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Chemistry (with an industrial placement year)

(MChem) Chemistry (with an industrial placement year)

Entry for 2022

Outline
Module information

FHEQ level

This course is set at Level 7 (Masters) in the national Framework for Higher Education Qualifications.

Course Aims

This programme aims to:
1. provide students with a comprehensive base of chemical knowledge and practical skills and an awareness of the current problems at the forefront of chemical research
2. develop in students the critical ability to apply their chemical knowledge and skills to the solution of theoretical and practical problems in chemical research
3. provide students with a range of transferable skills of value in a variety of careers
4. provide experience of chemistry and chemical applications in an industrial setting
5. develop in students an enthusiasm for chemistry and an appreciation of its economic and environmental importance
6. Satisfy the academic requirements for the Chartered Chemist (CChem) designation of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Course learning outcomes

Have achieved a comprehensive knowledge of the major concepts, principles and theories of physical, inorganic and organic chemistry in terms of structural, analytical and synthetic methodology and in terms of the properties of compounds.

Have a critical awareness of the major issues at the frontiers of chemical research

Demonstrate a practical understanding of and ability to use and evaluate a diverse range of information and research resources, including internet-based resources

Demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the major aspects of inorganic, organic and physical chemistry; and where appropriate medicinal chemistry

Be able to critically analyse and solve problems related to their expertise in chemistry

Be able to critically evaluate complex scientific chemical data and use relevant computational methods in research

Present scientific material both orally and in writing in a scholarly manner

Have the ability to use laboratory equipment and standard procedures safely

Be able to appreciate the importance of carrying out careful and precise measurements to generate reliable data

Be able to prepare and separate compounds and analyse substances

Be able to prepare scientific reports, make oral presentations and use the scientific literature effectively, demonstrating scholarship in their research

Full-time course composition

Year	Term	Status	Module	Credits	FHEQ level
1	Autumn Semester	Core	Introduction to Materials (F1098)	15	4
		Core	Introduction to Organic Chemistry (F1144)	15	4
		Core	Maths and Data Analysis for Chemists (G1140)	15	4
		Core	Structure, Bonding and the Periodic Table (F1143)	15	4
	Spring Semester	Core	Functional Group Chemistry (F1169)	15	4
		Core	Molecular Symmetry (F1187)	15	4
		Core	Reaction Energetics and Kinetics (F1094)	15	4
		Core	Reactivity of the Elements (F1168)	15	4
Year	Term	Status	Module	Credits	FHEQ level
2	Autumn Semester	Core	Atmospheres and Interfaces (F1022)	15	5
		Core	Bonding and Spectroscopy (F1177)	15	5
		Core	Co-ordination Chemistry (F1083)	15	5
		Core	Organic Reaction Mechanisms (F1082)	15	5
	Spring Semester	Core	Introduction to Organometallic Chemistry (F1089)	15	5
		Core	Organic and Bioinorganic Chemistry (F1128)	15	5
		Core	Phases, Change and Rates (F1046)	15	5
		Core	Strategy in Organic Synthesis (F1088)	15	5
Year	Term	Status	Module	Credits	FHEQ level
4	Autumn Semester	Option	Advanced Spectroscopy (860C1)	15	7
			Advanced Synthetic Methods (855C1)	15	7
			The Chemistry of stable, unstable and non-existent inorganic compounds (859C1)	15	7
	Autumn & Spring Teaching	Core	Chemistry Advanced Project (MChem) (F1140)	60	7
	Spring Semester	Option	Advanced Coordination and Main Group Chemistry (857C1)	15	7
			Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (856C1)	15	7
			The Chemistry of Space Environments (F5210)	15	7

Please note that the University will use all reasonable endeavours to deliver courses and modules in accordance with the descriptions set out here. However, the University keeps its courses and modules under review with the aim of enhancing quality. Some changes may therefore be made to the form or content of courses or modules shown as part of the normal process of curriculum management.

The University reserves the right to make changes to the contents or methods of delivery of, or to discontinue, merge or combine modules, if such action is reasonably considered necessary by the University. If there are not sufficient student numbers to make a module viable, the University reserves the right to cancel such a module. If the University withdraws or discontinues a module, it will use its reasonable endeavours to provide a suitable alternative module.

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