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Unit Overview

Description

This unit is designed for all students undertaking the Chemistry Major and helps to show how chemistry plays an essential role in everyday society. Some lectures will be provided by guest speakers from leading chemical industries in Western Australia who will provide context to the Chemistry that students have learnt during their undergraduate degree and its role in these industries. The remaining content will include topical material such as the chemistry of climate change, chemistry and the energy and mining sectors, medicinal chemistry, and chemistry in agriculture and the environment.

This unit will be offered from: TBA

Credit
6 points
Offering
AvailabilityLocationMode
Not available in 2024UWA (Perth)Face to face
Details for undergraduate courses
  • Level 3 option in the Chemistry major sequence
  • Level 3 elective
Outcomes

Students are able to (1) describe the principles and concepts related to chemistry in the workplace; (2) apply chemical principles to solve global challenges; (3) demonstrate advanced laboratory techniques and analysis of data in multiple chemistry disciplines; and (4) acquire skills in scientific writing, problem solving, critical analysis and teamwork.

Assessment

Indicative assessments in this unit are as follows: (1) industrial site visits reports; (2) laboratory-based project; and (3) a final examination. Further information is available in the unit outline.

To pass this unit, a student must: (a) achieve an overall mark of 50 per cent or higher for the unit; and (b) achieve the requisite requirements(s) or a mark of 50 per cent or greater, whichever is higher and specified in the unit outline, for the laboratory-based project component.

Student may be offered supplementary assessment in this unit if they meet the eligibility criteria.

Unit Coordinator(s)
Associate Professor Dino Spagnoli
Unit rules
Prerequisites
CHEM2101 Analytical Methods
Co-requisites
CHEM3101 Workplace Safety and Advanced Analytical Methods
Incompatibility
CHEM3002 Chemical Explorations
Contact hours
lectures: 8 over the course of semester
laboratory-based project: 60 hours
Note
This unit will be offered from: 2025
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  • Contact hours provide an indication of the type and extent of in-class activities this unit may contain. The total amount of student work (including contact hours, assessment time, and self-study) will approximate 150 hours per 6 credit points.