Keele University Prospectus Postgraduate | 2016 | Page 22
NATURAL SCIENCES
Analytical Science
for industry
(subject to validation)
Overview
Many of our undergraduate
students choose to follow a
postgraduate degree programme
at Keele. The MSc Analytical
Science for Industry programme
at Keele University provides the
opportunity for you to acquire
postgraduate level research
and employability skills within
the analytical sciences sector,
in an industrial context, hence
providing a strong educational
background for a research career
in either academia or industry.
As a student on the programme,
you will benefit from our research
expertise and our links with
industries that provide the
foundation for work placement
opportunities. All students
on this MSc will undertake a
30 week placement with an
industrial context, either in Keele
University’s laboratories or at
the industrial partner’s premises,
which will ultimately boost your
employability skills.
The focus of the MSc Analytical
Science for Industry programme
is learning through research
and the substantial hands on
research training with industrial
partnership makes the MSc
Analytical Science for Industry
a particularly distinctive course
in the UK Higher Education
sector. The programme title
encompasses this distinctive
conjunction of industrial context
for analytical science.
Key Information
Course type
MSc
Mode of study
Additional information
The MSc Analytical Science
for Industry programme totals
180 credits, comprising six
compulsory modules delivered
over three semesters.
Subject specific knowledge in
the MSc Analytical Science for
Industry programme is structured
from two perspectives:
• Firstly, the breadth and
substance of analytical science
and its applications span
various disciplines (chemistry,
biochemistry, environmental
science, f orensic science, for
example) and encompass the
knowledge and understanding
of numerous analytical
techniques (chromatography,
spectroscopy, imaging,
diffraction, for example)
• Secondly, the extended
research training, which is
industrially focused, requires
the knowledge and broad
understanding of key concepts
in the industrial sector, as well
as technical knowledge.
Module titles
The following is a list of
indicative modules:
• Research Skills for Analytical
Science
• Analytical Science: Principles
and Practice
• Research in Industry
• Independent Research Project:
Research Communication
• Independent Research
Project: Portfolio
• Independent Research
Project: Report
Full-time
Entry
requirements
Applicants require a good
undergraduate degree
(2.2 or above) in forensic
science, chemistry
or another discipline
such as environmental
science where you have
demonstrated a good
basic understanding
of the core analytical
techniques.
Contact email
[email protected]
Good to know
In 2015/16 we had
several placements
with companies
(small and medium
enterprises (SME)
or international
industries) either
located on campus or
elsewhere in the UK.
A few are listed below
and are likely to offer
new placements in
2016/17:
• Staffordshire
County Council
Scientific Services
• Thea
Pharmaceuticals
• Dermal Technology
Laboratory
• Thermo Fisher
Scientific
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• Johnson Matthey