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Chemistry

• Overview
• Recommended Year 2 subjects
• Recommended Year 3 subjects
• Subject Descriptions
  • ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 300 LEVEL
  • INORGANIC CHEMISTRY 300 LEVEL

Overview

Chemistry subjects are offered by the School of Chemistry in the Faculty of Science. Teaching method in Chemistry remains the responsibility of the Faculty of Education.

Year 1 Chemistry covers the basic principles of Chemistry and their applications, and supports the teaching of Chemistry topics in junior science programs. Year 2 subjects develop these principles further, providing a balanced foundation of physical, inorganic, organic and analytical chemistry which supports further studies in Chemistry, and gives a broad basis for the teaching of Chemistry throughout the secondary school. In Year 3, a continuation of at least three of these areas is recommended, together with more specialised subjects.

You may not gain credit for both the Education Faculty and Science Faculty versions of a subject, for example Chemistry B34 and 610-210 Physical Chemistry. For advice, please contact the Education Faculty Office.

Recommended Year 2 subjects

The recommended Year 2 subjects are:

Semester 1                                                         
610-220    Organic Chemistry                         12.0 points     
610-260    Analytical Chemistry                      12.0       
Semester 2                                                         
610-210    Physical Chemistry                        12.0       
610-240    Inorganic Chemistry                       12.0       

You may substitute 610-211 Physical Chemistry, 610-221 Organic Chemistry or 610-241 Inorganic Chemistry (18 pts) for the related subjects, depending on your main area of interest.

Recommended Year 3 subjects

The recommended Year 3 subjects for students who have passed all of the subjects 485-246 (or 247) Chemistry B31 or B32, 485-249 Chemistry B33, 485-250 Chemistry B34, and 485-252 Chemistry B35 are as follows. (Students who have passed only some of these four subjects should consult student advisers to determine the appropriate subjects to undertake).

Semester 1                                                         
*610-310   Physical Chemistry                        16.0       
                                                     points     
*610-340   Inorganic Chemistry                       18.0       
*610-220   Organic Chemistry                         12.0       
or                                                              
610-221    Organic Chemistry                         18.0       
           You should choose two of these three                 
           subjects.                                            
Semester 2                                                         
*610-360   Analytical Chemistry                      10.0       
           and subjects chosen from                             
610-346    Chemistry of Estuaries & Oceans           10.0       
610-343    Bioorganic Chemistry                      10.0       
610-320    Organic Chemistry                         18.0       
           (if 610-220 is taken in Semester 1)                  

*

These subjects should be regarded as core subjects, and it is recommended that three of these be chosen. Other subjects may be chosen as desired.

Students who have taken Year 3 Education Faculty subjects and who wish to undertake further studies in Chemistry in Year 4 are advised to choose from the following subjects:

Subject                                                 Points     
610-323       Organic Natural Products Chem.            10.0       
610-324       Industrial Organic Chemistry              10.0       
610-342       Advanced Materials & Processes            10.0       
610-398       Polymer Chem. & Spectroscopy              10.0       
**610-399     Research Project                          14.0       

**

This Research project would normally be taken in Year 4. It may however be possible for suitably qualified Year 3 students to undertake the subject.

You should consult the Science Faculty timetable, and clarify your School Experience D requirements before choosing subjects in Year 4.

Subject Descriptions

In 1995 some Chemistry subjects were subject to a quota. For advice on selection and enrolment please contact the Education Faculty Office.

• 610-141 Chemistry (First semester. )
  Offered by Faculty of Science (Chemistry).
• 610-142 Chemistry (Second semester.)
  Offered by Faculty of Science (Chemistry).
• 610-161 Chemistry (First semester.)
  Offered by Faculty of Science (Chemistry).
• 610-162 Chemistry (Second semester.)
  Offered by Faculty of Science (Chemistry).
• 610-210 Physical Chemistry (Second semester.)
  Offered by Faculty of Science (Chemistry).
• 610-211 Physical Chemistry (Second semester.)
  Offered by Faculty of Science (Chemistry).
• 610-220 Organic Chemistry (First semester.)
  Offered by Faculty of Science (Chemistry).
• 610-221 Organic Chemistry (First semester.)
  Offered by Faculty of Science (Chemistry).
• 610-240 Inorganic Chemistry (Second semester.)
  Offered by Faculty of Science (Chemistry).
• 610-241 Inorganic Chemistry (Second semester.)
  Offered by Faculty of Science (Chemistry).
• 610-260 Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopic Methods (First semester.)
  Offered by Faculty of Science (Chemistry).
• 610-310 Physical Chemistry (First semester.)
  Offered by Faculty of Science (Chemistry).

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 300 LEVEL

Objectives: By the end of the teaching program in Organic Chemistry the student should:

Comprehend:

• the main types of chemical transformations involved in the synthesis of organic compounds;
• the range of agents available to effect these transformations (subjects 320, 321);
• the different types of stereochemical complexity of organic compounds;
• factors which influence stereochemical outcome (320, 321);
• the procedures for determination of the structures of organic compounds by spectroscopic and chemical techniques (320, 321, 322);
• the concept of reaction mechanisms and the methods used to delineate these mechanisms (322);
• the main classes of organic natural products and the basic pathways of their biosynthesis (323);
• the reactions involved in large scale industrial production of chemical feedstocks (324);

Have developed:

• skills to solve the structures of unknown organic compounds from consideration of spectroscopic data;
• qualitative and quantitative laboratory skills;
• skills to propose mechanisms for organic reactions;
• skills to accurately record chemical observations.

Appreciate:

• the importance of rational, critical and independent thought in chemical science and in the understanding of organic chemistry.

• 610-320 Organic Chemistry I (Second semester.)
  Offered by Faculty of Science (Chemistry).
• 610-323 Organic Natural Products Chemistry (First semester.)
  Offered by Faculty of Science (Chemistry).
• 610-324 Industrial Organic Chemistry (First semester.)
  Offered by Faculty of Science (Chemistry).

INORGANIC CHEMISTRY 300 LEVEL

Objectives: By the end of the teaching program in Inorganic Chemistry (340, 341, 342, 343) the student should:

Comprehend:

• the main types of reactions of coordination compounds; cluster molecules; organometallic species and biomolecules;
• the reasons for the different types of structures observed for such molecules;
• the procedures for determination of the structures via spectroscopic and related techniques (340, 341, 342);
• the mechanisms of the more important reactions (340, 341, 342);
• the nature and applications of important solid state materials and catalytic processes (342);
• the molecular role of metals in living systems including the biochemistry of dioxygen;
• the role of enzymes and photosynthesis (343).

Have developed:

• skills in the synthesis of a variety of inorganic compounds and in the application of a range of spectroscopic and other methods to determine their structures and properties.

• 610-340 Inorganic Chemistry I (First semester.)
  Offered by Faculty of Science (Chemistry).
• 610-342 Advanced Materials and Processes (First semester.)
  Offered by Faculty of Science (Chemistry).
• 610-343 Bioinorganic Chemistry (Second semester.)
  Offered by Faculty of Science (Chemistry).
• 610-346 Chemistry of Estuaries and Oceans (Second semester.)
  Offered by Faculty of Science (Chemistry).
• 610-360 Analytical Chemistry and Instrumentation (Second semester.)
  Offered by Faculty of Science (Chemistry).
• 610-398 Polymer Chemistry and Spectroscopy (First semester.)
  Offered by Faculty of Science (Chemistry).
• 610-399 Chemical Research Project (Second semester.)
  Offered by Faculty of Science (Chemistry).

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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Education (Parkville Campus)

Status:          Official 1996
Date created:    Oct 10 1995
Last modified:   Oct 10 1995
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