Chemistry MRes (PGCert PGDip)

How this course is delivered

COVID-19 has changed everything. We’ve made some changes to the way our courses are taught to keep everyone safe and that will help you stay connected and involved in university life.

From the start of term in September, you’ll learn through a blend of on-campus and digitally enabled remote learning that will provide lots of opportunities to interact and engage. Together with carefully managed access to libraries, labs, workshops and studios this means your studies are as collaborative, practical and flexible as possible.

Course structure

The Chemistry MRes is typically completed full-time in one year, but can be taken part-time over two years. The course is structured to include a significant research component which you will undertake throughout the course. In addition, a series of supporting taught modules further enrich your learning. 

To be awarded the MRes, you must obtain 180 M-level credits, 40 credits from taught and subject-specific modules and 140 credits through the completion of the research project.

Areas of study

Core modules

• Research Project
• Current Research in Chemistry

Two from:

• Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers
• Physical Chemistry Frontiers
• Organic Chemistry Frontiers

Options

• Advanced Pharmaceutical Analysis
• Industrial Manufacturing Processes
• Regenerative Medicine, Medical Implants and Diagnostics
• Applied Nucleic Acid Biochemistry
• Microbiology, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Remediation
• Real Time Techniques for In Vitro and In Vivo Monitoring
• Novel Medicinal Products; a Clinical Perspective
• Controversies in Science
• Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
• Applications of GIS
• Water Quality Analysis

The research project is central to the course and allows you to work at the forefront of the discipline as you advance your knowledge of research methods and chemical principles. You design your own project under the supervision of one or more members of the Chemistry Research Group.

Staff profile

Alison Willows Course leader

"I graduated from the University of Brighton with a PhD in electrochemistry, developing sensors for water analysis. I lecture in analytical and environmental chemistry and am course leader for our Chemistry BSc(Hons), MChem and MRes courses.

"My principal areas of research focus on developing novel stand-alone electrochemical sensors for aquatic habitat monitoring and on the analysis of heavy metals in foodstuffs and the environment. The main drive is to overcome the limitations of current analytical techniques to enable continuous in situ monitoring with little intervention."

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Course fees

Scholarships, bursaries and loans

We offer a range of scholarships for postgraduate students. Bursaries and loans may also be available to you.

Find out more about postgraduate fees and funding.

What's included

You may have to pay additional costs during your studies. The cost of optional activities is not included in your tuition fee and you will need to meet this cost in addition to your fees. A summary of the costs that you may be expected to pay, and what is included in your fees, while studying a course in the School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences are listed here.

• All students are provided with a laboratory coat, safety glasses and log book.
• A budget to cover laboratory consumables and equipment for your final year project is included in the fees for all students.
• Access to key subject journals and subject specific databases is provided, as well as a site licence for industry-standard chemical drawing software.
• Essential instruction booklets (laboratory handbooks) are provided, as is project poster printing and thesis binding. However, you should budget for books, printing and stationery for personal study.
• The school provides some financial support for social activities via the student societies and holds a free annual graduation party.
• Optional placements and day trips may include additional costs but this will vary depending on location of the placement.
• For our ecology and conservation courses there are compulsory field trips for which you should budget up to £200. There are also optional field trips for which you may choose to budget up to £2,700. You may also need to buy appropriate clothing for outdoor use.
• DBS checks for MPharm students are included in the fee.
• Costs for MPharm placement travel is reimbursed up to a specified amount depending on location of placement.

You can chat with our enquiries team through the Stay in touch panel at the end of this page if you require further information. Or check our finance pages for advice about funding and scholarships, as well as more information about fees and advice on international and island fee-paying status.

Info

The fees listed here are for full-time courses beginning in the academic year 2020–21.

Further tuition fees are payable for each subsequent year of study and are subject to an annual increase of no more than 5% or RPI (whichever is the greater). The annual increase for UK/EU students, who are subject to regulated fees, will increase no more than the statutory maximum fee.

You can find out more about our fees in the university's student contract and tuition fee policy (pdf).

The tuition fee you have to pay depends on a number of factors including the kind of course you take, and whether you study full-time or part-time. If you are studying part-time you will normally be charged on a pro rata basis depending on the number of modules you take.

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