Studying in a faculty The University has four faculties and each course leading to a degree is administered by one of these faculties. You will belong to the same faculty throughout your time with us and most of the subjects you study will be offered by schools or departments within this faculty. Admission to the MChem (Hons) Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry programme of study is through the Faculty of Science. The programme details of this course are provided by: School of Chemistry: The School of Chemistry offers excellent courses with desirable student to tutor ratios and modern teaching facilities. As a School we pride ourselves on our educational and research achievements and place particular emphasis on offering programmes that address the challenges of the twenty-first century. Distinctive features of this course Within the degree programme you will obtain the necessary skills and experience for a career in Chemistry, whether in industry, education or research. You will develop a broad base of chemical knowledge and understanding reinforced by extensive practical experience and familiarity with modern laboratory, instrumental and computational techniques. You will also get high-level general intellectual and scientific training, which allows many of our graduates to enter challenging careers in areas not directly related to chemistry. It may be possible to spend a semester or year studying abroad as part of this degree programme. Please see http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/studyabroad for details. Programme details You will be able to choose modules from our Module Catalogue which is published annually as module availability can change from year to year. As a Single Honours student you will gain more than three-quarters of your Honours years credits in a single subject area.

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