BPS2031 Analytical methods I: principles and applications
Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
BPS2031 Analytical methods I: principles and applications is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Parkville. It needs BPS1031 and BPS1032.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1
- Parkville
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before BPS2031
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After BPS2031
No unit lists BPS2031 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Overview
Analytical Methods lays a foundation of knowledge for the analytical identification and quantitation of chemical entities used in the pharmaceutical and manufacturing industries. The unit provides the participant with basic principles and concepts of chemical equilibria, classical (titrimetric) methods of analysis, atomic and molecular spectroscopy (spectrochemical methods of analysis) and analytical separation (chromatographic) methodologies.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Parkville | On campus |
| First semester (Fully flex) | Parkville | Flexible |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Describe the analytical process and fundamental analytical concepts (e.g., selectivity, experimental error) and apply them to practical analytical measurements.
- 2
Quantitatively determine the chemical composition of aqueous electrolyte solutions using gravimetry and titrimetry and interpret the results in terms of theoretical models of chemical solution equilibria.
- 3
Explain the physical principles and instrumental characteristics of selected spectroscopic analytical techniques.
- 4
Apply theoretical principles of separation processes and chromatography to predict and rationalise the outcome of practical analytical separations;
- 5
Safely and competently conduct analytical measurements in the laboratory.
Workload and teaching
- Twelve 1-hour online modules (discovery)
- Twenty-four 1-hour lectures
- Six 2-hour workshops
- Six 4-hour laboratory classes
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Ben Capuano
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Ben Capuano