Welcome to the Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry

1. Welcome to the Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry

2. Times Higher Education UK University of the Year Winner 2012/13 University of Strathclyde The place of ‘useful learning’

3. Dr Debbie WillisonDirector of Teaching

4. Why Chemistry at Strathclyde? • High student satisfaction • Excellent employability prospects • Excellentteaching (Accreditation; Teaching Excellence Awards) • £15M in facilities for students • One of the largest chemistry departments in UK • International research • Forensic practitioners

5. Flexibility and choice Industrial placement Life Skills Research Skills International Opportunities Interaction with Industry Interaction with Alumni Bursaries & Scholarships Why Chemistry at Strathclyde?

6. 97% Overall Student Satisfaction 93% Satisfied with Teaching on my course 93% Satisfied with Personal Development 92% Satisfied with Academic Support 94% Course helped to present myself with confidence 92% Communication skills have improved 92% Feel confident in tackling unfamiliar problems 100% Staff are good at explaining things 100% Been able to contact staff when needed to Satisfied Students The National Student Survey 2013

7. All degrees: Royal Society of Chemistry MSci Applied Chemistry & Chemical Engineering:Institution of Chemical Engineers * MChem Forensic & Analytical Chemistry: Forensic Science Society * MChem Chemistry with Teaching: General Teaching Council (Scotland) * * Dual accreditation unique in UK Professional Accreditation – don’t just take our word for it!

8. Undergraduate Degree Choices MChem/MSci (5 years) • MChem Chemistry • MSci Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering • MChem Chemistry with Drug Discovery • MChem Forensic and Analytical Chemistry • MChem Chemistry with Teaching BSc (4 years) * • BSc Hons Chemistry • BSc Hons Chemistry with Analytical Chemistry • BSc Hons Chemistry with Drug Discovery • BSc Hons Forensic Chemistry * No industrial placement

9. Year 1 Chemistry + Maths + Physics or Biology + Choice Year 2 Chemistry + Choice Year 3 Chemistry with some Specialisation Year 4 PaidIndustrial Placement or Teaching or Chem Eng Project Year 5 Chemistry + Specialisation + Research Project GRADUATION EMPLOYMENT OR FURTHER STUDY How you will spend your time

10. How you will spend your time Year 1: 1 afternoon in Laboratory; Lectures; Tutorials Years 2 & 3: 4 afternoons in Laboratory; Lectures; Tutorials Year 4: Industrial Placement / Teaching / Chem Eng Project Final Year: Research Project (based in the Laboratory); Lectures; Tutorials

11. Transferable skills: Years 1 – 5 • IT skills • Scientific writing • Oral presentation skills • Report writing • Team working skills • Problem solving • Careers and job seeking skills = Marketable Graduates

12. Work as… Industrial chemists Environmental chemists Forensic scientists Medicinal chemists School Teachers College / University Lecturers Pharmaceutical researchers Chemical engineers Analytical chemists Further study… PhD and MSc In the areas of … Pharmaceutical industry Food, drink & cosmetics industries Health Service Patent agencies Chemical industry Industrial consultancies Education Sales and marketing Government services Inland Revenue Accountancy firms Merchant banks What do our Graduates do?

13. Subject Entry Requirements • Chemistry (essential) • Maths (essential) • Physics* orBiology orHuman Biology (essential) • English (strongly preferred / essential 4th subject*) * Physics (essential for ACCE degree) * English (essential for Teaching degree) * Foundation Physics is compulsory for all other courses in 1st year if no Higher

14. Minimum Entry Requirements • MChem Chemistry (most spaces available) • Highers: BBBB or ABBC or AAB * • Advanced Highers / A Levels : BBC (2nd Year entry) • ACCE / CDD / FAC / Teaching (limited spaces available) • Scottish Highers: AABB or AAAC * • Advanced Highers / A Levels: ABB (2nd Year entry) * If you are sitting AH Chemistry – we expect you to pass! (Condition will be set) Recognised as the most difficult portfolio of subjects H & AH in the same subject are counted only once • Special requirements • Higher / GCSE Englishessential Chemistry with Teaching • Higher / A Level Physicsessential for ACCE • Summer School top-up available • Chemistry, Maths & Physics

15. MChem Chemistry (with placement) • The ‘classic’ highly-respected Chemistry degree • Offers the greatest study and career flexibility • 4th Year paid Industrial Placement • Final year Research Project • Flexibility / Ability to Transfer If you enjoy all aspects of Chemistry andwant to leave your career options as openas possible … this is the course for you

16. MChem Chemistry with Teaching • UNIQUE IN THE UK • Identical breadth and depth to MChem Chemistry • 4th Year Professional PGDE • Final year Research Project • Flexibility / Ability to Transfer • Work as professional chemist orChemistry Teacher

17. UNIQUE IN THE UK Taught jointly with the Department of Chemicaland Process Engineering Ideal for students with interests in Chemistry and Engineering Bridges the knowledge gap between chemists & engineers Meets demands from Industry ‘Chartered Chemist’ and / or ‘CharteredEngineer’ status Opportunity for well-paid career £££ MSci Applied Chemistry with Chemical Engineering (ACCE)

18. All mainstream chemistry subjects– organic, inorganic, physical and analytical All mainstream chemical engineering subjects– process analysis, heat transfer, fluid flow, separation process, reactor kinetics, safety and loss, finance Year 4 – Chemical Engineering Design Project Year 5 – Chemistry Research Project What’s in the MSci ACCE degree?

19. Dr Allan WatsonMChem Chemistry withDrug Discovery

20. The world needs new drugs all the time Some diseases have no cure Some medicines have side effects Some medicines are unpleasant to take Some medicines simply stop working This is where Medicinal Chemists come in  discovering new drugs Strathclyde discovered Vecuronium & Atracuriumand alsoLeucovorin  Over £6M in royalties Current research targets: superbugs, cardiovascular disease, parasitic disease MChem Chemistry with Drug Discovery (CDD) CDD will give you the skills and knowledge to make a big contribution in this area

21. MChem Chemistry with Drug Discovery (CDD) • CDD is about TEAMWORK • Medicinal Chemists work with many different other professions… • Pharmacologists • Immunologists • Biochemists • Pharmacists • Microbiologists • Basis for all of this is CHEMISTRY  Organic, physical, inorganic… • The CDD course will teach you how to apply chemistry in a medicinal context to make drug molecules • Taught jointly with the Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences

22. Dr Lorraine T GibsonMChem Forensic & Analytical Chemistry

23. MChem Forensic and Analytical Chemistry Finding out more and more … ... about less and less! Analysis Working out what is present in very small samples

24. Analytical Chemistry

25. Forensic Chemistry … what it is NOT!

26. What Forensic Science really is • Analysis of trace evidence • Drugs of abuse • Fire investigation • Toxicology and Alcohol • DNA analysis ANALYSIS OF VERY SMALL SAMPLES WHERE RESULTS ARE USED IN A COURT OF LAW

27. Why is this important? • Employers value this ‘stamp of approval’ and look for graduates with accredited degrees • There are over 200 degree courses now with the word ‘Forensic’ in their title. Strong competition for jobs! Employment in this area is difficult – but chances are improved significantly if you have this degree • Will be an accredited chemist who can work in any area – forensic, environmental, pharmaceutical, heritage science, process analysis, instrument design, fine chemicals, bioanalytical …