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Programme structure: Chemistry (BSc) - what's running in 2017/18

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CHEM10003, CHEM10004, CHEM10900, CHEM10002 are must pass units. For the definition of must pass units please see the Glossary of Terms from Annex 1 to the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes at http://www.bristol.ac.uk/esu/assessment/annex/glossary.html

Unit name Unit code Credit points Status Teaching Block
Mathematical Skills for Chemists CHEM10900 20 Mandatory TB-4
Communication & Information Skills in Chemistry CHEM10002 20 Mandatory TB-4
Introductory Chemistry CHEM10003 40 Mandatory TB-4
Introductory Practical Chemistry CHEM10004 20 Mandatory TB-4
Units from the following list totalling 20 credit points:
Biochemistry: Cellular Composition BIOC10003 20 Optional TB-1
Biochemistry: Cellular Processes BIOC10004 20 Optional TB-2
Big Ideas in Science CHEM10001 20 Optional TB-4
Mathematics 1A20 MATH11004 20 Optional TB-1
Mechanisms of Drug Action PHPH10015 20 Optional TB-1
Core Physics I:Mechanics and Matter PHYS10006 20 Optional TB-1
Stars and Planets 106 PHYS10600 20 Optional TB-1
Galaxies and the Universe PHYS11500 20 Optional TB-2
Any other Applied Foreign Language for General Purposes unit
Certificate of Higher Education   120    

Progression/award requirements

Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:

  • 40 out of 100 – for level C/4, I/5 & H/6 units
  • 50 out of 100 – for level M/7 units

For details on the weightings for classifying undergraduate degrees, please see the Agreed Weightings, by Faculty, to be applied for the Purposes of Calculating the Final Programme Mark and Degree Classification in Undergraduate Programmes.

For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.

Please refer to the specific progression/award requirements for programmes with a preliminary year of study, the Gateway programmes and International Foundation programmes.

Exit awards

All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.

  • To be awarded a Diploma of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 240 credit points, of which at least 90 must be at level 5.
  • To be awarded a Certificate of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 120 credit points at level 4.

Integrated Master's degrees may also allow the opportunity for a student to exit from the programme with an equivalent Bachelor's degree where a student has achieved 360 credit points, of which 90 must be at level 6, and has successfully met any additional criteria as described in the programme specification.

The opportunities for a student to exit from one of the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry with an Award is outlined in the relevant Programme Regulations (which are available as an annex in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes).

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