A Master of Chemistry (or MChem) degree is a specific

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for courses in the field of

Chemistry Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a physical science within the natural sciences that studies the chemical elements that make up matter and chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules a ...

United Kingdom

In the UK, the M.Chem degree is an

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award, available after pursuing a four- or five-year course of study at a

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. It is classed as a level 7 qualification in the National Qualifications Framework. In England the M.Chem degree is a 4-year course, whereas in Scotland the M.Chem degree is a 5-year course.

Structure

In terms of course structure, M.Chem degrees have the same content that is usually seen in other degree programmes, i.e.

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s, laboratory work,

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and

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s each year. There are also usually one or more substantial projects undertaken in the fourth year, which may well have

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elements. At the end of the second or third years, there is usually a threshold of academic performance in examinations to be reached to allow progression into the final year. Final results are awarded on the standard

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scale.

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