CH4458 Chemistry Distance Learning (Physical Chemistry)

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Full Year

Further information on which modules are specific to your programme.

Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

10

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 10

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Availability restrictions

Available only to students on the MChem Chemistry with External Placement, MChem Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry and External Placement, and MChem Materials Chemistry with External Placement degree programmes.

Planned timetable

n/a - Distance learning

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module coordinator

Dr E R Kay

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module Staff

Prof M Buck, Prof M Buehl

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module description

This module offers the material covered by level 4000 BSc/MChem module CH4716 in a distance learning mode to students on the MChem one-year External Placement. See the module description for CH4716 for details of module content.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST PASS CH2701 AND PASS 1 MODULE FROM {CH2501, CH2601, CH2603}

Anti-requisites

YOU CANNOT TAKE THIS MODULE IF YOU TAKE CH4716

Co-requisites

YOU MUST ALSO TAKE CH4441

Assessment pattern

Coursework (Open-book problem-solving assessment) = 100%

Re-assessment

Re-assessment by oral examination. Students will be required to return to St Andrews at an appropriate time (for example at the end of their external placement) to be re-assessed. Details of reassessment as for CH4716.

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

n/a distance learning

Scheduled learning hours

18

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

82

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

Intended learning outcomes

  • Have a notion of the scale and relevance of electrochemistry in industry
  • Know about equilibrium electrochemistry
  • Be familiar with basic aspects of electrode kinetics
  • Be familiar with the Hartree-Fock method and basis sets used with it.
  • Know about electron correlation and its approximations through ab initio and density functional methods.
  • Develop the capacity for self-study of advanced material using a variety of electronic resources