Skip to main content

Unit information: Core Special Chemistry for Chemical Physicists in 2022/23

Please note: you are viewing unit and programme information for a past academic year. Please see the current academic year for up to date information.

Unit name Core Special Chemistry for Chemical Physicists
Unit code CHEMM0011
Credit points 10
Level of study M/7
Teaching block(s) Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24)
Unit director Dr. Chris Russell
Open unit status Not open
Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units)

(CHEM30016 or CHEM30006) or CHEM30001 or CHEM30002 or CHEM30003 or CHEMM4000

Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units)

none

Units you may not take alongside this one
School/department School of Chemistry
Faculty Faculty of Science

Unit Information

This unit covers a range of advanced topics in physical and materials Chemistry that are relevant to physical scientists. These topics are considered to be ‘core’ topics that all MSci graduates in Chemistry and Chemical Physics will cover. Workshops are integral to the unit.

This unit aims to provide an advanced understanding of a range of advanced and special topics in chemistry, as suited to final-year MSci students, in preparation either for chemical work in an industrial or academic setting. The unit builds upon concepts covered in all three of the previous years.

Your learning on this unit

  • Understanding the structure of surfaces
  • Understanding the interactions between molecules and surfaces
  • Into experimental and theoretical techniques to study surfaces
  • Gaining a good appreciation of bonding and forces in solids
  • Knowledge of non-ideal solid-state structures - non-stoichiometric compounds, defects, and their role in conductivity.
  • Understanding the nature of functional nanoscale materials

How you will learn

Teaching will be delivered through a combination of synchronous and asynchronous sessions, including lectures, workshops, masterclasses (interactive seminar sessions of the whole class) and independent study, supported by drop-in sessions, problem sheets and self-directed exercises. The Dynamic Laboratory Manual provides important e-learning resource in advance of workshop sessions. Pre-workshop online material will be provided to assist students with workshops.

How you will be assessed

Assessment of learning/Summative assessment End-of-unit timed Examination (100%)

Resources

If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.

If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. CHEMM0011).

How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks, independent learning and assessment activity.

See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.

Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit. The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.

Feedback