Undergraduate study

Undergraduate 

Chemistry (in partnership with BUCT) BSc/MSci

Organic Chemistry 4H CHEM4012

  • Academic Session: 2026-27
  • School: School of Chemistry
  • Credits: 20
  • Level: Level 4 (SCQF level 10)
  • Typically Offered: Runs Throughout Semesters 1 and 2
  • Available to Visiting Students: Yes
  • Collaborative Online International Learning: No
  • Curriculum For Life: No

Short Description

This course covers various aspects of Organic Chemistry for level 4 students.

Timetable

  24 lectures and 10 tutorials at times to be arranged

Assessment

  Three-hour examination

Main Assessment In: April/May

Course Aims

  To provide students with a broad scientific education at tertiary level, together with a wide and rigorous treatment of organic chemistry, appropriate for an aspiring professional chemist.

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

  Students should be able to demonstrate a knowledge and broad understanding of the central facts and the experimental basis of advanced modern organic chemistry. They should be able to solve problems of a numerical or logical nature in the context of this understanding. In addition students will be expected to obtain information from written and electronic archived material, to interpret critically this information and show ability in both written and oral skills.

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

No exceptions