Senior Freshman Chemistry
Course Coordinator: Prof. Yurii Gun'ko
Introduction
The Senior Freshman year will build on the material covered in the Junior Freshman year, which will help you to decide on which career path to follow. The Senior Freshman year is divided into Semester 1 (Michaelmas term) and Semester 2 (Hilary term) and students take modules to the value of 60 credits (40 core and 20 approved) for the year, split evenly between Semesters 1 and 2 (30 credits each). For more details, see the SF Handbook, available at https://www.tcd.ie/Science/TR061/senior-freshman/
The core chemistry modules are: CHU22201 (Chemistry 1; 10 credits) and CHU22202 ( Chemistry 2; 10 credits). CHU22201 consists of core Inorganic and Organic Chemistry topics and CHU22202 consists of intermediate level Physical and Inorganic Chemistry topics. Tuition consists of lectures, tutorials and practicals. The practical element of the modules includes the preparation and analysis of a variety of inorganic compounds, studies on synthetic organic chemistry, and set experiments/exercises in physical chemistry that complement the lectures.
Core Module CHU22201 (10 credits; Semester 1)
| Topic |
Lecturer |
Number of Lectures (h) |
|---|---|---|
| Molecular Orbital Theory | Prof. Mick Morris | 6 |
| Coordination Chemistry | Prof. Wolfgang Schmitt | 8 |
| Molecular Spectroscopy | Prof. Joanna McGouran | 5 |
| Introduction to Organic Chemistry | Prof. Eoin Scanlan | 12 |
| Aromatics | Prof. Joanna McGouran | 9 |
Core Module CHU22202 (10 credits; Semester 2)
| Topic |
Lecturer |
Number of Lectures (h) |
|---|---|---|
| Chemical Thermodynamics | Prof. Valeria Nicolosi | 16 |
| Chemical Kinetics | Prof. John Boland | 14 |
| Structural Inorganic and Materials Chemistry | Prof. Wolfgang Schmitt | 7 |
Optional Module CHU22203 (5 credits; Semester 1)
| CHU22203, Introduction to Medicinal and Bioinorganic Chemistry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Topic |
Lecturer |
Number of Lectures (h) |
| Introduction to Medicinal Chemistry | Prof. Isabel Rozas | 18 |
| Bioinorganic Chemistry | Prof. Aidan McDonald | 12 |
Optional Module CHU22204 (5 credits; Semester 2)
| CHU22204, Chemistry and Chemical Methods for the Environment | ||
|---|---|---|
| Topic |
Lecturer |
Number of Lectures (h) |
| Inorganic Environmental Chemistry and Green Chemistry | Prof. Peter Dunne | 8 |
| Introduction to Nuclear and Toxic Elements Chemistry | Prof. Yurii Gun’ko | 9 |
| Instrumental Methods in Environmental Chemistry | Prof. Kim McKelvey | 6 |
| Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry | Prof. Kim McKelvey | 7 |
Modules CHU22203 and CHU22204 consist of lectures and tutorials only.
Scholarship
The College Scholarship Examinations are taken by SF students and are held in the week before Semester 2 begins. The benefits of Scholarship are considerable: prestige, free rooms and Commons for up to five years. For more details, click here.