Department of Chemistry, Programme Catalogue 2010/11 |
USCH-AFB02: BSc (hons) Chemistry with Study Year abroad |
Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CHEMISTRY |
Mode of attendance: Study Year Abroad |
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Year 1 |
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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 |
BB10120 | Biochemistry 1 | 6 Credits |
ED10001 | Exploring effective learning | 6 Credits |
FL10273 | 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 |
BB10121 | Biochemistry 2 | 6 Credits |
ED10002 | Learning: Theory & context | 6 Credits |
FL10274 | 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 |
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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 |
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Academic Year: Part 2 Stage 3 |
Compulsory Units |
CH30058 | Study year abroad (BSc hons) | 60 Credits |
Year 4 |
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Students must select either CH30144 or units CH30050 and CH30063/CH30159 during this year of the programme. |
Academic Year |
Compulsory Units |
CH30189 | General chemistry | 3 Credits |
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list: |
AA00021 | Choose nothing from this list of options | 0 Credits |
CH30144 | Dissertation | 18 Credits |
Semester 1 |
Compulsory Units |
CH30043 | Advanced practical chemistry | 6 Credits |
CH30127 | Topics in inorganic chemistry | 6 Credits |
CH30128 | Topics in organic chemistry | 6 Credits |
CH30129 | Topics in physical chemistry | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list: |
AA00001 | Choose nothing from this list of options | 0 Credits |
CH30050 | The chemical literature | 6 Credits |
Semester 2 |
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list: |
AA00011 | Choose nothing from this list of options | 0 Credits |
CH30063 | Chemistry project | 12 Credits |
CH30159 | University ambassadors scheme: science | 12 Credits |
Optional Units: Select 5 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 |
CH30157 | Chemistry of functional materials | 3 Credits |
CH30162 | Advanced organometallic chemistry | 3 Credits |
CH30163 | Advanced f-block chemistry | 3 Credits |