Senior Sophister Chemistry with Molecular Modelling

Course Director: Prof. Graeme Watson

Senior Sophister:

• Total: (60 ECTS)
• Details of projects abroad from Dr. Eoin Scanlan

SS Timetable Semester 2 (2012- 2013) (PDF)

Module CH4101 (20 ECTS) Research Project

In the final year the practical class consists of a full time research project, during the Michaelmas Term, working with one of the research groups in the School of Chemistry and under the direct supervision of a member of staff of the school or at an acedemic or industrial laboratory in Ireland or abroad.

Module CH4103 (5 ECTS) Advanced Organic Chemistry II

Unit Number	Course Title	Lecturer
CH4002	Physical Organic Chemistry	T. Gunnlaugsson/S. Connon

Module CH4105 (5 ECTS) Advanced Inorganic Chemistry II

Unit Number	Course Title	Lecturer
CH4004	Heavy Transition Metals	S.M. Draper
CH4011	Advanced Coordination Chemistry	W. Schmitt

Module CH4106 (5 ECTS) Advanced Physical Chemistry I

Unit Number	Course Title	Lecturer
CH4006	Photochemistry	J.M. Kelly
CH4008	Advanced Physical Chemistry	M.E. Bridge/M.E.G. Lyons

Module CH4107 (5 ECTS) Advanced Physical Chemistry II

Unit Number	Course Title	Lecturer
CH4007	Quantum Chemistry	D. A. Morton-Blake
CH4009	Solid State	R. Evans

Module CH4701 (5 ECTS) Advanced Molecular Modelling I

In this module students take two compulsory couses and select two advanced optional courses from the list below:

Compulsory Courses

Unit Number	Course Title	Lecturer
CH4023	Quantum Chemistry	D.A. Morton-Blake
CH4030	Statistical Thermodynamics	D.A. Morton-Blake

Optional Courses

Unit Number	Course Title	Lecturer
CH4010	Organic Special Topics	D.H. Grayson/M.O. Senge/E. Bergin
CH4021	Molecular Dynamics	D.A. MacDónaill
CH4022	Matter Transport in Solids	J. Corish
CH4024	Heterogeneous Catalysis	G.W. Watson
CH4025	Supramolecular Chemistry	T. Gunnlaugsson
CH4027	Topics in Structural Chemistry	Y. Gun'ko
CH4031	Organic Synthetic Methods II	D.H. Grayson
CH4034	DNA Structure and Drug-DNA Complexes	J.M. Kelly
CH4036	Bio-organic Chemistry	M.O. Senge
CH4037	Electrochemical Biosensors	M.E.G. Lyons
CH4041	Material Synthesis Using Chemical Vapour Deposition	G. Duesberg
CH4080	Molecular Informatics	D.A. Mac Dónaill

CH4702 Advanced Molecular Modelling II (5 ECTS)

Unit Number	Course Title	Lecturer
CH4074	Computational Drug Design	I. Rozas
CH4072	Computational Molecular Quantum Chemistry	G.W. Watson

CH4703 Advanced Molecular Modelling III (5 ECTS)

Unit Number	Course Title	Lecturer
CH4071	High Performance Computing	G.W. Watson
CH4073	Advanced Molecular Dynamics	G.W. Watson

CH4704 General Chemistry (5 ECTS)

This is a self directed reading module which concentrates on a review and the attainment of a mature understanding of the fundamental chemical topics introduced over the entire period of the Moderatorship programme.

This course is funded by the Irish government under the National Development Plan 2007-2013 and aided by the European Social Fund (ESF) under the Human Capital Investment Operational Programme 2007-2013.