
Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry BSc (Hons)
Course Overview - Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry BSc (Hons)
This professionally accredited BSc degree equips you with a thorough understanding of all the main areas of chemistry, alongside in-depth knowledge of those aspects of chemistry that are important to the pharmaceutical industry. You develop the professional laboratory skills required to work in the sector through practical experience in our high-spec teaching labs, which are some of the best in the UK.
This professionally accredited BSc degree equips you with a thorough understanding of all the main areas of chemistry, alongside in-depth knowledge of those aspects of chemistry that are important to the pharmaceutical industry. You develop the professional laboratory skills required to work in the sector through practical experience in our high-spec teaching labs, which are some of the best in the UK.
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Course Details
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
21/09/2026
Campus
Main Site (Newcastle)
Application Details
14 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
F151
Institution Code
N21
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
Not Accepted
Scottish Higher
A,A,B,B,B
AABBB at Higher Grade including Chemistry. No additional science required but Mathematics, Physics, Biology preferred. Combinations of Highers and Advanced Highers accepted. Mathematics required at National 5, minimum grade B (or grade 2 Standard Grade or Intermediate 2 equivalent) if not offered at a higher level. Where a candidate bypasses the assessment for National 5 qualifications, a minimum of grade C in the Higher in Mathematics is required. Scottish qualifications can be taken in more than one sitting.
Access to HE Diploma
D:30,M:15
45 level 3 credits with 30 level 3 credits at Distinction and 15 level 3 credits at Merit or above. To include 15 level 3 credits in Chemistry at Distinction. Credits in Maths, Physics and Biology are also desirable.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
32
32 points overall including Higher Level Chemistry grade 6 or above. Standard Level Mathematics or Mathematical Studies required at grade 5 if not offered at Higher Level.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Applicants will be considered on an individual basis.
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H1,H2,H2,H3,H3
H1H2H2H3H3 at Higher Level including Chemistry at at least H2. No additional science required but Mathematics, Physics, Biology preferred.
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
D3,M2,M2
D3, M2, M2 in Principal Subjects including Chemistry. No additional science required but Mathematics, Physics, Biology preferred. GCSE Mathematics grade B or 6 required if not offered at a higher level.
Extended Project
We welcome applications from students offering an Extended Project and value the skills of research and independent learning that it is designed to develop. If you offer an Extended Project, it will be taken into account as part of your application profile, but we will not usually include it in offer conditions for this degree programme.
A level
A,B,B
ABB including Chemistry. No additional science required but Mathematics, Physics, Biology preferred. For Biology, Chemistry and Physics A levels, we require a pass in the practical element. GCSE Mathematics grade B or 6 required if not offered at a higher level.
T Level
Not Accepted
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