Chemistry BSc/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
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 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