3 ECTS credits
90 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4023195FNR for all students in the 1st semester at a (F) Master - specialised level.

Semester
1st semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Taught in
English
Faculty
Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences
Department
Chemistry
Educational team
Steven Ballet (course titular)
Ulrich Hennecke
Activities and contact hours
13 contact hours Lecture
13 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
13 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

Students are introduced to state-of-the-art bio-organic chemistry through a series of (video) lectures by experts in the field. 

These lectures are intended to broaden the view of the students on various specialized areas of bio-organic chemistry. 

 

Possible topics include: 

  • Asymmetric organocatalysis 

  • Natural product synthesis  

  • New organometallic methods for organic synthesis 

  • Synthesis of oligonucleotides and their transformation 

  • Sustainability in (bio-organic) chemistry  

  • Specialised lectures on peptidomimetics 

Additional info

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Learning Outcomes

genberal competencies

- The student gains advanced knowledge and insight into current research fields in bio-organic chemistry.  

- The student deepens his skills in oral and written communication to specialists 

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Other Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • written + oral with a relative weight of 100 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

The evaluation (100%) exists of the grade obtained for an assignment on one of the topics treated during the lectures and its discussion at the oral exam. Both written and oral skills will be evaluated. 

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Chemistry: Analytical and Environmental Chemistry
Master of Chemistry: Chemical Theory, (Bio)Molecular Design and Synthesis