This module introduces the fundamentals of atoms and molecules, providing a base understanding from which to build your breadth and depth of knowledge. Through a series of interconnected topics, you will revisit many previously encountered chemistry concepts in a more rigorous and comprehensive manner, serving as a bridge to university-level chemistry. This will ensure you are exposed early on to fundamental chemistry concepts, irrespective of the curriculum you studied prior.

The initial focus will be on building a picture of how electrons behave in atoms and molecular bonds, before covering basic principles of organic, inorganic and physical chemistry.

Further explore key chemistry principles and gain a broad overview of future areas of chemistry that will be taught throughout your degree. Explore key concepts of reactivity and mechanism, including the techniques used to interrogate the structures of chemical compounds.

Develop your knowledge and expertise in the characterisation of chemical systems. By integrating models of structure, bonding, motion and reactivity with spectroscopic and analytical techniques that can directly probe and interrogate chemical systems, you will develop an enhanced view of their properties, structure and behaviour.

Application of these techniques is explored in practical and skills modules.

With a strong focus on practical chemistry and broader skills, we build your expertise and confidence in the lab. You will develop your portfolio of practical and professional chemistry skills using familiar synthesis and characterisation techniques as well as being introduced to new ones.

Throughout your degree you gain a unique skills set based on your understanding of the interdisciplinary nature of sciences. In this module we develop your self-awareness of these skills and how to make the most of graduate-level employment opportunities.

We introduce you to the University’s employability resources including job search techniques and search engine use. We develop your skills in writing CVs and cover letters, and we draw on the expertise of employers and alumni. Your ability to effectively use these resources will enhance your employability skills, your communication skills and help you to develop a short-term career plan.

Further your knowledge and expertise in the chemistry and properties inorganic and organometallic compounds, from the molecule through to materials. You will study the structure and properties of clusters, polymers, extended and bulk chemical systems with relevance to multiple applications, for example catalysis and energy.

Develop further knowledge and expertise in chemical synthesis, focusing on mechanistic and structural chemistry and expanding on the approaches we can use to rationalise and predict the behaviour, structure and reactions of organic molecules. You will also cover basic organometallic chemistry and the application of organometallics to organic synthesis. You will further your theoretical knowledge and understanding of organic chemistry, expanding on the approaches used to rationalise and predict molecular structure and functional group reactivity.

These approaches combine to develop an enhanced picture of the properties and reactivity of chemical systems, and the standard routes to synthesising a variety of different chemical compounds. Practical application of these techniques is explored in practical and skills modules.

In this module, you will explore the fundamentals of physical chemistry introduced in first year more critically. You will begin to see their origins, complexity and limitations. Key to this is a thorough examination of quantum mechanics, and how the modern picture of the world of atoms and molecules arises naturally from it.

These approaches combine to develop an enhanced picture of the properties and behaviours of chemical systems. Practical application of these techniques is explored in practical and skills modules.

Emphasis is placed on practical chemistry skills, and you will focus on developing your independence in practical work, and on more open-ended and extended practical investigations.

Build on the breadth of practical experience gain so far to further develop your expertise and confidence in advanced practical chemistry. Here, you will study more specialised practical techniques, in more extended, open-ended practicals that connect skills from across the discipline, and which directly complement the project that you will undertake this year.

Chemistry is pivotal in addressing global challenges across sectors such as sustainability, energy, materials, pharmaceuticals, and medical treatments.

Gain hands-on experience with advanced professional skills in an extended project: designing experiments, leading investigations, data analysis and management, health and safety, effective literature searching, experimental design, and proficiency in the use of specialised equipment and techniques. Build upon the theoretical knowledge and practical expertise you've acquired thus far. These experiences aim to refine your skills, build confidence and prepare you for advanced studies and professional work in the chemical sciences and beyond.

In this module we continue to develop your employability skills. We focus on your ability to communicate your scientific learning to reflect the interdisciplinary nature of your degree and empower you when it comes to job applications and interviews. This includes practice for assessment centres and associated tasks such as psychometric testing and skills testing, and 1-1 recruitment selection or panel-based interviews.

Learn about advanced techniques for structure elucidation and separations which will be of interest if you would like to focus on spectroscopy and computational chemistry.

This module focuses on advanced topics in materials and inorganic chemistry and will be of particular interest to you if you would like to focus on the development of new compounds and materials with 'designed' properties.

This optional module covers topics informed by current research, providing significant depth in a specialised area of chemistry.

This module focuses on advanced topics in organic chemistry and will be of particular interest to you if you would like to focus on pharmaceutical and advanced mechanistic chemistry.

Deepen your understanding by exploring the underlying connections between the main branches of physical chemistry. You will build upon knowledge gained in previous years, including computational chemistry, molecular reaction dynamics, surfaces and solid-state chemistry, electrochemistry and spectroscopy.

Build upon topics learned in earlier years, covering the synthesis and structure of both organic molecules, the application of transition metal complexes to the catalysis of organic transformations, and further developing your knowledge and expertise in advanced synthetic chemistry.

Do you want to entertain and inspire children and the public in STEM? With an introduction to teaching as well as wider engagement opportunities, learn how to understand your audience and how to engage and enliven them. You will also learn how to balance this with educating them and presenting science in a way that’s appropriate to your audience. We include an introduction to pedagogy, how to inspire school pupils and how to use traditional and new media for science communication.

You will deliver an activity of your choosing to an audience. This could be a lesson at school, engaging with children at a large outreach event or delivering a public lecture. In addition, you will also reflect on your activity to discuss what you’ve learnt and what changes you would make. You can deliver this by either video, podcast or article.

Chemistry research is at the forefront of addressing many global challenges. Whether in sustainability, energy, materials, pharmaceuticals and medical treatments, or furthering our understanding of the world, developing new knowledge is a vital step in our future.

Building on the projects completed previously, this project will have a significant research focus. Develop extensive research experience and skills by conducting an open-ended, extended investigation into a contemporary research problem alongside one of our academic research groups.

Advance your practical and theoretical research skills in a specialised area of chemistry, gaining experience in advanced professional skills within a chemistry context. This will allow you to further develop independence and resilience, while still being fully supported and guided, providing a clear practical demonstration of what you have learned across your degree. It also serves to prepare you for a future in chemistry research, whether in industry or in further study.

This focus of this module is computational and theoretical chemistry. Delve into frontiers in computational electronic structure theory, and the various advanced computational techniques that can be used to quantitatively predict the fundamental properties of molecules.

If (bio)inorganic and materials chemistry is where your interests lie, this module will build upon your previous knowledge of the area. Delve into the design, synthesis, and characterisation of novel materials with applications in health, energy storage, electronic devices, and sustainable technologies. Emphasis is on the integration of theoretical principles with practical applications.

This module will be of particular interest to you if you would like to concentrate on drug design and advanced organic synthesis. You will explore frontiers in organic chemistry, emphasising the design and synthesis of complex organic molecules and their applications in diverse areas (e.g. materials, drug discovery). You will touch on modern synthetic methodologies, including photochemistry, metal catalysis, and stereoselective reactions and other sustainable methods.

This module provides further insight into spectroscopic techniques. You will focus on frontiers in spectroscopy from a physical chemistry perspective and will include illustrations of how spectroscopy informs real-world applications of modern chemistry research.

This module introduces the fundamentals of atoms and molecules, providing a base understanding from which to build your breadth and depth of knowledge. Through a series of interconnected topics, you will revisit many previously encountered chemistry concepts in a more rigorous and comprehensive manner, serving as a bridge to university-level chemistry. This will ensure you are exposed early on to fundamental chemistry concepts, irrespective of the curriculum you studied prior.

The initial focus will be on building a picture of how electrons behave in atoms and molecular bonds, before covering basic principles of organic, inorganic and physical chemistry.

Further explore key chemistry principles and gain a broad overview of future areas of chemistry that will be taught throughout your degree. Explore key concepts of reactivity and mechanism, including the techniques used to interrogate the structures of chemical compounds.

Practical chemistry skills are fundamental to a chemistry degree. Develop these key practical skills, as you are introduced to a range of techniques to practically synthesise and characterise molecules and quantitatively measure their physical and chemical properties. This allows you to put many of the concepts learned in lectures to practical use.

This module begins with the basics, helping you build experience and confidence in practical chemistry and introducing the practical skills needed for later years, irrespective of your pre-university experience.

There is also a significant focus on instilling the principles of safety and risk assessment that are fundamental to working in a chemistry lab.

Chemistry is a broad and diverse science, and a modern chemistry degree develops and uses a broad range of general and professional skills. This module, which runs across the whole year, seeks to develop your broader skill set, providing you with a toolkit to help make the most of your studies here at Lancaster.

It serves as an introduction to a range of transferable skills, in a chemistry context, including fundamental numeracy, data-analysis, coding, communication, study, self-reflection and self-learning skills. These skills will greatly assist you in your degree and beyond.

Chemistry is often referred to as the “central science” as it interconnects and contributes directly to all other sciences. Enhance your interdisciplinary perspective by exploring fundamental concepts from other sciences at the interface of chemistry, including areas of physics, computing and mathematics. This broadens your contextual understanding of chemistry and lays a solid basis for your studies in the following years.

Develop your knowledge and expertise in the characterisation of chemical systems. By integrating models of structure, bonding, motion and reactivity with spectroscopic and analytical techniques that can directly probe and interrogate chemical systems, you will develop an enhanced view of their properties, structure and behaviour.

Application of these techniques is explored in practical and skills modules.

With a strong focus on practical chemistry and broader skills, we build your expertise and confidence in the lab. You will develop your portfolio of practical and professional chemistry skills using familiar synthesis and characterisation techniques as well as being introduced to new ones.

Develop further knowledge and expertise in chemical synthesis, focusing on mechanistic and structural chemistry and expanding on the approaches we can use to rationalise and predict the behaviour, structure and reactions of organic molecules. You will also cover basic organometallic chemistry and the application of organometallics to organic synthesis. You will further your theoretical knowledge and understanding of organic chemistry, expanding on the approaches used to rationalise and predict molecular structure and functional group reactivity.

These approaches combine to develop an enhanced picture of the properties and reactivity of chemical systems, and the standard routes to synthesising a variety of different chemical compounds. Practical application of these techniques is explored in practical and skills modules.

In this module, you will explore the fundamentals of physical chemistry introduced in first year more critically. You will begin to see their origins, complexity and limitations. Key to this is a thorough examination of quantum mechanics, and how the modern picture of the world of atoms and molecules arises naturally from it.

These approaches combine to develop an enhanced picture of the properties and behaviours of chemical systems. Practical application of these techniques is explored in practical and skills modules.

Throughout your degree you gain a unique skills set based on your understanding of the interdisciplinary nature of sciences. In this module we develop your self-awareness of these skills and how to make the most of graduate-level employment opportunities.

We introduce you to the University’s employability resources including job search techniques and search engine use. We develop your skills in writing CVs and cover letters, and we draw on the expertise of employers and alumni. Your ability to effectively use these resources will enhance your employability skills, your communication skills and help you to develop a short-term career plan.

Further your knowledge and expertise in the chemistry and properties inorganic and organometallic compounds, from the molecule through to materials. You will study the structure and properties of clusters, polymers, extended and bulk chemical systems with relevance to multiple applications, for example catalysis and energy.

Emphasis is placed on practical chemistry skills, and you will focus on developing your independence in practical work, and on more open-ended and extended practical investigations.

Build on the breadth of practical experience gain so far to further develop your expertise and confidence in advanced practical chemistry. Here, you will study more specialised practical techniques, in more extended, open-ended practicals that connect skills from across the discipline, and which directly complement the project that you will undertake this year.

Chemistry is pivotal in addressing global challenges across sectors such as sustainability, energy, materials, pharmaceuticals, and medical treatments.

Gain hands-on experience with advanced professional skills in an extended project: designing experiments, leading investigations, data analysis and management, health and safety, effective literature searching, experimental design, and proficiency in the use of specialised equipment and techniques. Build upon the theoretical knowledge and practical expertise you've acquired thus far. These experiences aim to refine your skills, build confidence and prepare you for advanced studies and professional work in the chemical sciences and beyond.

In this module we continue to develop your employability skills. We focus on your ability to communicate your scientific learning to reflect the interdisciplinary nature of your degree and empower you when it comes to job applications and interviews. This includes practice for assessment centres and associated tasks such as psychometric testing and skills testing, and 1-1 recruitment selection or panel-based interviews.

This module focuses on advanced topics in materials and inorganic chemistry and will be of particular interest to you if you would like to focus on the development of new compounds and materials with 'designed' properties.

This optional module covers topics informed by current research, providing significant depth in a specialised area of chemistry.

This module focuses on advanced topics in organic chemistry and will be of particular interest to you if you would like to focus on pharmaceutical and advanced mechanistic chemistry.

Deepen your understanding by exploring the underlying connections between the main branches of physical chemistry. You will build upon knowledge gained in previous years, including computational chemistry, molecular reaction dynamics, surfaces and solid-state chemistry, electrochemistry and spectroscopy.

Build upon topics learned in earlier years, covering the synthesis and structure of both organic molecules, the application of transition metal complexes to the catalysis of organic transformations, and further developing your knowledge and expertise in advanced synthetic chemistry.

Do you want to entertain and inspire children and the public in STEM? With an introduction to teaching as well as wider engagement opportunities, learn how to understand your audience and how to engage and enliven them. You will also learn how to balance this with educating them and presenting science in a way that’s appropriate to your audience. We include an introduction to pedagogy, how to inspire school pupils and how to use traditional and new media for science communication.

You will deliver an activity of your choosing to an audience. This could be a lesson at school, engaging with children at a large outreach event or delivering a public lecture. In addition, you will also reflect on your activity to discuss what you’ve learnt and what changes you would make. You can deliver this by either video, podcast or article.

Chemistry research is at the forefront of addressing many global challenges. Whether in sustainability, energy, materials, pharmaceuticals and medical treatments, or furthering our understanding of the world, developing new knowledge is a vital step in our future.

Building on the projects completed previously, this project will have a significant research focus. Develop extensive research experience and skills by conducting an open-ended, extended investigation into a contemporary research problem alongside one of our academic research groups.

Advance your practical and theoretical research skills in a specialised area of chemistry, gaining experience in advanced professional skills within a chemistry context. This will allow you to further develop independence and resilience, while still being fully supported and guided, providing a clear practical demonstration of what you have learned across your degree. It also serves to prepare you for a future in chemistry research, whether in industry or in further study.

This focus of this module is computational and theoretical chemistry. Delve into frontiers in computational electronic structure theory, and the various advanced computational techniques that can be used to quantitatively predict the fundamental properties of molecules.

If (bio)inorganic and materials chemistry is where your interests lie, this module will build upon your previous knowledge of the area. Delve into the design, synthesis, and characterisation of novel materials with applications in health, energy storage, electronic devices, and sustainable technologies. Emphasis is on the integration of theoretical principles with practical applications.

This module will be of particular interest to you if you would like to concentrate on drug design and advanced organic synthesis. You will explore frontiers in organic chemistry, emphasising the design and synthesis of complex organic molecules and their applications in diverse areas (e.g. materials, drug discovery). You will touch on modern synthetic methodologies, including photochemistry, metal catalysis, and stereoselective reactions and other sustainable methods.

This module provides further insight into spectroscopic techniques. You will focus on frontiers in spectroscopy from a physical chemistry perspective and will include illustrations of how spectroscopy informs real-world applications of modern chemistry research.