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Overview
This Exploring Everyday Chemistry course at the University of York is for anyone interested in finding out more about chemistry. It's particularly useful for sixth-form students looking to study chemistry at higher education level.
It could be used as an alternative to completing a chemistry-related Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) and used as supporting evidence in your UCAS personal statement.
What will you achieve?
- By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Identify a range of natural and synthetic attractants
- Discuss current theories that help to explain how chemical structure is related to smell
- Describe the mode of action of antibiotics and understand bacterial resistance
- Describe promising new areas of research to design smarter drugs
- Engage with the process of brewing, and identify key flavouring compounds
- Discuss the role of modern analytical methods
Programme Structure
Modules include:
Chemical attraction
- Organic compounds in pheromones
- Understanding chemical structures, naming and fragrance composition
The race for new antibiotics
Understanding penicillin
- An overview of other antibiotics
Understanding brewing
The chemistry of tea
The chemistry of flavour
- The chemistry of coffee
Chemistry in sport
- Understanding polymers
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 1 months
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
Language
English
Delivered
Online
Disciplines
Chemical Engineering Chemistry Biochemistry View 14 other Short Courses in Chemistry in United KingdomWhat students do after studying
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Tuition Fee
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International
FreeTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 0 GBP for the full programme during 1 months. -
National
FreeTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 0 GBP for the full programme during 1 months.
- Assessments (and subsequent certificates) are optional and carry a fee.
Funding
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