LIFE AS A CHEMISTRY STUDENT
YOUR TIMETABLE
Want to know what you can you look forward to as a Chemistry student at Manchester? Take a look at the example timetable below.
Monday
10am-4pm: Lab Work
Practical Chemistry
(in the lab)
Tuesday
12-1pm: Lecture
Fundamentals of Biochemistry
2-3pm: PASS
Peer Support Sessions with Second Years
2-4pm: Workshop
Chemists Toolkit
4-5pm: Lecture
Introductory Chemistry
Wednesday
9-10pm: Workshop
Introductory Chemistry
11am-12pm: Tutorial
Introductory Chemistry
Afternoon: No Timetable
Societies/Sport Activities
Thursday
11am-12pm: Workshop
Introductory Chemistry
12pm-1pm: Lecture
Fundamentals of Biochemistry
Friday
1-2pm: Lecture
Introductory Chemistry
3-4pm: Maths Workshop
Chemist's Toolkit
Societies
Enhance your student experience by joining ChemSoc, a society for all Chemists at Manchester. Attend lectures and workshops, socials and sporting events.
Lectures
Practical classes
Tutorials and PASS sessions
Please note this is a sample timetable only and is included to give you an idea of how your time might be spent in Year 1. Units may be subject to change and availability. Students are issued their personal timetable upon enrolment of the course. The above breakdown of teaching is for the first year of teaching only, and is an approximate indication.
TIME IN THE LAB
Dr Carl Poree describes how you will use your time in the lab throughout your degree.
This time is focused on growing your confidence in the practical skills required to devise and carry out your own independent experiments in Chemistry.
ALL ABOUT INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE
Where do our students find themselves doing a year in industry, or graduating? What is life like in that 12-months away from campus? What advantages does it provide future you?
Hear from Callum, and his experience of a placement at the National Nuclear Laboratory in Sellafield.
A TOUR OF THE UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING LABS
Take a look at where you’ll be discovering and experimenting during your studies at Manchester.
Follow PhD student Harry around the undergraduate Chemistry labs and learn more about what life as a Chemistry student will be like.
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