Chemistry
MChem Chemistry
Average intake at Wadham: 8
Chemistry is a wide-ranging science concerned with matter at the atomic and molecular scale. Important aspects are synthesis, structure, reaction mechanisms, properties, analysis and transformations of all types of materials.
The Course: MChem Chemistry
The MChem is a four-year course and is not modular, in the sense that the subject is taught and examined as a whole, enabling us to explore the links within the subject. The core material is taken by all students, with opportunities to specialise later in the course. The fourth year (Part II) is devoted exclusively to research – a distinctive feature of Chemistry at Oxford since 1916.
Chemistry at Wadham
In tutorials students are encouraged to think independently about chemistry topics and to gain a high level of skill in problem solving. The basic objective of the degree course is to encourage critical and deep thinking about a defined area of science. The skills developed are widely applicable.
There are three subject tutors covering organic, inorganic, and physical chemistry. Tutors are interested in the potential of applicants and their ability to adapt to a critical pattern of thinking more than in their level of factual knowledge and recall.
