Chemistry (in partnership with BUCT) BSc/MSci
Physical Chemistry 3 CHEM3014
- Academic Session: 2026-27
- School: School of Chemistry
- Credits: 40
- Level: Level 3 (SCQF level 9)
- Typically Offered: Runs Throughout Semesters 1 and 2
- Available to Visiting Students: Yes
- Collaborative Online International Learning: No
- Curriculum For Life: No
Short Description
Physical Chemistry course for students at level 3
Timetable
48 lectures at 9.00 am, 10.00 am and 11.00 am as timetabled. Average of 12 hours laboratory work per week, in afternoons over 6 weeks and one tutorial per week normally at 10.00 am
Excluded Courses
Physical Chemistry 3 Half
Assessment
Examination (85%); Laboratory (15%)
Main Assessment In: April/May
Course Aims
To provide students with a broad scientific education at tertiary level and lay the foundations for a wide and rigorous treatment of physical chemistry, appropriate to an aspiring professional chemist.
Intended Learning Outcomes of Course
By the end of the course students will be able to
- demonstrate a knowledge and general understanding of the central facts and the experimental basis of modern physical chemistry
- solve problems of a numerical or logical nature in physical chemistry
- demonstrate practical skills in chemical techniques relating to physical chemistry
- obtain information from written and electronic archived material and interpret this information
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