Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry with Work Placement MSci
Organic Chemistry 3 CHEM3012
- 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
Organic 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 8 weeks and tutorials normally at 10.00 am on Wednesdays.
Excluded Courses
Organic 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 organic 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 organic chemistry
- solve problems of a numerical or logical nature in organic chemistry
- demonstrate practical skills in chemical techniques relating to organic chemistry
- obtain information from written and electronic archived material and interpret this information