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This module seeks to provide students with the fundamentals of the chemistry that underpins the biological sciences.

Educational Aims: This module provides the student with the fundamental chemical principles necessary to understand the chemistry of biological systems. The module will cover two key areas. Firstly, it will provide an introduction to thermodynamics, electrochemistry and chemical kinetics in relation to biological systems. Secondly, it will provide an introduction to atomic and molecular structure leading to a description of the reactivity of the function groups and reaction mechanisms that are found in biological systems. It will provide an introduction to the role of metal ions in biology and an to the principles and application of spectroscopy.

Outline Syllabus:

The topics will be taught in two parallel strands with one hour lectures in each strand each week.
Strand 1 could be broadly identified as organic chemistry while strand 2 deals with physical Chemistry.

Semester 1:
1) Understand the principles underlying atomic and molecular structure (Strand 1)
2) Identification of functional groups and understand their reactivity (Strand 1)
3) Understand the properties of acids and bases and their use in buffers (Strand 1)
4) Concept of oxidation and reduction reactions and relation to bioenergy (Strand 2)
5) Basic concepts underpinning the thermodynamics of biological systems (Strand 2)
6) The thermodynamic properties of gases and solutions, including the concept of chemical potential (Strand 2)
7) Ligand binding to macromolecules (Strand 2)

Semester 2:
7) Ligand binding to macromolecules and allostery (Strand 2)
8) Reactions that underpin biological chemistry and reaction mechanisms (Strand 1)
9) Metal ions in Biology (Strand 1)
10) Reaction kinetics and enzyme mechanisms (Strand 2)
11) Application of spectroscopy to biomolecules (Strand 2)

Teaching and Learning Methods:
The module will be delivered through a combination of lectures supported by a series of weekly computer-based worksheets and a series of workshops. A help desk will support students completing the computer-based worksheets

This module seeks to provide students with the fundamentals of the chemistry that underpins the biological sciences.

Educational Aims: This module provides the student with the fundamental chemical principles necessary to understand the chemistry of biological systems. The module will cover two key areas. Firstly, it will provide an introduction to thermodynamics, electrochemistry and chemical kinetics in relation to biological systems. Secondly, it will provide an introduction to atomic and molecular structure leading to a description of the reactivity of the function groups and reaction mechanisms that are found in biological systems. It will provide an introduction to the role of metal ions in biology and an to the principles and application of spectroscopy.

Outline Syllabus:

The topics will be taught in two parallel strands with one hour lectures in each strand each week.
Strand 1 could be broadly identified as organic chemistry while strand 2 deals with physical Chemistry.

Semester 1:
1) Understand the principles underlying atomic and molecular structure (Strand 1)
2) Identification of functional groups and understand their reactivity (Strand 1)
3) Understand the properties of acids and bases and their use in buffers (Strand 1)
4) Concept of oxidation and reduction reactions and relation to bioenergy (Strand 2)
5) Basic concepts underpinning the thermodynamics of biological systems (Strand 2)
6) The thermodynamic properties of gases and solutions, including the concept of chemical potential (Strand 2)
7) Ligand binding to macromolecules (Strand 2)

Semester 2:
7) Ligand binding to macromolecules and allostery (Strand 2)
8) Reactions that underpin biological chemistry and reaction mechanisms (Strand 1)
9) Metal ions in Biology (Strand 1)
10) Reaction kinetics and enzyme mechanisms (Strand 2)
11) Application of spectroscopy to biomolecules (Strand 2)

Teaching and Learning Methods:
The module will be delivered through a combination of lectures supported by a series of weekly computer-based worksheets and a series of workshops. A help desk will support students completing the computer-based worksheets

This module seeks to provide students with the fundamentals of the chemistry that underpins the biological sciences.

Educational Aims: This module provides the student with the fundamental chemical principles necessary to understand the chemistry of biological systems. The module will cover two key areas. Firstly, it will provide an introduction to thermodynamics, electrochemistry and chemical kinetics in relation to biological systems. Secondly, it will provide an introduction to atomic and molecular structure leading to a description of the reactivity of the function groups and reaction mechanisms that are found in biological systems. It will provide an introduction to the role of metal ions in biology and an to the principles and application of spectroscopy.

Outline Syllabus:

The topics will be taught in two parallel strands with one hour lectures in each strand each week.
Strand 1 could be broadly identified as organic chemistry while strand 2 deals with physical Chemistry.

Semester 1:
1) Understand the principles underlying atomic and molecular structure (Strand 1)
2) Identification of functional groups and understand their reactivity (Strand 1)
3) Understand the properties of acids and bases and their use in buffers (Strand 1)
4) Concept of oxidation and reduction reactions and relation to bioenergy (Strand 2)
5) Basic concepts underpinning the thermodynamics of biological systems (Strand 2)
6) The thermodynamic properties of gases and solutions, including the concept of chemical potential (Strand 2)
7) Ligand binding to macromolecules (Strand 2)

Semester 2:
7) Ligand binding to macromolecules and allostery (Strand 2)
8) Reactions that underpin biological chemistry and reaction mechanisms (Strand 1)
9) Metal ions in Biology (Strand 1)
10) Reaction kinetics and enzyme mechanisms (Strand 2)
11) Application of spectroscopy to biomolecules (Strand 2)

Teaching and Learning Methods:
The module will be delivered through a combination of lectures supported by a series of weekly computer-based worksheets and a series of workshops. A help desk will support students completing the computer-based worksheets

The project involves approximately 300 hours of commitment between the beginning of week 1 and the end of the last week before the Easter vacation (the finish date is to be confirmed). This corresponds to a minimum of 150 hours in the laboratory/ research environment and an appropriate amount of private study time for literature research and preparation of the dissertation.

This module builds on the student’s core understanding of the structure
of atoms and molecules to predict their behaviour using state-of-the art
computational chemistry methods. This will involve learning how
quantum chemistry methods can be used to study atoms and molecules
and how classical mechanics methods can be used to simulate molecules
and biomolecules. These two methodologies are related and we will
explore their respective and mutual applications. Emphasis will be placed
upon learning how to use these methods for real-life applications.

This module builds on the student’s core understanding of the structure
of atoms and molecules to predict their behaviour using state-of-the art
computational chemistry methods. This will involve learning how
quantum chemistry methods can be used to study atoms and molecules
and how classical mechanics methods can be used to simulate molecules
and biomolecules. These two methodologies are related and we will
explore their respective and mutual applications. Emphasis will be placed
upon learning how to use these methods for real-life applications.

This module builds on the student’s core understanding of the structure
of atoms and molecules to predict their behaviour using state-of-the art
computational chemistry methods. This will involve learning how
quantum chemistry methods can be used to study atoms and molecules
and how classical mechanics methods can be used to simulate molecules
and biomolecules. These two methodologies are related and we will
explore their respective and mutual applications. Emphasis will be placed
upon learning how to use these methods for real-life applications.

The purpose of this module is to provide an introduction to working with children/young people, families and their wider support systems in various clinical settings (child mental health teams, hospital/forensic settings, multi-agency teams). The module content is informed by BPS guidelines, HCPC requirements and clinical guidelines (e.g. NICE guidelines).

The purpose of this module is to provide an introduction to working with children/young people, families and their wider support systems in various clinical settings (child mental health teams, hospital/forensic settings, multi-agency teams). The module content is informed by BPS guidelines, HCPC requirements and clinical guidelines (e.g. NICE guidelines).