The aims of this module are for the student to develop professional and transferable skills appropriate to the working environment of a chemical scientist in a research & development role, and to use these skills to prepare a literature review and project plan.

The aims of this module are to make the student aware of the range of techniques available for analysis, characterization and structure determination of a range of inorganic and organic materials.

The aims of this module are to develop an understanding of the processes leading to innovation in analytical science; to introduce students to the methods of critical evaluation of the scientific literature in developing fields; to develop advanced independent scholarship.