- Department: Chemistry
- Module co-ordinator: Dr. Martin Bates
- Credit value: 80 credits
- Credit level: M
- Academic year of delivery: 2023-24
- Notes: This is an independent study module
The Advanced Research Project module runs throughout both semesters of year-4. All MChem students (together with MSci students specialising in Chemistry) must complete an Advanced Research Project based in industry, abroad or in York.
Occurrence | Teaching cycle |
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A | Semester 1 2023-24 to Semester 2 2023-24 |
The advanced research project is designed to improve and develop your skills for independent research and to introduce you to some of the advanced experimental methods you can expect to use when working in an industrial or academic research laboratory. You will interact with more senior researchers, and improve your scientific communication skills.
Students will
Project Details
You will undertake an advanced research project with a member of staff at your host institution during Year 4. You will express your preference during semester 6; final arrangements for projects will be made in collaboration with local coordinators at your host institution. This will allow you to do some reading over the summer if you wish. However, please note that some host institutions require students to discuss project choices with potential supervisors on arrival, before they will finalise project allocations. If this is the case for you, it is important that you make these arrangements as soon as possible after you arrive and that you inform the MChem(abroad) coordinator of the arrangements as soon as possible – in order for us to assign project markers from York.
Your time should be broken down roughly as follows:-
Time spent preparing report: 130 h
Project training session 3 h
Time on project: 620 h
Private Study 47 h
Total 800 h
Project Assessment
Project marks are broken down as follows:
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Project (80 credits) |
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Project execution |
40 |
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Project report |
60 |
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See year-4 handbook for details of marking guidelines.
If you wish to graduate with one of these three specific degree titles (Chemistry, Green Principles and Sustainable Processes; Chemistry, the Atmosphere and the Environment; Chemistry, Biological and Medicinal Chemistry) then your research project must be undertaken in this area.
None
Non-reassessable
None
The project supervisor(s) will give feedback on an interim project report, to be submitted early in semester 2 (see year-4 handbook). Progress of the project can be discussed with the project supervisor throughout the year.
Feedback will be provided regarding the final project report upon completion of the module.
Research articles, depending on individual project.