MChem Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry

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This course unit detail provides the framework for delivery in 21/22 and may be subject to change due to any additional Covid-19 impact.  

Development of core competency in practical chemistry, laboratory safety procedures including CRA and risk assessment and analytical/transferable skills necessary for working as a scientist. 

This 30 credit, year-long course aims to broaden and reinforce core practical skills, introducing anhydrous and inert techniques, more advanced spectroscopic methods, data handling and processing, rational design of experiments, independent research and safety assessment.

On successful completion of the course students should be able to:

• Connect theory and practice to find appropriate methods, to collect data and make choices about the appropriate manipulation of that data.
• Undertake independent safety assessments of experiments, and carry out practical work efficiently and professionally.
• Interprete and manipulate analytical data from multiple sources and using it to draw conclusions.
• Critically analyse outcomes, perform research and contextualise findings, and report results to a high technical standard.

Continous assessment over the academic year via;

Pre-lab quizzes, which test your preparedness in terms of knowledge and risk awareness;

During the laboratory, focusing on elements of professional practice such as your lab book, understanding and execution of techniques, recording of data, data analysis and interpretation.

Viva voce assessment

Written submissions for selected experiments.