Junior Sophister Chemistry
- Core Modules: 40 ECTS
- Practical Module (CH3080) :15 ECTS (these are broken into 5 ECTS blocks and added to marks for CH3103, CH3203 and CH3304)
- Broad Curriculum or Optional Module: 5 ECTS
- Total: 60 ECTS
Module CH3103 (10 ECTS) Inorganic Chemistry I
| Organometallics & Coordination Chemistry |
| Organometallics (11 h) |
| Inorganic reactions mechanism and homogenous catalysis (11 h) |
| Transition Metal Compounds and Complexes (11 h) |
Module CH3203 (10 ECTS) Organic Chemistry I
| Synthetic Organic Chemistry I |
| Organometallic C-C couplings (9 h) |
| Pericyclic Reactions, FMO Theory & stereoelectronic effects (15 h) |
| Physical organic chemistry (9 h) |
Module CH3303 (5 ECTS) Physical Chemistry I
| Quantum Mechanical Concepts in Physical Chemistry |
| Quantum Mechanics (15 h) |
| Spectroscopy (9 h) |
| Group Theory (9 h) |
Module CH3403 (5 ECTS) Interdisciplinary Module I
| Analytical Methods |
| Analytical Chemistry (11 h) |
| Organic Spectroscopy (11 h) |
| Structural Methods in Inorganic Chemistry (11 h) |
Module CH3104 (5 ECTS) Inorganic Chemistry II
| Solid State Materials |
| Inorganic polymers (11 h) |
| Structural Inorganic Chemistry (7 h) |
| Characterisation Techniques of Solid State Materials (9 h) |
| Surface Science (6 h) |
Module CH3204 (5 ECTS) Organic Chemistry II
| Synthetic Organic Chemistry II |
| Heterocyclic Chemistry (9 h) |
| Organoheteroatom Chemistry (15 h) |
| FGI and Retrosynthesis (9 h) |
Module CH3304 (10 ECTS) Physical Chemistry II
| Molecular Thermodynamics and Kinetics |
| Molecular Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics (15 h) |
| Electrochemistry (9 h) |
| Kinetics (9 h) |
Module CH3404 (5 ECTS) Interdisciplinary Module II
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This is a laboratory module broadening the student's knowledge of Physical, Organic and Inorganic Chemistry. |
Optional Modules
Module CH3441 (5 ECTS) Medicinal Chemistry I
| Introduction to Medicinal Chemistry (15 h) |
| Antiviral, Anticancer Chemistry and QSAR Methods (18 h) |
or
Module CH3601 (5 ECTS) Computational Chemistry I
| Numerical Methods - Optimisation |
| Introduction to Static and Dynamic Atomistic Simulation |
| Computational Molecular Quantum Chemistry |
or
Module CH3602 (5 ECTS) Quantitative Methods for Chemists
| Course Title |
| Unix / Linux |
| Fortran |
Material for this module is assessed during the year (no end-of-year examination).
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This course is funded by the Irish government under the National Development Plan 2007-2013 and aided
by the European Social Fund (ESF) under the Human Capital Investment Operational Programme 2007-2013.