Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry BSc/MSci
Physical Chemistry 4H (Half) CHEM4015
- Academic Session: 2026-27
- School: School of Chemistry
- Credits: 10
- 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 Physical Chemistry for level 4 students on joint degree programmes.
Timetable
16 lectures and 5 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 selected topics in physical 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 selected topics in modern physical 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.