Discover the elements of success.

1. Discover the elements of success. Your introduction to Chemistry & Southampton

2. Eligible for offer Find out more on a UCAS visit Day Receive academic offer A level: AAB including chemistry and preferably one other science (minimum grade A GCSE maths) IB: 34 pts (18HL) including 6 in chemistry (HL) Your decision Application Process ‘Maureen through the round bottomed flask’

3. The School of Chemistry. The membership of our learning community

4. Our teaching framework

5. An approximate timetable for Semester 1 Key Chemistry Lecture Chemistry workshop Chemistry practical (6 hrs within this time) Electives Elective courses – typically involve 4 – 5 lecture and 2 tutorials (and possibly a practical session)

6. A sense of the chemistry curriculum in Semester 1 Inorganic Structure and symmetry (inc VSEPR); NMR spectroscopy; Comparative main group chemistry - trends in chemistry of Groups 13, 14, 15; acid-base chemistry, Brønsted-Lowry systems, Lewis systems and donor-acceptor compounds Organic Structure –of molecules: functional groups, isomerism including optical activity, nomenclature, infrared spectroscopy (functional groups); bonding (hybridisation and shape); conformational analysis; Reactivity – curly arrows, acidity (alcohols, phenols and carboxylic acids); basicity (BuLi, hydroxide, methoxide, Et3N); resonance; aromaticity; nucleophilic substitution at sp³ carbon (SN1 and SN2 mechanisms); nucleophilicity. Physical Thermochemistry- A review of enthalpy and entropy; introduction of Gibbs free energy; equilibrium. Electrochemistry, Buffers and Kinetics – Electrochemcal cells and reactions, energy changes and equilibria; action of buffers and relevant calculations; introduction to kinetics

7. Laboratory courses in Year 1 Six hours per week (2 x 3h) two three hour sessions in timetabled slots covering 8 hours. Practical contained in a standalone module CHEM1017 (across two semesters) Interactive, informative and ‘quizzing’ pre-labs help prepare for the practical work Practical work most completed individually with a small amount of group work Assessed on the basis of pre-lab work, practical outcomes (and their communication), and theory exercises. Jason and Montserrat contemplate the process of evaporation under reduced pressure

8. Meeting the mathematical challenge • Weekly maths workshops are provided throughout the year • Embedded in the practical module with a 25% assessment weighting • W/shops are taught by chemists and use chemistry based problems to provide a context for the development of your mathematical knowledge • There are several problem sets that need to be completed and passed by all students • Additional courses in maths at many levels are available from the School of Mathematics and may be taken as one of your electives Arlanda, Danielle and Anna tackle problems during a workshop session.

9. Curriculum delivery and assessment (Years 1 & 2) • Lectures • Workshops • Electronic resources (via Blackboard) • Laboratory work • Peer group learning • Academic tutoring • Written examinations • In lecture tests (focussed and synoptic) • Laboratory reports Our undergraduates’ learning is supported by our postgraduate teaching assistants as well as academic staff

10. Decision time at the end of the second year Single Combined MChem BSc Note that different conditions apply to transfers from/to the MChem with Placement programmes This is discussed later on.

11. These are the distributions of activity for our current 3rd year students. BSc degree final year 2 3 3 BSc Chemistry Core chemistry Research project/ advanced practical Electives in chemistry

12. Year 4 MChem completed entirelyin Southampton These are the distributions of activity for our current 3rd/4th year students. MChem Chemistry (F103) Year 3 Year 4 MChem Chemistry with Mathematics (F1GC) Year 3 Core chemistry Electives in chemistry Research project Electives in mathematics

13. Year 3 Year 4 MChem with one year placement (F102) • Placements for one calendar year starting between July and September after the end of the 2nd year • Placements will be in the UK • Project will be with a company in the chemical industry • Projects may be in any area of chemistry and must contain an opportunity for the student to demonstrate initiative and research skills • Assessments based mainly on the performance in the project work (75%) but also through some directed learning (25%) which is assessed by a mixture of coursework and exam. • 50% tuition fee reduction for the year of the placement Core chemistry Electives in chemistry Research project External Placement

14. Over 80 collaborating organisations in 14 countries MChem with six month placement (F101) Placements taken from July to December in the fourth year Placements might be anywhere in the world (subject to considerations of personal safety) Project might be hosted in industry or an academic laboratory (outside the UK only) Projects may be in any area of chemistry and must contain an opportunity for the student to demonstrate initiative and research skills Assessment entirely based on performance on placement and includes evaluation of your thesis, a viva, and a presentation (no directed learning) Year 3 A similar model is available for MChem Chemistry with Medicinal Science (F1BC) Year 4 Core chemistry Electives in chemistry Research project External Placement

15. 6 months or 1 year Transferring between placement programmes • You are encouraged to enrol on the programme that you are most keen to study. • The possibility will exist to transfer between the two placement programmes during your first year of study. • Any transfers will require the approval of the MChem Placement Tutor. • It will not be possible to transfer between the two placement programmes after the end of Year 1. • Transfers from either placement programme to the MChem based in Southampton will be permitted up until the end of Year 2.

16. Some organisations involved in recent years Agfa Gaevert AkzoNobel AmershamAnionics Inc.AntisomaAstex TechnologyAstraZeneca CharnwoodATDBio AWEBAe SystemsBASF AktiengesellschaftBayer CropscienceBiocompatiblesBiofocus (Galapagos) BP Amoco ChemicalsBritish Nuclear Fuels Ltd Chemring Countermeasures City Technology Coopervision Curtin University AUS Cytec Engineered MaterialsDaresbury Laboratories De La Rue International Ltd DERADSTL Eli Lilly Evotec Ltd Ferring Pharmaceuticals Forensic Science Service GlaxoSmithKline USAGlaxoSmithKline UK GlaxoSmithKline Italy Gurit Hitachi HMS SultanHoechst Marion Ilika James Cooke University AUS Johnson MattheyLaboratoires FournierMaybridgeMedisenseMerck FrosstMerck Sharp and DohmeMerck Chemicals Nanyang Technological University Nanotecture National Physical Laboratory Novartis UK Novartis Switzerland Optichem OSI PharmaceuticalsPfizer Proctor and GambleProtherics Molecular DesignQinetiqQuest International Renishaw PLCRhodiaRibotargets LtdSharp Laboratories Shell Global SolutionsStrasbourg UniversitySunChem Syngenta TintometerThe Paul Scherrer Institute UCB PharmaUnileverUniversity of British Columbia University of California University of Michigan University of Montreal University of OttawaUniversity of Pittsburgh The level of satisfaction with our placement support (NSS 2009) 4.8 out of 5.0

17. Skills development embedded in the core curriculum Written communication Verbal communication Scientific skills Personal skills • Laboratory reporting (Yr 1-4) • Description, discussion and debate (Yr 1-4) • Thesis preparation (Yr 3-4) • Scientific writing for publication (Yr 3-4) • Authoring a research proposal (Yr 4) • Poster presentation (Yr 3-4) • One -to-one and group scientific discussions (Yr 1-4) • Verbal examination (viva) (Yr 3 and 4) • Interview skills (Yr 2-4) • Formal presentations (Yr 3 and 4) • Poster presentation (Yr 3-4) • Laboratory competency (Yr 1) • IT skills (Yr 1-4) • Data acquisition and analysis (Yr 1-4) • Using the primary scientific literature (Yr 1-4) • Understanding risk assessment (Yr 1-4) • Practical and theoretical problem solving (Yr 1-4) • Advanced technical skills (Yr 3-4) … and many more • Independent study and research skills • Time management • Scientific enquiry • Self awareness and evaluation in your personal development • Influencing others • When to lead and when to be led … and many more

18. Extra-curricular skills development • Team building events in Years 1 and 2. • Mentoring more junior undergraduate students (‘parenting’ and supporting academic development) • A month long summer school in practical chemistry sponsored and delivered with three industrial partners • Summer internships in our, or industrial, laboratories • In recent years, some of our students have undertaken summer internships to develop teaching resources (e.g. Prelabs, directed learning materials) • The chance to support and (later on) lead the teaching in our extensive outreach activities in local schools (not just for prospective teachers!) • It is possible to include some experience of teaching in a secondary school in one of our third year teaching modules A team building group in with their tutor A first year ‘pipelines’ event An outreach event with Key Stage 2 and 3 students The Organic Chemistry Summer School

19. Raising awareness of the careers out there and how to get them • Annual Careers and Placement Day - using senior MChem students returning from placement and our graduate alumni to give first hand accounts of their experience of industry. • Seminars from industrialists on their sector of the chemical industry (and beyond) and careers available within it (also the possibility of a limited number of site visits) and the selection methods that they use to recruit staff. • Discussion sessions with academics and industrialists on the development of professional skills in readiness for independent research or full time employment (an evolving programme) • CV workshops and interview skills to develop the skills needed to stand out during a selection process The returning alumni team (clockwise from top left): Rob (research chemist); Mike (electrochemist); Joanna (medicinal chemist); Nick (teacher), Paul (IT consultant), Pushwinder (technology specialist); Xameerah (scientific writer); Geoff (finance).

21. What others say about us The School of Chemistry is in the top 10 universities in the UK in all the different university league tables One of only 7 UK based Schools of Chemistry in the European premier league for research (called the Excellence group) The Universities of Southampton and Cambridge as being up with Stanford (in the US) for successful commercialisation of research (a Library House survey)

22. What our students say about us 4.9… …out of 5.0 for ‘overall quality of the course’ for students graduating in 2009. Ranked 2nd in chemistry in the UK, and 1st among Russell Group Universities. www.unistats.com

23. Some other highlights 4.5 out of 5.0 for ‘Teaching’ 4.8 out of 5.0 for ‘The course is intellectually stimulating’ 4.5 out of 5.0 for ‘Personal development’ 4.8 out of 5.0 for ‘As a result of my course, I have improved my career prospects’ 4.8 out of 5.0 for ‘Quality of learning resources provided by your School (e.g. equipment, software, labs)’ (SEQ) www.unistats.com