Chemistry

Study in the discipline of Chemistry is offered by the School of Chemistry in the Faculty of Science. Units of study in this major are available at standard and advanced level.

Program structure and content

First Year Junior units of study aim to provide students with an understanding of the molecular basis of the physical properties of materials, the reasons chemical reactions occur and the energy changes involved. Units are offered at different levels depending on whether chemistry was studied at the HSC level or equivalent and the results obtained.

Second Year Intermediate core units Molecular Reactivity and Spectroscopy and Chemical Structure and Stability provide the mainstream chemistry essential for students planning to major in chemistry and other chemical-related sciences. Elective units in Forensic and Environmental Chemistry and in the Chemistry of Biological Molecules are also available.

Third Year Senior units allow students to specialise in particular areas of chemistry and cover such areas as: biomolecules; organic structure and reactivity; materials; catalysis and sustainable processes; metal complexes in medicines and materials; synthetic medicinal chemistry; membranes, self assembly and surfaces; and molecular spectroscopy and quantum theory.

First year planning for a Chemistry major

Essential: 12 credit points of Junior Chemistry and 6 credit points of Junior Mathematics are needed to enrol in Intermediate units of study in Chemistry.
Recommended: 12 credit points of CHEM1101/1901/1903 and CHEM1102/1902/1904 and 12 credit points of Junior Mathematics and 24 credit points from other areas of study selected in consultation with an adviser.

Contact and further information

Website: sydney.edu.au/science/chemistry/
Email:

Phone: +61 2 9351 4504
Address:
School of Chemistry
Chemistry Building F11
University of Sydney
NSW 2006