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Department of Chemistry Programme Catalogue 2024/25


USSC-AKB10: BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences with professional placement or study abroad

Route: BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences (Chemistry and Pharmacology) with Study year abroad


Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NATURAL SCIENCES


Mode of Attendance: Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement


Normal course duration: 4 Years

[Page last updated: 15 April 2024]


This course is for students who will be in Years 1 or 2 in 2024/25


Key Information
Applicable assessment regulations:
 Undergraduate assessment regulations - https://www.bath.ac.uk/publications/undergraduate-assessment-regulations/
Applicable NFAAR appendices:
 N/A
Approved exemptions:
 None
Coexistent Masters course?:
 No
Weighting towards final award by stage:
 Stage 1: 0%
Stage 2: 32%
Stage 3: 0%
Final Stage: 68%

Please consult your course handbook or contact your Director of Studies for further information on assessment regulations


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Year 1

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
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:

  • Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 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.


Year 2

Students must select units worth 30 credits from one of the following two subject pathways in addition to taking SC22002 (Natural Sciences portfolio 2) and CH22008 (Fundamental concepts of chemistry) which are compulsory regardless of which pathway is chosen:

Chemistry and Pharmacology pathway
  • Compulsory units: SL22051 Central nervous system pharmacology, SL22052 Drug discovery and experimental pharmacology (5 credits) and SL22138 Immunity and immunotherapy (10 credits);
  • 10 credits from the lists of options (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).
Chemistry and Environment pathway
  • Compulsory unit: SC22003 Environmental science and sustainability (10 credits);
  • 20 credits from the lists of options (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).



Compulsory units for all students on this stream


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



Chemistry and Environment pathway


Academic Year: Stage 2

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
SC22003 Environmental science and sustainability 10 Credits
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 10 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 10 credits from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
MA22035 Mathematical biology: ecology and epidemiology 5 Credits
MN22171 Marketing 5 Credits



Chemistry and Pharmacology pathway


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

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
SL22051 Central nervous system pharmacology 5 Credits
SL22052 Drug discovery and experimental pharmacology 5 Credits
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

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
SL22138 Immunity and immunotherapy 10 Credits
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:

  • Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 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.