Unit of Study CHEM2002 Organic Chemistry (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Health
Placement

No

Pre-requisites

CHEM1002 - Chemistry for Health Sciences OR CHEM1001 - Chemistry

Enrolment information

Online students must attend a three-day residential at the Gold Coast Campus. Further details, including dates, will be advised via the Blackboard site.

Unit description

This unit provides students with a strong foundation in organic chemistry and its laboratory applications. The unit covers functional group chemistry and common reactions, with particular reference to the structure–function relationship for biologically organic compounds.

Unit content

Foundations of organic chemistry; the structure and function of biomolecules
Properties and reactions of alcohols, phenols, ethers and thiols
Properties and reactions of aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic acids
Properties and reactions of amines; significant heterocyclic compounds
Reaction mechanisms and their biological relevance
Organic chemistry in medicine

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Gold Coast	Term1	Term1
Online	Term1	Term1

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

infer the chemical and physical properties of organic compounds based on their structure

predict products of common organic reactions and their biological significance

solve problems related to organic chemistry in a biomedical context

determine the properties of organic substances in the laboratory setting

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Laboratory 3 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Quiz	20%
Presentation	30%
Portfolio	50%

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Residential 18 hours (Once (at Gold Coast Campus))

Assessment
Quiz	20%
Presentation	30%
Portfolio	50%

Prescribed learning resources

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Fee information

Domestic

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