Department of Chemistry Course Catalogue 2025/26
USSC-AKM10: MSci(Hons) Natural Sciences with professional placement or study abroad
Route: MSci(Hons) Natural Sciences (Chemistry and Pharmacology) with professional placement
Leading to the award of MASTER IN SCIENCE IN NATURAL SCIENCES
Mode of Attendance: Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement
Normal course duration: 5 Years
[Page last updated: 23 April 2025]
Applicable assessment regulations: | Undergraduate assessment regulations - /publications/undergraduate-assessment-regulations/ |
Applicable NFAAR appendices: | N/A |
Approved exemptions: | None |
Coexistent Masters course?: | Yes |
DACS and exit awards: | USSC-AKB10: BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences with professional placement or study abroad is the designated alternative course (DAC).
Transfer to DAC is possible in years 1 or 2 if co-existent master's progression threshold is not met.
USSC-AFM10: MSci(Hons) Natural Sciences is the designated alternative course (DAC).
Transfer to this DAC only possible from year 3 (placement/study year).
Exit awards:
BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences with professional placement or study abroad. Overall course average: weighted stage 1 0%, stage 2 32%, final stage 68%
Diploma of Higher Education
Certificate of Higher Education
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Weighting towards final award by stage: | Stage 1: 0%
Stage 2: 16%
Stage 3: 0%
Stage 4: 34%
Final Stage: 50% |
Please consult your course handbook or contact your Director of Studies for further information on assessment regulations
| Students must select units worth 10 credits from the options available in this year |
Academic Year: Stage 1
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| CH12002 | Foundations and applications of chemistry | 20 Credits |
| SC12001 | Natural Sciences portfolio 1 | 10 Credits |
| SL12123 | Fundamentals of pharmacology: health and disease for Natural Sciences | 20 Credits |
Academic Year: Stage 1
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| MA12029 | Mathematical methods for the life sciences 1 | 10 Credits |
| PS12001 | Mind, brain and behaviour | 10 Credits |
| SL12001 | Biochemistry | 10 Credits |
Semester 1: Stage 1
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| MN12001 | Organisational behaviour | 5 Credits |
Semester 2: Stage 1
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| MN12002 | Introduction to accounting | 5 Credits |
Notes: - 好色tv and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2025/26 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2026/27 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
- Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
- Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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| Students must select units worth 30 credits from the options available in this course year. NB. students taking units running in S1 and S2 must take both units in the same subject area - e.g. two Mathematical Sciences units, or two Management units. |
Academic Year: Stage 2
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| CH22008 | Fundamental concepts of chemistry | 20 Credits |
| SC22002 | Natural Sciences portfolio 2 | 10 Credits |
Semester 1: Stage 2
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| SL22051 | Central nervous system pharmacology for Natural Sciences | 5 Credits |
| SL22052 | Drug discovery and experimental pharmacology | 5 Credits |
Semester 2: Stage 2
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| SL22138 | Immunity and immunotherapy | 10 Credits |
Academic Year: Stage 2
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 10 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| PS22007 | Cognitive neuroscience | 10 Credits |
| SL22016 | Protein structure and analysis | 10 Credits |
Semester 1: Stage 2
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 5 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| MA22034 | Mathematical methods for the life sciences 2 | 5 Credits |
| MN22156 | Digital business innovation | 5 Credits |
Semester 2: Stage 2
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 5 credits from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| MA22035 | Mathematical biology: ecology and epidemiology | 5 Credits |
| MN22171 | Marketing | 5 Credits |
Notes: - 好色tv and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2025/26 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2026/27 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
- Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
- Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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