The University of Birmingham is a public research university located in Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Queen's College, Birmingham, and Mason Science College, making it the first English civic or 'red brick' university to receive its own royal charter. The University have a long and proud history of firsts, at the University of Birmingham; they were the first – and are now one of the largest - civic universities in the UK.

At Birmingham, the institution teach and research across the full breadth of academic disciplines, creating a vibrant community with multi-disciplinary opportunities for research and education. The University is a truly international community consisting of more than thousands of staff, students, and alumni. The student community is not only one of the largest of any UK university, it is highly diverse, with 82 per cent of home undergraduate students from state schools, 32 per cent from a BAME background, and 35 per cent in the first generation of their family to attend university.

Each year contains 120 credits of taught material, delivered in modules that are typically worth 10 or 20 credits.

Core modules (60 credits in Years 1-3) are taken by all students enrolled on both single honours and major/minor degree programmes and cover those fundamentals of inorganic, organic and physical chemistry that we deem essential. Year 1 also includes a self-paced maths course.

The remaining 60 credits in each year include 40 credits of Business Management modules, along with laboratory or project modules (with embedded communications and employability skills) designed to support the core chemistry, allowing you to develop your practical skills and techniques as well as consolidate the associated theory from your lectures.

Year 1
In Year 1, you will take core modules in the traditional sub-disciplines of inorganic, organic and physical chemistry, all of which are supported by an additional 20-credit module of laboratory work. The business management component in Year 1 includes modules covering economics, finance, management and marketing.

Those of you who do not have A-level maths or equivalent – don’t worry! We provide a self-paced Fundamental Maths for Chemists course in Semester 1, which will bring you up to speed with the common mathematical techniques needed for chemistry. All students take this course, whether they have A-level maths or not, since not all A-level maths syllabuses cover the same material.

In Semester 2, additional mathematics is embedded in the physical chemistry module, as you begin to apply your mathematical skills to chemical problems. All of the maths material is delivered by staff from Chemistry, which ensures you are equipped with those skills you need to tackle the more physical and theoretical aspects of our courses.

Inorganic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Physical Chemistry
Practical Chemistry
Introduction to Economics and Finance - 20 credits
Introduction to Management and Marketing - 20 credits
Year 2
In Year 2, you will build on material from your first year as we employ a mix of lectures and practicals to develop further your understanding of the fundamental aspects of chemistry. In addition to these core courses in organic, inorganic and physical chemistry, you will take business management modules in economics and financial decision-making and either human resource management or marketing and new technology.

Core modules
Inorganic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Physical Chemistry
Practical Chemistry
International Economics and Financial Decision Making - 20 credits
Options
Choose 20 credits of options, examples listed below:

Human Resource Management - 20 credits
Marketing & New Technology - 20 credits
Year 3
In addition to modules in core chemistry, you will take modules in business management, covering corporate finance and supply chain management, as well as strategic and innovation management. You will also undertake a research project in an aspect of chemistry.

Inorganic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Physical Chemistry
Major/Minor Chemistry Research Projects - 20 credits
Corporate Finance and Supply Chain Management -20 credits
Strategic and Innovation Management -20 credits
Please note: The modules listed on the website for this programme are regularly reviewed to ensure they are up-to-date and informed by the latest research and teaching methods. Unless indicated otherwise, the modules listed for this programme are for students starting in 2023. On rare occasions, we may need to make unexpected changes to core modules; in this event we will contact offer holders as soon as possible to inform or consult them as appropriate.

You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it