CH32019: Problems and solutions in modern chemistry B
[Page last updated: 23 April 2025]
| Academic Year: | 2025/26 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Chemistry |
| Credits: | 10 [equivalent to 20 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 200 |
| Level: | Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
| Period: |
- Semester 2
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| Assessment Summary: | EXCB 100% |
| Assessment Detail: |
- Closed-book written examination (EXCB 100%)
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
Before taking this module you must take CH22008
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| Learning Outcomes: |
Relate current areas of chemical research to core material studied in previous years;
Compare, discuss and evaluate aspects of chemistry in a research context;
Demonstrate an awareness of research trends and identify challenges in multiple field specific areas.
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| Synopsis: | This unit will introduce you to topics of current research interest. There will be a broad base of topics covering (analytical, computational, inorganic, organic and physical chemistry). The significance of the research topic will be emphasised from societal, academic, industrial and ethical viewpoints. You will be able to tailor your learning to your interests.
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| Content: | The current trends will be aligned to:
1. Computational techniques for chemists
2. Sustainable chemistry in an industrial context
3. Catalysis
4. Applied analytical chemistry
5. Aspects of supramolecular chemistry
6. Biosynthesis and biotransformations
7. Bioinorganic chemistry
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| Course availability: |
CH32019 is Compulsory on the following courses:
Department of Chemistry
- USCH-AFB21 : BSc(Hons) Chemistry for Drug Discovery (Year 3)
- USCH-AFB22 : BSc(Hons) Chemistry with Management (Year 3)
- USSC-AFB10 : BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences (Chemistry with Biochemistry stream) (Year 3)
- USSC-AFB10 : BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences (Chemistry with Biology stream) (Year 3)
- USSC-AFB10 : BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences (Chemistry with Environmental Science) (Year 3)
- USSC-AFB10 : BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences (Chemistry with Pharmacology) (Year 3)
- USSC-AFB10 : BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences (Chemistry with Physics) (Year 3)
- USCH-AFM21 : MChem(Hons) Chemistry for Drug Discovery (Year 3)
- USCH-AFM22 : MSci(Hons) Chemistry with Management (Year 3)
- USSC-AFM10 : MSci(Hons) Natural Sciences (Biochemistry with Chemistry) (Year 3)
- USSC-AFM10 : MSci(Hons) Natural Sciences (Biology with Chemistry) (Year 3)
- USSC-AFM10 : MSci(Hons) Natural Sciences (Chemistry with Biochemistry) (Year 3)
- USSC-AFM10 : MSci(Hons) Natural Sciences (Chemistry with Biology) (Year 3)
- USSC-AFM10 : MSci(Hons) Natural Sciences (Chemistry with Pharmacology) (Year 3)
- USSC-AFM10 : MSci(Hons) Natural Sciences (Chemistry with Physics) (Year 3)
- USSC-AFM10 : MSci(Hons) Natural Sciences (Physics with Chemistry) (Year 3)
CH32019 is Optional on the following courses:
Department of Chemistry
- USSC-AFB10 : BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences (Biochemistry with Chemistry) (Year 3)
- USSC-AFB10 : BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences (Biochemistry with Environmental Science) (Year 3)
- USSC-AFB10 : BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences (Biology with Chemistry) (Year 3)
- USSC-AFB10 : BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences (Biology with Environmental Science) (Year 3)
- USSC-AFB10 : BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences (Environmental Science with Biochemistry) (Year 3)
- USSC-AFB10 : BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences (Environmental Science with Biology) (Year 3)
- USSC-AFB10 : BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences (Environmental Science with Chemistry) (Year 3)
- USSC-AFB10 : BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences (Pharmacology with Chemistry) (Year 3)
- USSC-AFB10 : BSc(Hons) Natural Sciences (Physics with Chemistry) (Year 3)
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2025/26 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2026/27 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2025/26.
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