The English for Academic Purposes (Study Skills) Programme is a 4-week program for international students intending to study at Lancaster University who are required or wish to improve their English language and study skills before starting their degree course. The program is designed to help students develop the language skills needed for academic study at Lancaster University and prepare for studying and living in the Lancaster area. The main emphasis is on academic reading and writing skills, as these are very important for later study. Speaking and listening skills are also covered, together with integrated work on language use in an academic context. Tutorials (one-to-one discussions) are also provided to help students individually with their study needs, especially in relation to academic writing.

If students are taking the 4 week EAP program as a condition of their offer, they will need to successfully complete the 4 week EAP program to progress to their academic course.

Chemists are great problem solvers and analytical thinkers; they have been instrumental in developing the modern world. This Chemistry degree equips students with a multidisciplinary skill set that will prepare them for their career.

The four-year MChem degree program allows students to explore advanced core topics, including chemical synthesis and materials, chemical physics and analysis, chemical computation and theory, and chemical biology. It also contains a significant research component, where students will work for 20 weeks on a contemporary research problem in one of the department's research groups.

The university offers a diverse range of modules that are develop­ed, taught and assessed by world-leading academics, whose cutting-edge research continually shapes the content that they teach. The department's modern approach combines the traditionally segregated subjects of organic, inorganic and physical chemistry, and teaches chemistry in logical stages. As part of the degree, students will receive an expansive introduction to the foundations of chemistry, from the fundamentals of atoms and molecules, to chemical reaction kinetics. Later years build on these foundations, and develop advanced knowledge and skills in modern chemical theory and contemporary practical techniques.

In the first year students will study the core chemistry modules - comprising two-thirds of the year - along with optional modules that can be selected from a range of subject areas taught in the University. Students will develop their practical skills in Lancaster's brand-new, research-grade labs, with access to an impressive range of equipment.  Alongside the technical knowledge, students will gain excellent transferable skills in communication, research, data analysis, mathematics and computation, and analytic and logical thinking; all of which can be applied to many different career paths.

The second year builds upon the broad fundamentals of first year, and classes will cover some familiar topics in more detail, such as organic synthesis, spectroscopy and kinetics, while new, more advanced topics are introduced, such as d-metal chemistry, soft-matter chemistry and quantum chemistry.

In the third year, students will study a range of advanced topics, as well as a research skills module to hone their research skills and further equip them with techniques relevant to their final year research project. Students will also have the opportunity to choose from a variety of optional modules in more specialised areas of chemistry.

The final year will enable students to apply their skills by undertaking a major research project, which provides an exciting opportunity for them to address a significant research problem as part of one of their department's research groups, alongside postgraduate students and postdoctoral staff. Additionally, students will study a series of advanced taught modules that allow them to examine areas of chemistry in greater depth.

This is a modern and inclusive department committed to small group teaching because it values the importance of maintaining an excellent student-to-staff ratio and wants to ensure that students are treated as individuals. The new Chemistry Building offers space to socialise, as well as facilities to help students excel in their studies. The department's open-door policy enables students to call in for help and advice at any time.