MChem (Hons) Chemistry with Drug Discovery Integrated Master's degree at Strathclyde

You normally have the same Personal Development Adviser (PDA) throughout your degree. PDP is an important part of learning and personal development. It's not only associated with your university course, it allows you to plan for the future.

These lectures and tutorials cover all the broad areas of chemistry including: Analytical Chemistry, Structure & Bonding, Physical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Spectroscopy.

You will have one laboratory class per week which runs in both Semester 1 and Semester 2.

This module will provide you with a basic understanding of mathematical functions, differentiation, integration, complex numbers, matrices and vectors.

This module covers cellular structure and function and is concerned with the chemical basis of life and the fundamentals of cell biochemistry. The molecular basis of inheritance, human genetics, genes and the environment are also covered.

This module will provide you with a broad foundation in fundamental scientific thought and theory, underpinning your future as a professional scientist.

This module will provide you with a broad knowledge of the important concepts in inorganic chemistry from which more specialist topics can be tackled. This includes investigation of the chemistry of the main group and transition metals and introduces topics at the forefront of inorganic and materials chemistry.

This module covers the fundamental principles of infra-red, ultra-violet, nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectroscopy; develops competence in the interpretation of spectra and your awareness of the role of spectroscopic techniques. It will also develop your knowledge of reactions, understanding of mechanisms and appreciation of the role of reactivity in organic chemistry.

This module provides a broad knowledge of the important concepts in Thermodynamics, investigating the major features as applied to chemical systems. Topics include: the importance of reaction rates in chemical systems concepts of the electrode/solution interface equilibrium and electron transfer kinetics mass transport the composition and utilisation of fossil fuels with their environmental pollutants nuclear and renewable energy sources

You'll receive a practical demonstration of topics contained in the lectures. You'll develop basic laboratory skills in preparative chemistry and analysis, and gain experience in the applications of spectroscopy and common instrumental techniques.

You'll conduct experiments and gain practical experience of the theoretical aspects covered in lectures. You'll develop skills in the demonstration of physical chemical principles, observation, the use of statistical methods, interpretation of data and the writing of laboratory reports.

This class provides an introduction to: thermodynamics, and its application to pharmaceutical systems chemical kinetics, and the stability of drug molecules the solid state, where a knowledge of crystal structure often explains drug properties dissolution and solubility, and their importance to drug absorption surface chemistry, and the role of surface-active compounds in formulation in the solubilisation of drug molecules

This module provides you with an understanding of intermolecular forces and their importance in defining key aspects of chemical behaviour and molecular organization. It introduces: surface chemistry and the common systems in which it plays a major role the electronic structure of atoms and molecules through the prism of quantum chemistry group theory and how it can be applied to the determination of the symmetry of molecules and their properties the principles of bonding in molecules as describ

This module teaches you modern NMR spectroscopy as it is applied to chemistry. It covers: skills for handling and interpreting NMR data for the purposes of chemical structure elucidation theoretical basis of the NMR experiment using the vector formalism reactivities of organic molecules organic syntheses using the disconnection approach synthesis and reactivities of electron-poor and electron-rich heterocyclic molecules It provides an insight into the role of computational chemistry in chemical

This module provides you with a more advanced view of main group and transition metal coordination and organometallic chemistry. Themes to be covered include ligands and their influence on complexes, trends in structure and bonding, stereochemistry, reactivity, and the application of spectroscopic and other methods of identification.