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Chemistry with Scientific Writing MSc

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Find out more about our Chemistry with Scientific Writing taught Master's degree.

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MSc

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1 year full-time; 2 years part-time

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29 September 2025

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Chemistry

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University of Warwick

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Communicating science is a challenging topic, but the Chemistry with Scientific Writing MSc course has been expertly designed to build on your subject knowledge of Chemistry. This course will provide you with a strong grasp on scientific writing and how to apply it. Warwick is highly ranked within UK league tables, and is 67th in the world (QS World University Rankings 2024). This course has been designed for those looking to undertake further study or a career in communicating science.

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This MSc will help you to build your subject knowledge of Chemistry while also enhancing your ability to communicate science, with a focus on writing for scientific publications or communication in the media.

You will gain a Master’s-level education in technical chemistry modules and develop key research skills by completing a project in one of our world-class research groups, using state-of-the-art synthesis and equipment.

By the end of the course, you will possess advanced chemical knowledge alongside the ability to effectively communicate often complex scientific concepts to others, preparing you for a career in research, scientific writing, science education or science communication.

You can find out more about the Department of Chemistry by joining our webinarLink opens in a new window.

Professor Martin Wills is the head of the MSc in Chemistry with Scientific Writing. Please contact chem-pgt at warwick dot ac dot uk with any specific Department of Chemistry questions, where our staff are available to discuss any queries.

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The first 23 weeks are lecture-based, providing you with a diverse range of skills in analytical sciences to complete a successful 22-week research project.

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Class sizes range from 5 to 40 students, dependent on modules: some of which are shared across programmes.

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Depending on your module choices, you can expect to attend around 10-25 hours of lectures and workshops per week, some modules might also include additional supervised practical sessions (e.g. laboratory work). For each one-hour lecture, you should expect to put in additional time for private study.

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The split of assessment, between examined and assessed, varies for each scientific module; the scientific writing modules are 100% assessed; the research project is 100% assessed.

Your timetable

Your personalised timetable will be complete when you are registered for all modules, compulsory and optional, and you have been allocated to your lectures, seminars and other small group classes. Your compulsory modules will be registered for you and you will be able to choose your optional modules when you join us.

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2:1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in a science subject.

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  • Band A
  • IELTS overall score of 6.5, minimum component scores not below 6.0.

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There are no additional entry requirements for this course.

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Optional Modules

Optional modules are taken from those offered by the Department of Chemistry and can vary from year to year. Attendance is subject to approval by the module leader and timetabling requirements. Example optional modules may include: