Senior Chemistry
Currently enrolled Senior Chemistry students should consult the WebCT site for information concerning their units of study.The School of Chemistry offers a choice of 6 credit point units of study to cater for the differing needs and interests of students. Each unit involves two lectures and the equivalent of four hours of lab each week (students taking one unit will spend 8 hours each week for 6 weeks in the lab). The objective of these units is to provide a flexible program in Chemistry with the aim of producing graduates in Chemistry with a broad understanding across the subject. Our units expose you to, and allow you to understand, some of the most up-to-date research in Chemistry worldwide. A student who graduates with a Chemistry major will be eligible to become a full member of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute.
Students can elect to enrol in any number of units. Each unit is offered at the Advanced and non-Advanced levels. The Advanced unit code is given in brackets.
Detailed information on each unit can be obtained by clicking on the Unit code. Further information on the units offered can be obtained from the School's Third Year Chemistry booklet available on request by phoning (02) 9351 4504, or by clicking here.
Advanced Units of Study
These units are designed to provide students with a good record in Chemistry the opportunity to be further challenged. The theory work is the same as the 'normal' units with the addition of an additional seminar series comprising one lecture a week, irrespective of the number of Advanced units taken. There are no formal end-of-semester exams for the Advanced seminars. Instead, students are examined by means of a take-home assignment. Details of the 2009 program will be posted once available.
Practical Work
The laboratory program is independent of the particular units of study taken. There are three Senior Chemistry laboratories providing training in the broad discipline areas of Inorganic, Organic and Physical/Theoretical Chemistry. Students attaining a major in Chemistry (i.e., 24 credit points) must receive training in all three laboratories. Each unit of study requires experimental work designed to be completed over a total of 48 hours of practical work per semester, fitted into 2 x 4-hour sessions held in the afternoons over six weeks.
Email enquiries to:
ThirdYear@chem.usyd.edu.au
