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Master in Chemistry (Honours) Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry

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MChem Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry: First year
Code Module name Credits
CH1401 Introductory Inorganic and Physical Chemistry 20 AND
CH1402 Inorganic and Physical Chemistry 1 20 AND
CH1601 Organic and Biological Chemistry 1 20 AND
Remaining credits from Level 1000 options

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year
MChem Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry: Second year
Code Module name Credits
( ^ CH2501 Inorganic Chemistry 2 30 AND
( ^ CH2601 Organic Chemistry 2 30 OR
CH2603 Organic Chemistry 2 (French) 20 ) AND
^ CH2701 Physical Chemistry 2 30 AND
Remaining credits from Levels 1000 and 2000 options )

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year
Choose a minimum of 80 Level 2000 credits

Automatic entry to Honours requires

  • pass and have an average grade 11 in all and an average grade 15 or better in any 2
MChem Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry: Second year (Direct Entry)
Code Module name Credits
( CH1202 Introductory Chemistry for Second Year Direct Entry Students 10 AND
^ CH2501 Inorganic Chemistry 2 30 AND
( ^ CH2601 Organic Chemistry 2 30 OR
CH2603 Organic Chemistry 2 (French) 20 ) AND
^ CH2701 Physical Chemistry 2 30 AND
Remaining credits from Levels 1000 and 2000 options )

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year
Choose a minimum of 80 Level 2000 credits

Automatic entry to Honours requires

  • pass and have an average grade 11 in all and an average grade 15 or better in any 2

Entry to Honours

Students who attain an average of grade 11.0 or above at the first sitting in the requisite 2000-level modules and who meet all other programme requirements will be given automatic offers of entry into Honours programmes*.*Apart from students on Integrated Masters degrees. Students permitted automatic entry to Honours will only be permitted to trail one module to a maximum of 30 sub-honours credits into Honours.

Some Schools permit qualified entry to Honours (see www.st-andrews.ac.uk/media/teaching-and-learning/policies/honsentry.pdf )

MChem Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry: Third year
Code Module name Credits
CH3431 Chemistry Workshop 10 AND
CH3441 Mini Chemistry Project 20 AND
CH3512 Organometallic Chemistry 10 AND
CH3514 Physical Inorganic Chemistry 10 AND
CH3521 Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory 10 AND
CH3612 Synthetic Methodology 10 AND
CH3613 Carbohydrate and Nucleic Acid Chemistry 10 AND
CH3615 Mechanism in Organic Chemistry 10 AND
CH3621 Organic Chemistry Laboratory 10 AND
CH3716 Quantitative Aspects of Medicinal Chemistry 10 AND
CH3721 Physical Chemistry Laboratory 10

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year
MChem Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry: Fourth year
Code Module name Credits
CH4442 Chemistry Research Project 50 AND
CH4514 Advanced Metal Chemistry 10 AND
CH4515 Advanced Main Group Chemistry 10 AND
CH4612 Blockbuster Pharmaceuticals 10 AND
CH4614 Heterocyclic and Pericyclic Chemistry 10 AND
CH4615 Fragrance, Food and Colour Chemistry 10 AND
CH4716 Electrochemistry and Computational Chemistry 10 AND
CH5612 Natural Products, Biosynthesis and Enzyme Co-factors 10

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year
MChem Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry: Fifth year
Code Module name Credits
CH5441 Research Project 50 AND
CH5461 Integrating Chemistry 10 AND
CH5511 Homogeneous Catalysis 10 AND
CH5611 Asymmetric Synthesis 10 AND
CH5613 Reactive Intermediates 10 AND
CH5614 Chemical Biology 10 AND
CH5616 Molecular Recognition 10 AND
View list 10 credits from Module List: CH5517 - CH5518
CH5517 Advanced Physical Inorganic Chemistry 10
CH5518 Blockbuster Solids 10
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year

Professional accreditation

Unless otherwise stated, all degree programmes in Chemistry are accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) for professional membership.

Other information

Direct entry into Level 2000 is possible, in which case credit of 120 credits at level 1000 is given on the basis of school examinations.

Study abroad

In the case of students who spend part of the Honours programme on a recognised Study Abroad scheme, the Programme Requirements will be amended to take into account overseas courses which are approved by the relevant St Andrews School in the Learning Agreement (see www.st-andrews.ac.uk/studyabroad/outgoingstudents/AcademicInformation ).