MChem Chemistry with Teaching

• analytical chemistry
• structure & bonding
• physical chemistry
• inorganic chemistry
• organic chemistry
• spectroscopy

• mathematical functions
• differentiation
• integration
• complex numbers
• matrices & vectors

You can select elective classes from the University if you have the appropriate entrance qualifications, there are places available, and the times do not clash with compulsory chemistry classes.

Subjects are available in Science, Engineering, Business, Arts & Humanities.

Chemistry students are provided with a list of classes where the timetable is suitable, although other options are also available. Students often choose a language class, or Introduction to Forensic Science as an elective.

• the importance of reaction rates in chemical systems
• concepts of the electrode/solution interface
• equilibrium & electron transfer kinetics
• mass transport
• the composition & utilisation of fossil fuels with their environmental pollutants
• nuclear & renewable energy sources

This class provides fundamental concepts of separation science and outlines its importance in obtaining information about analytes in a sample. It also covers the fundamental concepts of recovery of trace evidence and treatment of materials to provide identification. You're taught how to handle, examine and assess errors in chemical measurements.

You'll have the option to spend third year studying abroad in a sister University in the European Union or the European Free Trade Area.

We're leading practitioners of the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS), designed to simplify and facilitate the planning and recognition of periods of study in other universities. Additional EU funding under the ERASMUS programme may be available to some students each year to supplement their SAAS grants.

There will also be opportunities to spend third year at one of the premier universities in the USA or in Canada, but you will have to find some money towards the costs.

• surface chemistry and the common systems in which it plays a major role
• the electronic structure of atoms and molecules through the prism of quantum chemistry
• group theory and how it can be applied to the determination of the symmetry of molecules and their properties
• the principles of bonding in molecules as described by valence bond and molecular orbital theories

• skills for handling and interpreting NMR data for the purposes of chemical structure elucidation
• the theoretical basis of the NMR experiment using the vector formalism
• the reactivities of organic molecules
• organic syntheses using the disconnection approach
• the synthesis and reactivities of electron-poor and electron-rich heterocyclic molecules
• insight into the role of computational chemistry in chemical research and training in the use of modern computational chemistry software

This class provides a more advanced view of main group and transition metal coordination and organometallic chemistry. Themes to be covered include:

• ligands and their influence on complexes
• trends in structure and bonding
• stereochemistry
• reactivity
• the application of spectroscopic and other methods of identification
• modern spectroscopy as it is applied in chemistry

• the demonstration of physical chemical principles
• observation
• the use of statistical methods
• interpretation of data and the writing of laboratory and court reports

You'll conduct experiments in physical and applied chemistry and in chemistry relating to drug discovery, gaining practical experience of theoretic aspects of physical, applied and synthetic medicinal chemistry covered in lectures.

You'll develop laboratory skills in:

• physical chemistry and analytical observation
• the use of statistical methods
• synthetic medicinal chemistry and analysis
• applications of spectroscopy and common instrumental techniques
• the writing of laboratory reports

This class covers the fundamental analytical methods and advanced theories in chromatography, mass spectrometry and electro-separations. It introduces the concept of experimental design and its application in analytical, forensic and preparative chemistry, and how to perform analytical calculations and interpret data.

The analytical procedures used to identify substances controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001, the Medicines Act 1968 and the World Anti-Doping Agency. Students are introduced to methods of clandestine synthesis and how drug profiling can identify the synthetic route used. The pharmacology of drugs of abuse and the various biological matrices used in drug screening will also be described.

This course provides a detailed overview on the structure, function and chemistry of biological macromolecules such as proteins, nucleic acids, lipids and carbohydrates.

Topics include:

• protein & nucleic acid folding
• energetics of macromolecular interactions (kinetics & thermodynamics)
• mechanistic enzymology

The overarching theme in this course is that structure and function are intimately linked.

This class will explore the theoretical underpinnings of education: its nature and purpose, its ethical and political significance in terms of social justice, equality and the environment, and the expression of these ideas in policy and legislation.

Professional Learning through Enquiry aims to develop students as enquiring, self-reflective practitioners who are able to work collaboratively to develop skills, knowledge and expertise in an area of professional practice that will benefit children and young people throughout Scotland and beyond.

In this module, students will explore, experience and extend the links between effective pedagogy, the curriculum and the learner’s experience in a secondary school environment.

The module will provide active and collaborative opportunities for students to explore how to plan discrete, integrated, and interdisciplinary curricular learning with a particular focus on the teaching of chemistry and general science.

Students will complete two assignments by distance:

• Oxidation and Reduction in Organic Chemistry
• Polymers and Mechanisms.

You'll complete two oral presentations, and are given feedback on both presentation style and content.

You'll also attend sessions on:

• thesis writing
• including plagiarism software
• Endnote referencing
• scientific writing
• chemical drawing software

• organic chemistry
• cage & cluster molecules
• environmental chemistry
• interpretative spectroscopy
• transition metal chemistry
• nanochemistry
• understanding molecules & materials

Subjects include:

• advanced & modern methods in organic synthesis
• molecular catalysis
• photochemistry & industrial catalysis
• polymers: synthesis & chemical properties
• solid state chemistry
• advanced electrochemistry