Master of Chemistry

A Master of Chemistry (or M.Chem) degree is a specific master's degree for courses in the field of Chemistry.

United Kingdom

In the UK, the M.Chem degree is an undergraduate award, available after pursuing a four-year course of study at a university. It is classed as a level 7 qualification in the National Qualifications Framework.

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. lectures, laboratory work, coursework and exams each year. There are also usually one or more substantial projects undertaken in the fourth year, which may well have research 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 British undergraduate degree classification scale.

Levels of academic degree

First-tier	Associate degree Foundation degree Higher National Diploma

Second-tier	Bachelor's degree Honours degree Diploma Specialist degree Engineer's degree

Third-tier	Master's degree Magister degree

Fourth-tier	Doctorate Magister degree Candidate of Sciences Doctor of Letters

Higher doctorate Habilitation Tenure Professorial degree Graduate certificate Licentiate First professional degree Terminal degree Honorary degree

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