Core Laboratory Skills for Chemists 2 (F1008)

15 credits, Level 5

Spring teaching

On this module you’ll link theory to practice as you explore organic synthesis, spectroscopy and kinetics. 

You’ll have the opportunity to:

• carry out rearrangement reactions
• determine the structure of your synthesised compounds based on your experimental data
• apply your theoretical knowledge of spectroscopic techniques and reaction rates to chemical systems in the laboratory
• use industry standard equipment.

You’ll gain the skills to prepare you for your future career in chemistry.

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 83 hours of contact time and about 67 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2025/26. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.

Courses

This module is offered on the following courses:

• Chemistry (with an industrial placement year) MChem
• Chemistry BSc
• Chemistry MChem