorableenvironment. Our partner universities are the best inAustralia and New Zealand, giving you the chance tocombine a first class education with all of theopportunities that these countries have to offer.

Like all of our ‘year out’ degrees, the first two years arespent in Sheffield. During the second year you attendbriefing meetings and identify your preferred shortlistof universities. Your third year is spent at the partneruniversity studying agreed modules, which often includea research project, that complement those alreadystudied in Sheffield. You return to Sheffield for your final

year, where you will do the same balanceof lectures and project work as those whohave studied on the MChem chemistryprogramme.

http://bit.ly/mchemaussheffield

Lyndsey Bensonenjoying a trip to HeronIsland while studying atthe University ofQueensland

Third yearundergraduateMike Aspinallworking onplacement

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Salaries in the chemicalindustry are

higher than in othermanufacturing sectors

Chemical Industries Association 2009

UNIVERSITY OFTHE YEAR 2011

Students’ Union

National Student Survey 2012Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey 2011 & 2012NUS Awards 2008

BEST

20%

Times Higher Education Award Winner

for studentsatisfaction

Times HigherEducation StudentExperience Survey2014-2015

1st

jobs in the UK depend on the chemical andpharmaceutical industry

Chemical Industries Association 2009

600,000

for ‘Teaching’ in the Russell Group

National Student Survey 2011

JOINT TOP

TOP 10Ranked in

of Russell Group Universitiesfor research

2008 Research Assessment Exercise

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Degreescombiningchemistry with anothersubject

If you enjoyed two different subjectsat school, making a choice of whichone to study at University can behard. We offer two degrees whichallow you to combine importantaspects of two subjects within thesame degree programme. While thiscan be challenging, it opens up manydifferent career options becauseemployers recognise the value of agraduate who has studied twodisciplines.

Chemical Physics (F335)

The closely related subjects ofchemistry and physics, underpinnedby maths, are at the heart of ourmodern understanding of how theworld works. In Sheffield, ourChemical Physics degree combinesthese core disciplines to provide anexcellent training for work in areasfrom modern functional materials toenergy research, leading to a degreewhich is accredited by the Instituteof Physics

In the first three years of the degreecore modules shared between boththe Chemistry and Physicsdepartments will allow you to reacha unified understanding offundamental phenomena from thesub-atomic particle scale upwards. Astrong foundation in atomic andmolecular structure, spectroscopyand quantum mechanics, as well asin emerging areas such as softmatter, will be developed. Practicalskills in both disciplines are taughtthrough the first three years. In thefourth year students choose asubstantial research project basedin either the Chemistry or Physicsdepartments.

The course provides the skillsessential to work at the cutting-edgeof technological developments inscience and society, whetherexperimentally or theoretically.Many graduates of this course followa career path in academic or

industrial researchand development.

http://bit.ly/chemphyssheffield

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Chemistry with Biological andMedicinal Chemistry (C720)

Chemistry is vital for understandingmodern biology. The combination ofchemistry and biology plays animportant role in areas such asagriculture, pharmacy, genetics andmedicine. Biological chemistry andmedicinal chemistry are amongstthe largest research areas inmodern science, and continue togrow. This degree will provide youwith the skills you need tounderstand and work at the heart ofa modern scientific revolution.

Modules in chemistry, medicinalchemistry, and biological chemistrywill allow you to develop anunderstanding of how complexbiological systems function and thefundamental chemistry behindthem. Projects are oftenmultidisciplinary, working with ourexperts with research interests inbiological chemistry to addresschallenges in structural biology andenzymology. Most graduates on this

course pursuecareers in research orin the pharmaceuticalor biotechnologyindustries.

http://bit.ly/biolchemsheffield

Biologicalchemistry and

medicinalchemistry areamongst the

largest researchareas in modern

science, andcontinue to grow

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The ChemistryDepartment at Sheffield

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Raminder, MChem Chemistry

During my time here, I found that tutorial sessionswere one of the best aspects of the degree, helping toenhance my understanding of the course contentgreatly, because of the small number of students in thegroups, and the frequency of the sessions themselves,meaning that we'd go over the content very soon after itwas lectured on. I believe that chemistry is also a verypractical subject, and the hands-on training in basicthrough to advanced laboratory techniques in thepurpose-built labs, with assistance from extremelyhelpful (and patient!) staff, has stood me in good steadfor my future career.-

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Monday Tuesday

9.00-9.50 Chemistry lecture

10.00-10.50 Maths lecture Chemistry lab class

11.00-11.50 Chemistry lab class

12.00-12.50 Physics lecture Chemistry lab class

1.00-1.50 (lunch) (lunch)

2.00-2.50 Maths workshop Chemistry lab class

3.00-3.50 Chemistry lab class

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Typical firstyear timetable

Below is a sample timetable for afirst year student who, thissemester, is taking the optionalmodule “Chemistry and the WorldAround Us”, in addition to coreChemistry, Physics, andMathematics for Chemists courses.This student has 19 contact hoursper week, and will have courseworkand assigned background reading todo as well as example questions forthe tutorials and workshops.

Wednesday Thursday Friday

Chemistry lecture Chemistry in the world around us (lecture) Chemistry lecture

Chemistry lecture Maths lecture

Chemistry tutorial

Chemistry lecture Chemistry in the world around us (lecture)

(lunch) (lunch) (lunch)

Physics lecture

Chemistry in the world around us (workshop)

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There are many other optionsavailable to you in your first year.Some of the more popular ones are:�• Introduction to Biology for Physical

Sciences (Chemistry)• Our Evolving Universe (Physics and

Astronomy)• Languages such as French, German

or Spanish (Modern Languages)

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Pre-Application Open Days

The University of Sheffield holdsfour pre-application open days overthe summer during which you willbe able to experience the Universityfirst hand. You will have theopportunity to attend a presentationin the Chemistry Department, visithalls of residence, and join universitytours which run throughout the day.These open days are designed toassist you in selecting yourpreferred University before applyingthrough UCAS. For further details, orto register on one of our pre-application open days, please visitour website:www.shef.ac.uk/opendays

The UCAS Process

After reviewing UCAS applicationswe may decide to invite you for aninterview or give you a direct offer.In either situation we will invite youto attend a departmental visit dayfor a programme of events detailedon the next page. We hold severalvisit days between November andMarch each year, which give you theopportunity to get to know theDepartment, the University and thecity. Parents and guardians areinvited to accompany you, so theycan see for themselves what weoffer.

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Departmental Visit Day

On the day you and your guests visitus, the programme will include:• Tour of the university and city• A visit to Endcliffe Student Village,

where you will have lunch, aguided tour of theaccommodation and facilities. Acomplimentary lunch voucher isprovided for all applicants.

You will then return to theDepartment, where students andparents and guardians haveprogrammes which include:• More information about the

course you have applied for• A tour of the department• Visits to the Information Commons

and Students’ Union, or a visit tothe partner department if youhave applied for the Chemistrywith Biological and MedicinalChemistry or Chemical Physicscourses

• A presentation on studentfinance.

Throughout the day you will meetsome of our current undergraduateand postgraduate students who willgive you their view of life as astudent at the University ofSheffield, and will be able to answerany questions that you have.

If you are selected for an interview,we will most likely ask you somechemistry related questions, explorethe reasons why you chose to applyfor a chemistry course, and perhapstalk about some of the extra-curricular activities that you havebeen involved with.

Your visit is an essential part in theprocess of making a decision aboutyour future. We understand that thiscan be difficult which is why weencourage to ask as many questionsas you feel necessary. If you have anyqueries, please do not hesitate tocontact us by e-mail at chemistry-admissions@sheffield.ac.uk or by phone on+44 (0)114 222 9500.

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Accommodation

The University offers a very wide rangeof first class accommodation in halls ofresidence located within a short walkof the central university area. Much ofthis is brand new or recentlyrefurbished.

Accommodation is guaranteed for allfirst year students who chooseSheffield as their first choice. You willbe sent a Home from Home pack thatgives details of accommodationavailable which you can apply for on-line. For further details see:www.sheffield.ac.uk/accommodation

The University of Sheffield has

been voted to have the Best Student

Housing in the UK.2012 College and University

Business Officers (CUBO) awards.

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Endcliffe student village.

Nick, MChem Chemistry

I’m currently in the fourth year of myundergraduate MChem degree and have enjoyedevery second of my time here so far. Sheffield stoodout as my first choice because of the fantasticaccommodation facilities in the Endcliffe andRanmoor student villages, and the proud feelingall the academics had for belonging to theUniversity. The lecture material studied during myfirst 3 years correlates well with the laboratorytasks set, so you’re continuously improving yourlaboratory skills. The open door policy of staff inthe chemistry department is very beneficial insorting out any problems encountered duringlectures, letting you build a personal butprofessional relationship with the academics.

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After thedegree

Although it may seem a long way off,completing your chemistry degree isthe first and most important step inyour future career. The Departmenthas an excellent reputation forlooking after our students. We willhelp you to realise your potentialand prepare you for the world ofwork or further study ahead.

After you graduate, there are manyoptions open to you. Each year,around half of our graduates go onto further study, either for aresearch or taught degree (such as aPhD or MPhil), or on a teachertraining programme. About 30% goon to find full time employment inscientific jobs such as a researchscientist, process engineer,medicinal chemist or laboratoryanalyst. Others follows careers inretail, finance, management,

publishing or informationtechnology. This demonstrates oneof the great advantages of studyingfor a chemistry degree at Sheffield:the problem-solving andtransferable skills that you learnprepare you for jobs in manydifferent walks of life.

Your relationship with TheUniversity of Sheffield doesn’t stopwhen you finish your degree. Manyof our graduates maintain close linkswith the Department over manyyears. The University’s Alumni officewill help to keep you in touch withthe latest developments in theUniversity and Department in theyears to come.

Your relationshipwith The Universityof Sheffield doesn’t

stop when youfinish your degree.

Many of ourgraduates maintainclose links with theDepartment over

many years.

Our Courses

BSc Chemistry [UCAS F100]..............................................................................................................................13MChem Chemistry [UCAS F105] ..............................................................................................................................13MChem Chemistry with Study in America [UCAS F109] .............................................................16MChem Chemistry with Study in Europe [UCAS F107].................................................................16MChem Chemistry with a Year in Industry [UCAS F106] ............................................................17MChem Chemistry with Study in Australasia [UCAS F108] ......................................................17MPhys Chemical Physics [UCAS F335] ........................................................................................................20MChem Chemistry with Biological and Medicinal Chemistry [UCAS C720] ........21

Contacts

Chemistry AdmissionsDepartment of ChemistryThe University of SheffieldDainton BuildingBrook HillSheffieldS3 7HF

Telephone +44 (0)114 222 9500Email chemistry-admissions@sheffield.ac.uk

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2014

The University of S

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StudyChemistry.www.sheffield.ac.uk/chemistry

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