BPS2031 Analytical methods 1: Principles and applications
Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
BPS2031 Analytical methods 1: Principles and applications is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, offered in 2026 in Semester 1 at Malaysia and Parkville. It needs BPS1031 and BPS1032.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2026
- Semester 1
- Malaysia, Parkville
- Assessment
- Exam 60%
- and 4 other tasks
This is the 2026 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 2026 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 2026
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Malaysia | On campus |
| First semester | Parkville | On campus |
Assessment
- Student engagement and participationExercise5%
- In-semester progress testsQuiz / Test12%
- Workshop problem-based learningPresentation8%
- Laboratory-based activitiesProject15%
- Laboratory-based examProject10%
- Final assessmentExamination50%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
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
- Assessments8 hours
- Workshops12 hours
- Laboratories24 hours
- Applied sessions12 hours
- Teaching approachOnline learning
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based learning
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Twelve 1-hour online preparation modules (discovery)
- Twenty-four 1-hour lectures (online modules)
- Twelve 2-hour Q&A sessions
- Six 2-hour workshops
- Six 4-hour laboratory classes
- Eight hours of scheduled assessment
Moodle discovery modules with Check-Your-Learning questions
Authentic practical experiments
Authentic analytical methods scenarios in-lecture, workshops and throughout practical component
Interactive lectures, quizzes and workshops
Learning resources
Required resources
Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry, 9th Edition (2014) - eBook
By: Douglas A. Skoog, Donald M. West, F. James Holler, Stanley R. Crouch (https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/MONASH/detail.action?docID=4771001)
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Associate Professor Ben Capuano
- Dr Thet Thet Htar
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Ben Capuano