Situated at our Medway Campus and the Kent Science Resource Centre, our higher education courses in science offer excellent training for a career in the science industry.


You will learn in state-of-the-art laboratories - allowing you the opportunity to use and become familiar with many of the analytical tools commonly used within industry and scientific research.
MidKent College's two-year HND in Applied Chemistry is delivered through a variety of practical laboratory sessions, research projects, lectures and tutor and student-led discussions.
How will I be assessed?
Through experimental reports, presentations, project report, supervision questions, essays and written examination.
What will I learn?
Units include:

Inorganic Chemistry

Organic Chemistry

Physical Chemistry

Biology for Chemists

Analytical Chemistry

Environmental Chemistry

Biochemistry
What may it lead to?
Industrial placements; possible conversion to a Foundation Degree; transfer to a full degree programme.
For full details, including entry requirements, view our
Higher Education Course Guide
APPLY THROUGH UCAS (Code: 011F:M)
Our Foundation Degree in Life Science Laboratory Technology is delivered from the Kent Science Resource Centre in Sittingbourne. This course is designed to lead to and enhance exciting careers in laboratory science and can be studied full-time over two years, or part-time over three.
How will I be assessed?
Through exams, continuous assessment, coursework, placement reports and case study analysis.
What will I learn?
Units include:

Laboratory Practice

Project Management

Cell Biology

Biochemistry

Microbiology

Human Physiology and Disease

Organic and Medicinal Chemistry
What may it lead to?
Students will be able to progress to a third year Honours course (subject to grades) or to a career in a laboratory-based industry.
For full details, including entry requirements, view our
Higher Education Course Guide
APPLY THROUGH UCAS (Code: C190)
The HNC in Applied Chemical Sciences is delivered part-time
over two years. For more details, please call the
Course Information Line on
01634 402020.