Chemistry with Foundation

Our BSc Chemistry with Foundation degree offers a broad education in chemistry and provides the skills you need to succeed in a range of professions. This four-year course includes a year of foundational study that leads directly into the three-year course.

Following the foundation year, you'll spend your first two years learning the core subjects that all chemists need to know. Topics include trends in the periodic table, carbonyl group chemistry and chemical kinetics. If you do not have an A level in Maths, you will take our first year Maths for Chemists module, covering all the topics you'll need for studying chemistry.

In your final year you will study more advanced topics influenced by the cutting-edge chemistry taking place around you. Our staff have expertise in a range of areas, including nanotechnology, synthesis, polymers and advanced materials, surface science, and forensic analysis. This expertise provides a variety of options for your final year research project. You will also have the opportunity to participate in academic research alongside our world-class researchers.

You'll be taught by subject experts through a combination of lectures, lab classes, workshops and tutorials.

All our courses are accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC).

For more information, please visit our course page: https://www.reading.ac.uk/ready-to-study/study/subject-area/chemistry-ug/bsc-chemistry-with-foundation