Programme of B2

Also the second year is basically a fixed programme. Knowledge of all fields of chemistry is extended and the relevant physical and mathematical background is deepened. The courses are organized in learning lines along the themes:

• Data Analysis
• Fundamentals of Matter
• Synthetic Chemistry
• Physical Chemistry

With an addition of a 'physics 2' course and a biochemistry 2 course.

The schedule below shows the courses in each quarter with EC' s in parentheses. Some courses are given during a whole semester. Care is taken that testing, exams and midterm exams are balanced during each semester.

All second year students in Molecular Sciences take a course in Panorama Science and activities for Academic Skills continue to be scheduled.

Other compulsory courses are scheduled in the third year:
Writing skills and Philosophy

• NWI-FCEM02B Writing about Science can be taken in any quarter but the second.
• NWI-FFIL101 Philosophy is scheduled in the first (Q1) and second (Q2) quarter
  Q1: aimed at physics topics, may be in Dutch
  Q2: aimed at molecular topics, in English
• NWI-FFIL100 Philosophy is scheduled in the fourth period (Q4) and treats topics from biology.