BSc Hons Chemistry with Teaching (International)

These lectures and tutorials cover all the broad areas of chemistry including:

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

You'll have one laboratory class per week which runs in both Semester 1 and Semester 2.

This class aims to give you a basic understanding of:

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

This class provides you with an understanding of motion of simple mechanical systems, gravitation and simple harmonic motion. You'll also learn about the fundamentals of wave propagation and the superposition of waves as well as simple optical phenomena such as diffraction.

You'll study cellular structure and function and is concerned with the chemical basis of life and the fundamentals of cell biochemistry. The molecular basis of inheritance, human genetics, genes and the environment are also covered.

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.

The programme provides you with experience of a wide range of team-working and problem-solving skills in a general chemistry related context, and includes scientific writing, group working and chemical drawing software.

This class will provide you with a broad knowledge of the important concepts in inorganic chemistry from which more specialist topics can be tackled. This includes investigation of the chemistry of the main group and transition metals and introduces topics at the forefront of inorganic and materials chemistry.

This class covers the fundamental principles of infra-red, ultra-violet, nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectroscopy; develops competence in the interpretation of spectra and your awareness of the role of spectroscopic techniques. It will also develop your knowledge of reactions, understanding of mechanisms and appreciation of the role of reactivity in organic chemistry.

This class will provide you with a broad knowledge of the important concepts in Thermodynamics, investigating the major features as applied to chemical systems. Topics include:

• 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.

The programme provides you with experience of a wide range of teamworking and problem-solving skills in a general chemistry related context, and includes a poster production and presentation; data retrieval; verbal presentation and a quality systems workshop.

Provides you with an understanding of intermolecular forces and their importance in defining key aspects of chemical behaviour and molecular organisation. The class introduces:

• 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

You'll receive a practical demonstration of topics contained in the lectures. You'll also develop basic laboratory skills in preparative chemistry and analysis, and gain experience in the applications of spectroscopy and common instrumental techniques.

This class teaches you modern NMR spectroscopy as it is applied to chemistry. It covers:

• 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 you with a more advanced view of main group and transition metal coordination and organometallic chemistry. Themes that will 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

You'll conduct experiments and gain practical experience of the theoretical aspects covered in lectures. You'll develop skills in:

• 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 you to 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. You’ll be 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 you with 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.

The class 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.

This module aims to provide students an opportunity to engage with their peers and learners of STEM in a variety of situations on and off campus. This will give them a real life context in which they can relate their ideas learned in their Chemistry with Science curriculum and pedagogy classes.

This module aims to give students an opportunity to apply knowledge and skills in STEM pedagogical methods gained on this as well as other course modules to help learners in a variety of situations and institutions.