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| Old Course Code | Subject Area | Catalogue Number | Long Title | Units | Description |
| CH109 | CHEM | 1009 | Organic & Biological Chemistry | 2 | Basic theory of chemical bonding & stereochemistry, chemical energetics, electrochemistry. Basic organic chemistry, isomerism, nomenclature, functional groups. Chemistry of selected classes of compounds. Protein structure, enzyme catalysis, introduction t |
| CH112 | CHEM | 1012 | Chemistry IA | 2 | Thermochemistry, chemical & phase equilibria, colligative properties, redox reactions, acids, bases, buffers, electronic structure of atoms, periodic table, covalent bonds, polar bonds, van der Waals’ forces, hydrogen bonding, structures & shapes of molec |
| CH113 | CHEM | 1013 | Chemistry IB | 2 | Functional groups & reactions in organic chemistry, structure determination, kinetics, entropy, free energy, electrochemistry, intermolecular forces & condensed phases, ionic compounds in solid state & solution, lattice & hydration energies, solubility pr |
| CH190 | CHEM | 1090 | Introductory Chemistry | 2 | Introductory treatment of materials: properties, bonding & structure; reacting quantities & chemical analysis; oxidation & reduction; organic chemistry; chemical periodicity; gases & the atmosphere; energy & rates of chemical reactions; chemical equilibrium |
| CH227 | CHEM | 2027 | Analytical Chemistry & Separation Science | 2 | Titrimetric, gravimetric, spectroscopic & electrochemical methods & applications. Sampling methods & analysis. Principles, applications, & practice in separation methodologies, including gas, liquid & size exclusion chromatography, electrophoresis & ion e |
| CH238 | CHEM | 2038 | Energetics, Reactivity & Molecular Structure | 2 | Chemical energetics; entropy; work & reversibility; phase equilibria; solution properties. Kinetics & theories of elementary & composite reactions; catalysis, including enzyme kinetics. Molecular spectroscopy & structure of simple molecules. Interactions |
| CH240 | CHEM | 2040 | Chemistry of the Elements | 2 | Chemistry of non-metallic & transition metal elements. Nomenclature, bonding, structure, stereochemistry & reactivity of non-metallic compounds & coordination complexes. Electronic spectra, magnetism & mechanisms of reactions of coordination compounds. |
| CH241 | CHEM | 2041 | Concepts of Organic & Biological Chemistry | 2 | Synthesis & reactions of organic molecules; interactions of functional groups; spectroscopic methods of structure determination; three-dimensional shapes of organic compounds; aromaticity; reactivity in organic & biological chemistry; biological molecules |
| CH256 | CHEM | 2056 | Engineering Chemistry | 2 | Liquid-vapour & condensed phase equilibria, reaction kinetics, adsorption at gas-solid interfaces, surface chemistry. Radiation chemistry, photochemistry. Theory & practice of chemical analysis. Industrial aspects of inorganic chemistry. |
| CH421 | CHEM | 6021 | Quantum Mechanics | 2 | Schrödinger equation, particle in a box, simple harmonic oscillator, rigid rotor & hydrogen atom, perturbation & variation theory, helium atom & anharmonic oscillator, many electron atoms, molecular orbitals, valence bond theory. |
| CH423 | CHEM | 6023 | Polymer Topics I | 2 | Kinetics of free radical polymerisation & copolymerisation, radiation chemistry of polymers, ESR of polymerisation & polymer degradation. Modelling of copolymerisation. |
| CH424 | CHEM | 6024 | Polymer Topics II | 2 | Instrumental methods of characterisation of polymers, NMR spectroscopy of polymers & copolymers. |
| CH425 | CHEM | 6025 | Chemistry of Surfaces | 2 | Spectroscopy of surfaces of solids. Techniques for studying single molecular layers, adsorbed & spread, at liquid & solid surfaces & their properties. Applications. |
| CH426 | CHEM | 6026 | Kinetics & Thermodynamics | 2 | Kinetic modelling, chain reactions, explosions, theories of chemical reactions, ionic solutions, solution behaviour, solubility parameters. |
| CH430 | CHEM | 6030 | Symmetry & Spectroscopy | 2 | Symmetry & its application to interpretation in infrared, Raman & electronic spectroscopy. |
| CH431 | CHEM | 6031 | Environmental Analysis & Monitoring | 2 | Modern analytical methods & their applications in environmental monitoring; methodological approaches to monitoring & handling of environmental data. |
| CH434 | CHEM | 6034 | Topics in Transition Metal Chemistry | 2 | Aspects of magnetic properties of transition metal complexes, with particular emphasis on relevance to bioinorganic chemistry & inorganic materials. |
| CH440 | CHEM | 6040 | Physical Organic Chemistry | 2 | Structure-reactivity relationships; reaction mechanisms. |
| CH441 | CHEM | 6041 | Organic Structure Analysis | 2 | Modern instrumental methods used in elucidation of structure of organic compounds. |
| CH442 | CHEM | 6042 | Reactive Intermediates & Unusual Molecules | 2 | Theoretically important molecules; methods for direct observation & study of short-lived species. |
| CH443 | CHEM | 6043 | Organic Synthesis | 2 | Advanced methods for synthesis of organic compounds. |
| CH444 | CHEM | 6044 | Natural Products & Bio-organic Chemistry | 2 | Selected topics in natural product chemistry. |
| CH445 | CHEM | 6045 | Topics in Advanced Organic Chemistry | 2 | Topics in advanced organic chemistry. For details of availability or content, consult the Head of Department. |
| CH446 | CHEM | 6046 | Advanced Three-dimensional Organic Chemistry | 2 | Advanced concepts of stereochemistry, including nomenclature, methods for determination of configuration & stereo-selective synthesis. Stereoelectronic effects. Selected current stereochemical topics in chemistry & biochemistry. |
| CH450 | CHEM | 6050 | Experimental Research Project in Chemistry | 2 | Small experimental research product carried out under the supervision of a staff member. |
| CH452 | CHEM | 4000 | Special Topics in Chemistry | 2 | For details & availability consult Head of Department. |
| CH460 | CHEM | 6060 | Chemical Analysis | 2 | Methods used for chemical analysis, including titrimetric, gravimetric, spectroscopic & electrochemical applications. Sampling methods. Separation methodologies, including gas, liquid & size exclusion chromatography, electrophoresis & ion exchange. |
| CH490 | CHEM | 6090 | Chemistry IVH | 16 | Honours course work & research project. For details consult Head of Department. Students commencing in Semester 1 must enrol in CHEM6090. Students commencing in Semester 2 must enrol in CHEM6092. |