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Master in Chemistry (Honours) Chemistry with French with External Placement


MChem (Hons) Chemistry (with External Placement in France): 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 (Hons) Chemistry with French (French Element): First Year
Code Module name Credits
FR1001 French Language and Literature 1 20 AND
FR1002 French Language and Literature 2 20 AND
Remaining credits from Level 1000 options

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year
MChem (Hons) Chemistry (with External Placement in France): Second year
Code Module name Credits
^ CH2501 Inorganic Chemistry 2 30 AND
^ 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 all modules marked ^ and have an average grade 15 or better in 2 of the modules marked ^
MChem (Hons) Chemistry with French (French Element): Second Year
Code Module name Credits
FR2201 Second Level French Language (1) 10 AND
FR2202 Second Level French Language (2) 10 AND
View list At least 20 credits from Module List: FR2000 - FR2999 (excluding FR2201 and FR2202)
FR2203 French Civilisation: from the Middle Ages to the Age of Enlightenment 10
FR2204 French Civilisation: from the Nineteenth to the Twenty-First Century 10
FR2205 French Literature: from the Middle Ages to the Age of Enlightenment 10
FR2206 French Literature: from the Nineteenth to the Twenty-First Century 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 the academic year
Choose a minimum of 80 Level 2000 credits

Automatic entry to Honours requires

  • passes in the two compulsory modules and 20 further credits in French

Entry to Honours

Students who meet the requirements specified above, and who meet all other programme requirements, will be given automatic entry into Honours programmes.

Qualified entry to Honours is not available for Integrated Masters programmes.

Students who do not meet the requirements for automatic entry to Honours in an Integrated Masters programme may be eligible for automatic or qualified entry to Honours in a related BSc programme.

See: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/students/academic/academic-advising/glossary/honours-entry/ )

MChem (Hons) Chemistry (with External Placement in France): Third year
Code Module name Credits
View list 15 credits from Module List: CH3521, CH3621, CH3721 AND
CH3521 Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory 15
CH3621 Organic Chemistry Laboratory 15
CH3721 Physical Chemistry Laboratory 15
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
View list 75 credits from Module List: CH3431, CH3512, CH3514, CH3521, CH3612, CH3615, CH3621, CH3712, CH3717, CH3721
CH3431 Chemistry Workshop 15
CH3512 Organometallic Chemistry 10
CH3514 Physical Inorganic Chemistry 10
CH3521 Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory 15
CH3612 Synthetic Methodology 10
CH3615 Mechanism in Organic Chemistry 10
CH3621 Organic Chemistry Laboratory 15
CH3712 Quantum Theory of Atoms, Molecules and Solids 10
CH3717 Statistical Mechanics and Computational Chemistry 10
CH3721 Physical Chemistry Laboratory 15
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 between 120 to 160 credits in academic year
MChem (Hons) Chemistry with French (French Element): Third Year
Code Module name Credits
FR3001 French Language 1 15 AND
FR3002 French Language 2 15

Further requirements

Choose between 120 to 160 credits in academic year
MChem (Hons) Chemistry (with External Placement in France): Fourth year
Code Module name Credits
CH4441 External Placement 90

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year
MChem (Hons) Chemistry with French (French Element): Fourth Year
Code Module name Credits
FR4105 Communication Skills in French 1 15 AND
FR4106 Communication Skills in French 2 15

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year
MChem (Hons) Chemistry (with External Placement in France): Fifth year
Code Module name Credits
CH5441 Research Project 60 AND
CH5461 Integrating Chemistry 10 AND
View list 20 credits from Module List: CH5511, CH5517 - CH5518, CH5611 - CH5614, CH5616, CH5711 - CH5715, CH5717 AND
CH5511 Homogeneous Catalysis 10
CH5517 Advanced Physical Inorganic Chemistry 10
CH5518 Blockbuster Solids 10
CH5611 Asymmetric Synthesis 10
CH5612 Natural Products, Biosynthesis and Enzyme Co-factors 10
CH5613 Reactive Intermediates 10
CH5614 Chemical Biology 10
CH5616 Molecular Recognition 10
CH5711 Advanced Spectroscopic Methods 10
CH5713 Surface Science and Heterogeneous Catalysis 10
CH5714 Chemical Applications of Electronic Structure Calculations 10
CH5715 Energy Conversion and Storage 10
CH5717 Nanostructured Materials 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
MChem (Hons) Chemistry with French (French Element): Fifth Year
Code Module name Credits
FR5810 French Science Project Dissertation 30

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.

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/students/study-abroad/academic ).