View Specification DocumentChemistry Project 4M (A) CHEM5009P
- Academic Session: 2026-27
- School: School of Chemistry
- Credits: 40
- Level: Level 5 (SCQF level 11)
- Typically Offered: Runs Throughout Semesters 1 and 2
- Available to Visiting Students: Yes
- Collaborative Online International Learning: No
- Curriculum For Life: No
Short Description
An independent research project of involving practical and/or theoretical chemistry.
Timetable
20 weeks laboratory work with an average of 16 hours per week
Requirements of Entry
Normally successful completion of associated Work or European Placement or associated taught component courses of level 4M Chemical physics.
Excluded Courses
None
Co-requisites
None
Assessment
Assessment of project work (30%), thesis (40%), oral presentation (10%) and oral examination (20%).
Main Assessment In: April/May
Are reassessment opportunities available for all summative assessments? No
It is the default expectation that all courses will offer opportunities for reassessment or deferred assessment. Where it is not possible to offer this in some assessment components, the grade achieved at the first attempt will be counted towards the final course grade, and any exceptions for this course are described below.
[No exceptions]
Course Aims
To provide students with a thorough and rigorous treatment of a research topic in chemistry, appropriate for an aspiring professional chemist,
Intended Learning Outcomes of Course
By the end of this course students will be able to:
■ demonstrate a knowledge and thorough understanding of the central facts and the experimental basis of a research topic in chemistry
■ solve problems of a numerical or logical nature in the context of the research project
■ demonstrate practical skills in chemical techniques
■ obtain information from written and electronic archived material
■ interpret critically this information
■ prepare and present an oral explanation of the project
■ produce a thesis critically describing the background and results of the project