Bachelor of Science (Nanotechnology)

The Bachelor of Science (Nanotechnology) is an interdisciplinary degree which is jointly offered by the Faculties of Engineering and Science. The degree targets the emerging field of nano-materials, molecular machines and nano-science.

The course will draw on major research strengths at UOW including: the Intelligent Polymer Research Institute, the Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, the BlueScope Steel Metallurgy Centre and the ARC Centre for Nanostructured Electromaterials. One of the main aims is to produce high quality graduates to feed into postgraduate programs within UOW research units.

This course has a materials chemistry focus with possible elective subjects in physics, engineering (eg. mechatronics) and biology. There are a total of four elective subjects giving students scope to match the course to their interests whilst retaining a core focus on molecular design and characterization of materials at the nano-dimension. The course includes three specially designed subjects that will be mainly research oriented and combine lectures, laboratory and project work. This will give students from first year onwards a taste of where leading research in nanotechnology is heading. This is a prescribed program of study comprising core and optional subjects as set out below.

Course Program

Subjects			Session	Credit Points
First Year
CHEM101	Chemistry 1A: Introductory Physical and General Chemistry		Autumn	6
PHYS141	Fundamentals of Physics A		Autumn	6
MATH187	Mathematics 1A Part 1		Autumn	6
OR
MATH141	Mathematics 1C Part 1		Autumn	6
NANO101	Current Perspectives in Nanotechnology		Spring	6
CHEM102	Chemistry 1B: Structure and Reactivity of Molecules for Life		Spring	6
ENGG153	Engineering Materials		Autumn	6
PHYS142	Fundamentals of Physics B		Spring	6
MATH188	Mathematics 1A Part 2		Spring	6
OR
MATH142	Mathematics 1C Part 2		Spring	6
Second Year
CHEM212	Organic Chemistry II		Autumn	6
MATE201	Structure and Properties of Materials		Autumn	6
PHYS205	Advanced Modern Physics		Autumn	6
NANO201	Research Topics in Nanotechnology		Spring	6
CHEM213	Molecular Structure, Reactivity and Change		Spring	6
CHEM211	Inorganic Chemistry II		Autumn	6
Plus two of the following electives:
Materials Chemistry Stream
CHEM214		Analytical and Environmental Chemistry	Spring	6
MATE204		Mechanical Behaviour	Spring	6
Physics Stream
MATH212		Applied Mathematical Modelling	Spring	6
PHYS215		Vibrations, Waves and Optics	Spring	6
Mechatronics Stream
ENGG152		Engineering Mechanics	Spring	6
ENGG154		Engineering Design for Innovation	Spring	6
Other subject options
BIOL103		Molecules, Cells and Organisms	Spring	6
STAT252		Statistics for the Natural Sciences	Spring	6
Third Year
Core
CHEM364		Molecular Structure and Spectroscopy	Autumn	8
MATE202		Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria	Autumn	6
NANO301		Research Project in Nanomaterials	Autumn	8
CHEM301		Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology	Spring	8
MATE303		Ceramics, Glasses and Refractories	Spring	6
Options
Plus two of the following electives:
Materials Chemistry Stream
CHEM321		Organic Synthesis and Reactivity	Spring	8
CHEM314		Instrumental Analysis	Autumn	8
CHEM320		Bioinformatics: From Genome to Structure	Spring	8
MATE301		Engineering Alloys	Autumn	6
MATE306		Degradation of Materials	Spring	6
Physics Stream
PHYS305		Quantum Mechanics	Autumn	6
PHYS363		Advanced Photonics	Spring	6
PHYS396		Electronic Materials	Spring	6
Mechatronics Stream
ENGG251		Mechanics of Solids	Autumn	6
MATE291		Engineering Computing and Laboratory Skills	Autumn	6
MECH215		Fundamentals of Machine Component Design	Spring	6
Other subject options
BIOL213		Principles of Biochemistry	Autumn	6
BIOL214		The Biochemistry of Energy and Metabolism	Spring	6
Or other subjects approved by the Coordinator

Honours

If the required academic standard is attained the Bachelor of Science (Nanotechnology) student may transfer to the Bachelor of Nanotechnology fourth Honours year. This consists of special coursework plus a research project.

Professional Recognition

Students may choose options enabling them to graduate and be eligible for accreditation with the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI).

Other Information

The Degree Coordinators are Dr Marc in het Panhuis - School of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Room 18.130, telephone: 4221 3155, email: marc_in_het_panius@uow.edu.au and Professor Geoff Spinks - School of Mechanical, Materials and Mechatronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Room 1.111, telephone: (02) 4221 3010, email: gspinks@uow.edu.au.