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PDC53017 - Introduction to Chemistry

Course Details

Course Summary

This online micro-credential introduces the terms, concepts and rules in chemistry, and relates them to everyday materials and events, placing chemistry within the context of your own experiences.



Entry Requirements

There are no specific entry requirements, however, students enrolling in this course should work or study in the healthcare and/or science profession.


Course Details

Course Type Short Course (Professional Development)
Student Availability
  • International
  • Domestic
Fees
Application Mode
  • Other
How to Apply
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Study Area
  • Health
  • Science and Environment
  • Work and Study Preparation
Skill Area
  • General Education and Training
  • Health
  • Laboratory Technology

Admission Codes

Domestic Students
Tertiary Admission Centre Codes (TAC) Codes
Not Applicable
International Students
CRICOS Codes
Not Applicable

Student Outcomes, Career Opportunities and Occupations

Undertaking this micro-credential enables students to meet their Continuing Professional Development obligations and industry update requirements in their profession. Upon successful completion of the course, students will be awarded a Certificate of Completion.

Course Structures

Study Mode Definitions

  • Online: Online courses provide the flexibility to study without normally requiring a student to visit a campus. Course content is studied through a number of means including the use of online discussion forums, electronic library resources, by contacting lecturers and teachers, and receiving study materials online/electronically. Work integrated learning, including placements, may be included in some courses.
  • On-campus: Students studying in on-campus mode typically are expected to attend and participate in regular, structured on-campus teaching and learning activities throughout the University’s academic term. These activities may include lectures, tutorials, workshops and practice, online or other activities and normally will be timetabled at a CQUniversity campus or approved delivery site.
  • Mixed Mode: Students studying in mixed mode will participate in a combination of online learning activities in addition to site-specific learning activities, which may include residential schools, co-op placements and/or work-integrated learning as a compulsory requirement of a unit. The additional site-specific learning activities are what differentiates a mixed-mode unit from an online unit.

*All study modes may include Vocational placement and/or work integrated learning.

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Standard Micro-Credential Structure

4 hours
  • Online
No units are associated with this course


Course Learning Outcomes

On completion of this online Short Course, students will gain an understanding of the following concepts in chemistry:

  1. Matter
  2. Elements and atoms
  3. Molecules
  4. Bonding
  5. Measurements in chemistry
  6. Electrolytes
  7. Acids and Bases
  8. Oxidation and reduction reactions
  9. Organic chemistry.

No assessment.

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