Develop your skills and knowledge in the main areas of chemistry (organic, inorganic, physical and analytical chemistry) in an integrated manner with area of specialism such as pharmaceutical chemistry, forensic chemistry, biochemistry, polymer chemistry, environmental chemistry and aspects of industrial chemistry.Produce a diplomate who is ''fit for purpose'', and who is ready for employment in the chemistry or related industry, at a technical level, or who can progress to further third year study at either BSc or MChem level.The course has been designed to provide both vertical and horizontal integrative attributes throughout both years of the full-time course and can be considered as a subset qualification of the BSc degree course or the planned MChem course. The formulation of the overall course learning outcomes (CLO's above) facilitated the design of Level (Year) Outcomes (shown below). These were formulated to describe the skills and achievements that we felt should be attained upon completion of each stage (or level) of our chemistry course. The CLO's and level outcomes were, in turn, used to drive the individual module learning outcomes (MLO's) specified in each module specification templates, and thus influenced the design of the modules themselves.<br><br>Consider the importance of medicines and pharmaceutical technology, industrial chemistry, hospital-based chemistry, forensic-based chemistry, environmental-based chemistry, the food and drinks industry and many other aspects of chemistry in the modern world. The UK's ''chemical industry'' is one of the leading industrial contributors to the national economy. There are many opportunities to apply chemical knowledge, principles and skills to a successful career in chemistry or chemistry-related discipline. ''Chemistry will underpin economic growth, say industry leaders'', it was recently reported in the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) publication, Chemistry World, on the ''Strategy for delivering chemistry-fuelled growth of the UK economy''.<br><br>You will have studied what can perhaps be considered to be ''the central science''. You will have developed knowledge of the main areas of chemistry, good practical skills, literacy & numeracy skills, use of IT skills and you should be capable of logical, scientific, critical thinking and problem solving. These skills will make you well equipped for the workplace, be it in a chemistry environment or the wider world of work in general, or for further study on our BSc or MChem programmes.