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Third Year Undergraduate Courses

Spectroscopy teaching laboratory

Session 1

Session 2

Senior year laboratory classes are held in new, bright, air conditioned laboratories with views over the University Mall and the Village Green.

CHEM3011 - Physical Chemistry

UOC6 HPW6 WKS12 S1
Prerequisites: 6 units of credit in level 1 physics, CHEM2011, CHEM2031 or CHEM2839, CHEM2041 or CHEM2849

Elements of symmetry and group theory appropriate to molecular structure and spectroscopy. Quantum chemistry; Atomic and molecular spectroscopy - principles and applications.

CHEM3021 - Organic Chemistry

UOC6 HPW6 WKS12 S1
Prerequisite: CHEM2021
Note: A satisfactory performance in CHEM2821 may be accepted as a prerequisite for CHEM3021 in place of CHEM2021. Consult the School of Chemistry.

Synthesis and reactions of the principal types of aromatic heterocyclic systems. Stereochemistry. Synthesis and reactions of carbocyclic systems. Application of spectroscopic methods, e.g. nuclear magnetic resonance, mass spectrometry, to determination of organic structures.

CHEM3031 - Inorganic Chemistry

UOC6 HPW6 WKS12 S1
Prerequisites: CHEM2031 or CHEM2839

Descriptive chemistry and bonding, stereochemistry, magnetic and spectroscopic properties, stabilities of complexes of normal and inner transition series elements. Stabilisation of oxidation states. Aspects of the chemistry of p-block elements including the inert pair effect.

CHEM3041 - Analytical Chemistry

UOC6 HPW6 WKS12 S1
Prerequisites: CHEM2041 or CHEM2849

Instrument design, theory and operating principles for the following instrumental areas: electrochemical, atomic and molecular spectroscopy, chromatography, mass spectrometry, automated analysis.

CHEM3101 - Project Laboratory in Chemistry

UOC6 HPW6 WKS12 S2
Prerequisite: Any one of CHEM3011, CHEM3021, CHEM3031, CHEM3041

Group projects in instrumental and synthetic chemistry. Students choose two 7-week projects, one in each area. The course includes familiarisation with literature and database searching, project planning and risk assessment, preparation of oral and written project reports. [course outline (PDF, 500 kB)]

CHEM3201 - Topics in Contemporary Chemistry A

UOC6 HPW6 WKS12 S2 (contact School to confirm availability beyond 2008)
Prerequisite: Any one of CHEM3011, CHEM3021, CHEM3031, CHEM3041

An interdisciplinary course emphasising the latest advances in chemistry. A diverse range of topics will be offered each year from which students select three. Topics will vary depending on availability and interest.

Indicative Topics: supramolecular chemistry and molecular recognition; synthetic strategies in organic chemistry; molecular modelling and drug design; organometallic chemistry; surface chemistry and analysis; solid-state chemistry; polymer structure and characterisation; introduction to chemometrics; mass spectrometry. [course outline (PDF, 400 kB)]

CHEM3202 - Topics in Contemporary Chemistry B

UOC12 HPW12 WKS12 S2 (contact School to confirm availability beyond 2008)
Prerequisite: Any one of CHEM3011, CHEM3021, CHEM3031, CHEM3041

An interdisciplinary course emphasising the latest advances in chemistry. A diverse range of topics will be offered each year from which students select six. Topics will vary depending on availability and interest.

Indicative Topics: supramolecular chemistry and molecular recognition; synthetic strategies in organic chemistry; molecular modelling and drug design; organometallic chemistry; surface chemistry and analysis; solid-state chemistry; polymer structure and characterisation; introduction to chemometrics; mass spectrometry.

Note regarding CHEM3201 and CHEM3202 Topics in Contemporary Chemistry:
A wide range of topics will be offered each year (8-12 topics depending on enrolment and interest). Students can select 3 topics (UOC6) or 6 topics (UOC12) by enrolling in CHEM3201 or CHEM3202 respectively.

CHEM3301 - Chemistry in Biological Systems

UOC6 HPW6 WKS12 S2 (not offered in 2008, contact School to confirm availability beyond 2008)
Prerequisite : CHEM3021

Aspects of bioorganic, bioinorganic and bioanalytical chemistry including : natural products chemistry; antibiotics and drugs; herbicides and pesticides; the occurrence, coordination and role of metals in biology; enzyme and immunoassays in chemical analysis; biosensors.

CHEM3311 - Environmental Chemistry

UOC6 HPW6 WKS12 S2 (not offered in 2008, contact School to confirm availability beyond 2008)
Prerequisite: CHEM3041

Selected topics in advanced environmental chemistry. Topics will be offered from a list including: heavy metals, detoxification mechanisms and inorganic speciation; sampling and strategies for environmental analytical chemistry; atmospheric chemistry and pollution mechanisms; case studies of organic pollutants and remediation mechanisms.

The laboratory component includes environmental project work and an introduction to regulatory requirements relevant to environmental chemistry laboratories. [full details]

CHEM3811 - Food Chemistry II

UOC6 HPW6 WKS12 S1 (not offered from 2009 onwards)
Prerequisites: CHEM2921 or CHEM2021 and CHEM 2801 or CHEM2041 or CHEM2849

Theory and practice of modern methods of food analysis. Analytical principles. Official methods of analysis. Major instrumental techniques and their applications. Spectroscopic methods including NIR and NMR. Chromatographic methods, GC/MS and electrophoresis.

CHEM3901 - Environmental Toxicology

UOC6 HPW6 WKS12 S2
Prerequisites: CHEM1011 or CHEM1031.
Excluded: CHEM3311

Note: CHEM3901 may be taken in second or third year and is primarily designed for non-chemistry majors.

Toxicity. Major classes of toxic chemicals. Sources and fate of toxic chemicals in the environment. Transport, uptake and transformation of toxic species. Methods of detection and analysis. Environmental toxicity testing. Case studies of important classes of toxic substances. [course outline (PDF, 400 kB)]

Further information:

For further information please consult:

The 2nd and 3rd Year advisor: Dr Jason Harper, Room 223, Dalton building; Tel. (02) 9385 4692, Fax. (02) 9385 6141, e-mail: j.harper@unsw.edu.au

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