Department of Chemistry, Programme Catalogue 2009/10 |
USCH-AFM02: MChem (hons) Chemistry |
Leading to the award of MASTER OF CHEMISTRY |
Mode of attendance: Full-time |
| Year 1 |
 NFAAR assessment regulations: This programme year has a DAP. Main assessment regulations: Appendix 15  ; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 16 . |
Academic Year: Part 1 Stage 1 |
| Compulsory Units |
| CH10133 | Atomic structure, bonding and the Periodic Table | 12 Credits |
| CH10135 | Fundamentals of organic chemistry | 12 Credits |
| CH10137 | From molecules to materials | 12 Credits |
Semester 1: Part 1 Stage 1 |
| Designated Essential Units |
| CH10009 | Foundation chemistry laboratory | 3 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select 6 Credits from the following list: |
| NB. Optional units in Semester 1 and Semester 2 are linked by subject. You must choose a pair of subject-linked units e.g if you choose Foundation Mathematics 1 in Semester 1, you must choose Foundation Mathematics 2 in Semester 2. |
| BB10012 | Ecology & evolution | 6 Credits |
| ED10001 | Exploring effective learning | 6 Credits |
| ZZ10005 | Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) | 6 Credits |
| MA10103 | Foundation mathematics 1 | 6 Credits |
| MN10070 | Business economics | 6 Credits |
| PH10007 | Mathematics for scientists 1 | 6 Credits |
Semester 2: Part 1 Stage 1 |
| Designated Essential Units |
| CH10010 | Inorganic chemistry laboratory 1 | 3 Credits |
| CH10011 | Organic chemistry laboratory 1 | 3 Credits |
| CH10012 | Physical chemistry laboratory 1 | 3 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select 6 Credits from the following list: |
| NB. You must select the unit which follows on from that which you chose in Semester 1. |
| BB10011 | The biosphere | 6 Credits |
| ED10002 | Learning: Theory & context | 6 Credits |
| ZZ10006 | Approved 6 credit language option (Foreign Languages Centre) | 6 Credits |
| MA10104 | Foundation mathematics 2 | 6 Credits |
| MN10248 | Introduction to business accounting | 6 Credits |
| PH10008 | Mathematics for scientists 2 | 6 Credits |
| Year 2 |
| NFAAR assessment regulations: This programme year has a DAP. Exemption: 55% OSA for progression instead of 60%. Main assessment regulations: Appendix 23 ; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 24 |
Academic Year: Part 2 Stage 2 |
| Compulsory Units |
| CH20147 | Inorganic synthesis, structure and reactivity | 12 Credits |
| CH20149 | Organic synthesis, reaction mechanisms and spectroscopy | 12 Credits |
| CH20151 | Principles of physical chemistry | 12 Credits |
Semester 1: Part 2 Stage 2 |
| Designated Essential Units |
| CH20020 | Inorganic chemistry laboratory 2 | 3 Credits |
| Compulsory Units |
| CH20145 | Environmental chemistry | 3 Credits |
| CH20146 | Symmetry and group theory | 3 Credits |
| Designated Essential Optional Units: Select 1 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| CH20022 | Physical chemistry laboratory 2 | 3 Credits |
| CH20023 | Computational chemistry laboratory | 3 Credits |
Semester 2: Part 2 Stage 2 |
| Designated Essential Units |
| CH20021 | Organic chemistry laboratory 2 | 3 Credits |
| Compulsory Units |
| CH20156 | Advanced physical chemistry | 6 Credits |
| Designated Essential Optional Units: Select 1 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| CH20022 | Physical chemistry laboratory 2 | 3 Credits |
| CH20023 | Computational chemistry laboratory | 3 Credits |
| Year 3 |
| NFAAR assessment regulations: This year of this programme of study does not currently fall within the NFAAR |
Semester 1 |
| Compulsory Units |
| CH30043 | Advanced practical chemistry | 6 Credits |
| CH30050 | The chemical literature | 6 Credits |
| CH30127 | Topics in inorganic chemistry | 6 Credits |
| CH30128 | Topics in organic chemistry | 6 Credits |
| CH30129 | Topics in physical chemistry | 6 Credits |
Semester 2 |
| Optional Units: Select 1 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| CH30063 | Chemistry project | 12 Credits |
| CH30159 | University ambassadors scheme: science | 12 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select 6 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| CH30033 | Electrochemistry and surfaces | 3 Credits |
| CH30036 | Biopolymers | 3 Credits |
| CH30037 | Synthesis of medicinal compounds | 3 Credits |
| CH30038 | Neutron scattering for chemists | 3 Credits |
| CH30039 | Computational chemistry | 3 Credits |
| CH30064 | Supramolecular chemistry | 3 Credits |
| CH30066 | Mechanistic organometallic chemistry and homogeneous catalysis | 3 Credits |
| CH30068 | Physical organic chemistry | 3 Credits |
| CH30086 | Inorganic chemistry in biological systems | 3 Credits |
| CH30162 | Advanced organometallic chemistry | 3 Credits |
| CH30163 | Advanced f-block chemistry | 3 Credits |
| Year 4 |
| NFAAR assessment regulations: This year of this programme of study does not currently fall within the NFAAR |
Academic Year |
| Compulsory Units |
| CH40167 | Advanced chemistry research | 36 Credits |
Semester 1 |
| Compulsory Units |
| CH40131 | Advanced structural and theoretical methods | 6 Credits |
| CH40166 | Preparation for advanced chemistry research | 18 Credits |