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Advanced Chemical Applications 1 (CHEM90010)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
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July
Overview
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This subject provides a series of specialised modules in different areas of chemistry. Students must choose two modules from those listed below:
Module 1: Exciton Science – Wallace Wong, Paul Mulvaney, Ken Ghiggino
Excitons lie at the heart of many important natural and technological processes including photosynthesis, vision, energy efficient lighting and solar energy conversion. This module provides an overview of exciton science and discusses the state-of-the-art.
Module 2: Radical chemistry – Uta Wille and Amber Hancock
This subject will outline the fundamental steps important to radical chemistry and show how these principles can be used in the synthesis of important molecular frameworks.
Module 3: Lasers in Chemistry – Ken Ghiggino and Trevor Smith
This module will discuss general principles of laser action, the properties of laser light, some specific types of lasers, and applications of lasers in chemistry including laser-driven photochemistry, laser-based spectroscopic methods, ultrafast lasers and time-resolved techniques, and new laser-based imaging and microscopy techniques.
Module 4: Biological and Medicinal Chemistry – Spencer Williams and Craig Hutton
This module will introduce modern drug design and development principles, as well as the molecular basis of therapeutic activity, particularly related to drugs targeting enzymes. Case studies will highlight the discovery and development pathways of important drug classes, including methods for their synthesis.
Module 5: Advanced Materials and Materials Characterisation – Paul Mulvaney and Georgina Such
This module will explore the design of advanced materials from the micro to nano-domain and their application in areas such as biomedicine and diagnostics. Common materials characterisation techniques, such as fluorescence microscopy, electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy, will also be studied.
You need to make your module selection via an online form; refer to the LMS for the form link.
Intended learning outcomes
The objectives of this subject are to provide students with an increased knowledge and understanding of advanced chemical principles, with emphasis on:
Such knowledge will facilitate insights into the structure and properties of matter and the nature of chemical and biochemical transformations.
- magnetochchemistry and spin systems;
- properties and performance of materials;
- inter-relationships between structure and reactivity in organic molecules;
- sono-chemical principles; and
- the chemistry of biological systems.
Generic skills
At the completion of this subject, students will gain skills in:
- advanced problem-solving and critical thinking skills
- an ability to evaluate the professional literature
- an understanding of the changing knowledge base
- a capacity to apply concepts developed in one area to a different context
- the ability to use conceptual models to rationalize experimental observations.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Entry into the
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Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Chemistry; or
Graduate Diploma in Science (Advanced) - Chemistry.
Other students with appropriate Chemistry background may be permitted to enrol with subject coordinator approval.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
Each module will be assessed by either;
- a 1.5 hour exam after completion of the module, or
- a 1 hour exam after completion of the module (60%) and an assignment (3000 words, 40%) due at the end of semester, or
- a 1.5 hour exam after completion of the module (80%) and a 15 minute oral presentation mid-semester (20%).
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- July
Principal coordinator Alessandro Soncini Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 30 hours comprising four 1-hour lectures and one 1-hour tutorial each week. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 24 July 2017 to 1 September 2017 Last self-enrol date 1 August 2017 Census date 11 August 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 1 September 2017 Assessment period ends 22 September 2017 July contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
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Prescribed texts
None
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This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Science (Chemistry) Course Doctor of Philosophy - Engineering Course Master of Philosophy - Engineering Course Ph.D.- Engineering Informal specialisation Chemistry Major Environmental Science Major Environmental Science Major Chemistry Major Environmental Science Major Honours Program - Chemistry
Last updated: 3 November 2022