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CH-124
Structure and Bonding 2
Building on Structure and Bonding 1 (CH-123), this will extend the theoretical underpinning for atomic and molecular structure and will address more advanced examples from organic and inorganic chemistry as well as macroscopic systems.
The content of this module will require knowledge developed in prior modules as well as independent reading outside scheduled sessions.
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CH-127
Chemical Practice
This module will introduce students to the three broad employment areas for chemistry: research, teaching or industrial positions. The lecture portion will cover fundamental aspects of being a professional chemist including safety, report writing, project management, and teaching skills. Students will attend research seminars and workshops, industrial field trips, and supervise school pupils in the laboratory.
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CH-340
Advanced Topics in Inorganic and Materials Chemistry
This module will provide a fuller and more comprehensive understanding of inorganic chemistry built upon the principles introduced in Years 1 and 2. It will illustrate how various classes of inorganic compounds and materials, including coordination compounds, cluster compounds, organometallic compounds, nanomaterials, porous materials, semiconductors and supramolecular systems are prepared and characterised. The student will gain an understanding of inorganic materials properties and of the principles and experimental techniques that underpin their synthesis. The module will illustrate specific applications of inorganic materials and will show the importance and use of inorganic chemistry in biological applications.
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CH-344
Chemistry Project
3rd year projects are the opportunity to bring all you've learnt during your degree together and apply that knowledge to solve a problem. In Swansea these projects can be embedded in active research groups across the colleges of science, engineering or medicine, allowing you to build a network and experience in your chosen specialism within the chemical sciences.
These projects are your opportunity to demonstrate to employers that you have a full understanding of your course and are able to direct your own studies, manage an independent research project and effectively communicate your findings.
This selection suggests an interest in a project embedded within a research group in engineering, focusing on materials chemistry or chemical engineering
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CH-349
Integrated Topics in Chemistry
This module gives students the opportunity to explore options within Chemistry, giving opportunity to apply prior learning to advanced research topics and allowing students to pursue more specialised topics related to their research interests and aligned with the research areas represented within the Department and the wider University.
Where possible, topics will be taught using relevant examples from primary literature, encouraging students to evaluate and appraise a range of primary literature sources and locate appropriate new sources.
The module is designed to be flexible to allow the content to vary with the research areas represented within the Department.
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CH-409
MChem Research Project
MChem projects are the defining feature of the integrated masters with a chance to contribute research work of potentially publishable standard to an active research group within the University.
In Swansea these projects can be embedded in active research groups across the Faculty of Science and Engineering or the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science, allowing you to build a network and experience in your chosen specialism within the chemical sciences.
These projects are an excellent way of managing the transition on to your next destination after undergraduate study, whether that is a postgraduate research studentship or into employment.
The skills developed in the MChem projects demonstrate the ability to successfully deliver all aspects of a 60 credit research project and on exit you will have demonstrated the academic equivalence and begun developing the other skills required for entry into professional development schemes leading to chartership.
This selection suggests an interest in a project embedded within a research group in science, focusing on straight chemistry, or interacting and collaborating with another department such as bioscience, geography, physics, maths or computer science.
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CH-412
Advanced Integrated Topics in Chemistry Part 1
This module gives students the opportunity to explore options within Chemistry, giving opportunity to apply prior learning to advanced research topics and allowing students to pursue more specialised topics related to their research interests and aligned with the research areas represented within the Department and the wider University.
Where possible, topics will be taught using relevant examples from primary literature, encouraging students to evaluate and appraise a range of primary literature sources and locate appropriate new sources.
The module is designed to be flexible to allow the content to vary with the research areas represented within the Department.
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CH-413
Advanced Integrated Topics in Chemistry Part 2
This module gives students the opportunity to explore options within Chemistry, giving opportunity to apply prior learning to advanced research topics and allowing students to pursue more specialised topics related to their research interests and aligned with the research areas represented within the Department and the wider University.
Where possible, topics will be taught using relevant examples from primary literature, encouraging students to evaluate and appraise a range of primary literature sources and locate appropriate new sources.
The module is designed to be flexible to allow the content to vary with the research areas represented within the Department.
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CH-E00
Chemistry Industrial Placement Year
The industrial placement year (often referred to as the Year in Industry) takes place before the final year. Only students on schemes which explicitly includes a year in industry are eligible for industrial placements. Students may enrol on programmes with an industrial placement year at the beginning of their studies, subject to appropriate enhanced entry qualifications, or may transfer to such a programme (subject to placement availability) up to the end of Level 5. Students complete a minimum of 40 weeks in a placement in companies in the UK (or potentially outside the UK).
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CH-E02
Year in Applied Research
The year in research takes place before the final year. Only students on schemes which explicitly include a year in research are eligible for placements. Students may enrol on programmes with a year in research at the beginning of their studies, subject to appropriate enhanced entry qualifications, or may transfer to such a programme (subject to placement availability) up to the end of Level 5. Students complete a minimum of 40 weeks in a placement in Swansea University or another research institution or company in the UK (or potentially outside the UK).
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CH-S00
Year Abroad (Chemistry)
Study at a partner institution abroad.
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EGLM08
Advanced Power Semiconductor Technologies
Power semiconductor technology is a critical enabler of efficient energy conversion in modern electrical and electronic systems. Its evolution can be traced back to the early 1950s with the introduction of thyristors¿devices capable of handling high voltages and currents. A major breakthrough followed with the development of high-input-impedance gate-controlled devices such as VDMOSFETs and IGBTs. These innovations significantly reduced system size and cost, opening the door to widespread applications in domestic appliances, automotive systems, and aerospace electronics.
This module explores the current state-of-the-art in wide bandgap semiconductor materials, with a focus on diamond, silicon carbide (SiC), gallium nitride (GaN), and metal oxides. Topics include material growth techniques, device processing technologies, and the design and operation of advanced power devices. Emphasis is placed on both commercially available and emerging devices, highlighting their roles in high-efficiency, high-frequency, and high-temperature applications.
Students will also be introduced to the semiconductor physics underpinning device operation and simulation, including an introduction to device modelling tools. The module will examine the role of metal oxide wide bandgap semiconductors in renewable energy systems and discuss the challenges and opportunities in scaling these technologies for mass production.
Students will gain experience of the industry landscape related to these technologies.
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PM-230
Selected Medical Diagnostic Techniques
This module looks at the design and operation of a wide range of instrumentation used to make measurements for diagnostic and monitoring of health and disease. The emphasis is on the underlying electrical, mechanical, chemical, optical and other engineering principles together with the advantages and limitations of techniques.
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PMNM02
Diagnostics and Imaging
Nanotechnology may lead to more rapid diagnostic tests, implantable devices, point of care instruments and improved medical imaging. This module will explore the application of nanotechnology to various medical techniques, focussing on novel research devices, pre-clinical tools and emerging technology within hospitals.
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PMNM19
Diagnostics and Imaging
Nanotechnology may lead to more rapid diagnostic tests, implantable devices, point of care instruments and improved medical imaging. This module will explore the application of nanotechnology to various medical techniques, focusing on novel research devices, pre-clinical tools and emerging technology within hospitals.
