Postgraduate Courses

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Select appropriate methods to evaluate the reaction mechanism.
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  Interpret experimental results and draw conclusions about reaction mechanism with confidence.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Demonstrate an interest in and understanding of fundamental principles of synthetic organic chemistry and modern methods of multistep synthesis.
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  Analyze and appreciate synthetic work of complex organic molecules in the current primary literature.
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  Apply modern organic reactions and synthetic methodologies to formulate synthetic plans of organic molecules.
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  Communicate effectively both orally and in writing the concepts and advancements in synthetic organic chemistry and show self-awareness in green chemistry.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Explain the basic principles of asymmetric synthesis.
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  Classify modes of action and infer catalyst design.
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  Explain factors affecting enantioselectivity and common strategies to perform asymmetric synthesis.
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  Design and propose routes to synthesize common chiral fragments.
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  Analyze stereochemical control in organic reactions.
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  Review frontier topics such as organocatalysis, photoredox catalysis, etc.
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  Communicate effectively in writing and by oral presentation on scientific topics of organic chemistry.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Classify the origins of human diseases and the molecular basis for their treatment.
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  Demonstrate capability to select or discover a molecular target for therapeutic intervention.
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  Identify leads for therapeutic targets using diverse chemical strategies.
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  Propose optimization of drug properties through structural modifications.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Build knowledge of quantum chemistry, molecular dynamics, and statistical mechanics.
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  Apply computational chemistry approaches to solve chemistry problems.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Classify different statistical mechanics ensembles, their associated partitions functions and distributions.
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  Apply statistical mechanics theories to analyze independent molecules, monoatomic gases, and crystals.
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  Explain rate theories including transition state theory, Kramer theory, Langevin equation for diffusion process, and fluctuation-dissipation theorem.
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  Summarize simple liquid theories.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Illustrate the Hartree-Fock approximation to treat chemical molecules.
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  Explain post Hartree-Fock methods including configuration interaction, coupled cluster and coupled electron pair approximations.
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  Apply Density Functional Theory (DFT) for ground state systems, and Time-dependent DFT (TDDFT) for excited-state and time-dependent systems.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Demonstrate an in-depth and well-founded knowledge of structure and bonding theories relevant to inorganic chemistry.
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  Apply molecular orbital theory to explain and rationalize bonding, reactivity and properties of inorganic molecules including transition metal complexes and cluster compounds.
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  Correlate the structure and bonding of metal complexes to their roles in catalysis.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Describe the principles of powder and single crystal X-ray diffraction and how they can be applied to identification of samples and determining molecular crystal structure.
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  Classify the main methods of crystallization and apply them to real world examples.
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  Discuss classification of crystals on the basis of symmetry and explain the principles of space groups and their application to crystal structure.
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  Employ powder diffraction software programs to i) determine unit cells from a set of diffraction peaks, and ii) identify materials from an experimental powder patterns.
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  Solve and refine crystal structures from hkl diffraction data using modern software packages such as SHELX and Olex2.
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  Critique the quality of experimental diffraction data and refined structures with published X-ray structures and identify the key geometric features.
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  Apply the use of databases (CSD, ICSD, PDF) to carry out data mining for structural studies, including molecular and intermolecular geometry.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Apply the fundamental concepts to describe the physical and chemical processes governing air pollution.
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  Identify important chemical reactions and processes in the stratosphere and troposphere.
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  Understand the formation mechanism and destruction processes of various pollutants in the air.
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  Assess the potential impacts of various atmospheric chemical processes on environment, climate and human health.
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  Apply investigative skills, critical thinking and ability to evaluate atmospheric chemistry-related information and data.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Describe strengths and weaknesses of specific advanced analytical procedures.
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  Identify suitable analytical techniques for specific compounds and problems.
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  Recognize spectroscopic methods suitable for the analysis of particular molecules.
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  Explain how the scaling of analytical systems affects their properties.
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  Design probes and sensors tailored to specific analytes.
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  Apply microscopic techniques for the analysis of small scales.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Demonstrate an understanding of the core ideas and concepts of materials science and technology.
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  Recognize the power of chemical synthesis and materials preparation and carry out investigative research work with independent judgment.
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  Apply chemical principles to formulate and analyze analytical and synthetic problems.
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  Conduct analysis and interpretation of experimental data.
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  Communicate problem solutions using correct materials chemistry terminology and good English

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Exemplify the concepts, structures, and characterization of macromolecules.
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  Recognize methods and their mechanisms for preparing polymers with different architectures and properties.
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  Apply chemical principles to analyze macromolecular problems and interpret experimental results.
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  Communicate problems using correct polymer chemistry terminology.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Recognize the current trends and activities in Chemistry related professions and academic research.
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  Demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate advanced research results from various Chemistry-related scientific presentations.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Discuss the phenomenon of aggregation-induced emission (AIE) and its mechanism.
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  Recognize different AIE materials and their properties.
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  Categorize the potential applications of AIE materials in electronics, optics, biomedical field, etc.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Demonstrate understanding of fundamental knowledges in the selected topics.
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  Apply the fundamental knowledge in the selected topics to their own research fields.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Demonstrate laboratory and tutorial teaching skills.
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  Demonstrate self-management skills and career development knowledge.
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  Apply information seeking skills and knowledge in professional conduct.
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  Apply research management skills in research publication.
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  Demonstrate and apply skills in publishing and presenting their research results.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Efficiently use on-line and off-line academic resources to support their research.
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  Efficiently use various instruments in their research.
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  Understand and conform to regulations regarding the safe use of chemicals and related instruments.
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  Perform risk assessment and safely use chemicals and related apparatuses in research projects.
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  Supervise and teach undergraduate students in chemistry experiments and part of course activities.
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  Professionally present research outputs to chemists in the research and development community.
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  Demonstrate a clearer understanding of the career exploration process in chemistry-related industries.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Apply practical or computational techniques/skills for chemical investigations.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Demonstrate up-to-date and in-depth knowledge of their area(s) of specialization.
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  Apply practical or computational techniques/skills for chemical investigations.
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  Conduct directed chemical research, develop experimental protocols and interpret results.
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  Communicate effectively the results of scientific research in writing and by oral presentation.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

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  Demonstrate up-to-date and in-depth knowledge of their area(s) of specialization and chemistry in general.
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  Apply practical and/ or computational techniques/skills for chemical investigations.
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  Conduct independent chemical research, propose experiments, develop protocols, evaluate results and formulate hypotheses.
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  Communicate effectively the results of scientific research in writing and by oral presentation.
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  Evaluate and critique current research, approaches and methodologies in chemistry.