What are the differences between BSc and MChem courses and where do they lead?
Like many other UK universities, Aberdeen has introduced the MChem degree as an “enhanced” first degree in Chemistry. Students follow the normal BSc honours curriculum, plus a further year of study to complete the MChem programme. The objective of the MChem is not to add on yet another year of formal classroom teaching, but rather it is intended to allow students to have time to absorb the knowledge they have already gained in the BSc programme, to learn how to apply it to practical problems, and to develop into mature professional scientists. There are opportunities for industrial placements, or for spending part of the year in one of our partner universities in Europe. For these, as with all placements, the host company or institution has the right to choose which and how many students it may wish to take, so specific placements cannot be guaranteed in advance.
