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UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE REGULATIONS:
CHE 1.00 Chemistry Single Major Programme:
CHE 1.01 To register for a single major programme in chemistry, students must have:
1. B108 (at least a C grade)
2. C109 (at least a C grade)
3. P190 (at least a C grade)
4. M1501 and M1502 (at least a C average)
CHE 1.02 To proceed from Year II to Year III, students must pass all Year II chemistry courses with a minimum average of a C grade.
CHE 1.03 To proceed from Year III to Year IV, students must pass all Year III chemistry courses, and obtain a minimum average of an E in the mathematics courses.
CHE 1.04 To pass Year IV (and hence complete the single major programme in chemistry), students must pass all Year IV chemistry courses, and pass the project.
CHE 2.00 Pure or Applied Chemistry Double Major Programme:
CHE 2.01 To enter any of the two double major programmes in chemistry, students must have:
1. C109 (at least a D grade)
2. M1501 and M1502 (at least an E average).
CHE 2.02 To proceed from Year II to Year III in any chemistry double major programme, students must obtain a minimum of grade D in all Year II chemistry courses and pass the laboratory course C284 (Laboratory Year II Experiments in Chemistry).
CHE 2.03 a) To proceed from Year III to Year IV in the pure chemistry double major programme, students must pass all Year III chemistry courses and pass the laboratory course C384 (Laboratory Year III Experiments in Chemistry).
b) To proceed from Year III to Year IV in the applied chemistry double major programme, students must pass: Analytical Year III Chemistry (C324), the Laboratory course (C384) and at least one of: Inorganic Year III Chemistry (C314), Organic Year III Chemistry (C334) and Physical Year III Chemistry (C345). Furthermore, students must obtain a minimum of an E in all of the remaining chemistry courses.
CHE 2.04 a) To pass Year IV (and hence complete the double major programme in pure chemistry), students must take and pass Analytical Year IV Chemistry (C 424), Inorganic Year IV Chemistry (C 415), Organic Year IV Chemistry (C 435), Physical Year IV Chemistry (C 445) and can take Elementary Quantum Chemistry and Molecular Bonding (C 454) as an elective.
b) To pass Year IV (and hence complete the double major programme in applied chemistry), students must pass: Analytical Year IV Chemistry (C 424), Environmental Year IV Chemistry (C 493), Industrial Year IV Chemistry (C 473) and any one of: Inorganic Year IV Chemistry (C 415), Organic Year IV Chemistry (C 435), Physical Year IV Chemistry (C 445) and Elementary Quantum Chemistry and Molecular Bonding (C454).
CHE 3.00 Chemical Technology Programme
CHE 3.01 To enter the Chemical Technology Programme, a student must have passed:
C109 (with at least a C grade)
M1501 (with at least a D grade)
M1502 (with at least a D grade)
P190 (with at least a D grade)
CHE 3.02 All inorganic courses offered under any year of study; Year II and Year III Analytical courses; all laboratory courses offered in any year of study; and the following chemical technology courses; CTEC333, CTEC343, CTEC353, CTEC415, CTEC434, CTEC463 and CTEC484 must be passed.
CHE 3.03 In conjunction with CHE 3.02 above, in order to proceed to the following year, a B. Chem. Tech. student must obtain at least a D grade in at least 28 credit hours in each year of study and obtain at least an E grade in the remaining credit hours.
CHE 3.04 To transfer from the Chemistry Single Major programme to the Chemical Technology programme in year III, a student must pass all Year II Chemistry courses and obtain at least a D grade in M 2402 (Linear Algebra) or M 2405 (Vectors and Mechanics)
CHE 3.05 To pass the Chemical Technology Programme, a student must have successfully completed the industrial attachment course CTEC5018 and obtained the grade ‘pass’.
CHE 4.00 In all cases, the faculty regulations (and their modifications thereof) regarding repeat, F grade, discontinue and supplementation will apply. in particular, no student is allowed to graduate with an F grade in a chemistry course or in a chemical technology course.
CHE 4.01 The overall degree classification will be based on the student’s performance in Year III and year IV.
CHE 5.00 Courses that must be passed, Pre-requisites and Pass Grades:
CHE 5.01 Except for the applied chemistry programme, all Analytical, Inorganic, Organic and Physical chemistry courses offered under all programmes in any year must be passed.
CHE 5.02 Courses that must be passed in the applied chemistry double major programme are: all Analytical Chemistry offered in any year, all Laboratory courses offered in any year, Environmental Year IV Chemistry (C 493) and Industrial Year IV Chemistry (C 473), plus any one of: Inorganic, Organic and Physical chemistry courses offered in any year of study.
CHE 5.03 Courses that must be passed in the Chemical Technology programme are: all inorganic courses offered under any year of study; year II and year III analytical courses; all laboratory courses offered in any year of study; and the following chemical technology courses; CTEC333, CTEC343, CTEC353, CTEC415, CTEC434, CTEC463 and CTEC484
CHE 5.04 To fulfil pre-requisite requirements, a minimum grade of D must be achieved in any chemistry and chemical technology course stipulated as a pre-requisite to a further course in chemistry or chemical technology.
CHE 5.05 A minimum of grade D is a pass grade in chemistry and chemical technology.
CHE 6.00 B.Sc. Ed Programme:
CHE 6.01 A B.Sc.Ed. student taking chemistry as one of his/her teaching subjects should follow the chemistry double major programme up to Year III
In Year IV, such a student may take any of: Analytical Year IV Chemistry (C424), Inorganic Year IV Chemistry (C415), Organic Year IV Chemistry (C435), Environmental Year IV Chemistry (C 493) and Industrial Yea IV Chemistry (C473).
CHE 7.00 Course Outlines:
CHE 7.01 Course outlines will normally be given out during the first week of the semester for which the course is offered.
GRADUATE DEGREE REGULATIONS
CHEMISTRY HONOURS PROGRAMME:
CHE 8.00 Entry Requirements:
CHE 8.01 To enter the Honours Programme, prospective students must have completed and passed:
a) The chemistry single major programme with a minimum of a second class second division-2(ii).
b) The pure chemistry double major programme with a minimum of second class second division-2(ii) and an average of a C grade in chemistry courses taken in Year III and Year IV.
CHE 9.00 Honours Programme Structure:
CHE 9.01 A student must take and pass 32 credit hours taught courses and 6 credit hours project course.
CHE 9.02 A student enrolled in the honours programme is required to attend departmental seminars held from time to time throughout the year.
CHE 9.03 Assessment of the Year V Project C5206 includes a written report and oral presentation.
CHE 10.00 Honours Programme Courses:
CHE 10.01 The following are the honours programme courses:
Core Courses
C514-4 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
C524-4 Advanced Analytical Chemistry
C534-4 Advanced Organic Chemistry
C5163-3 Molecular Spectroscopy OR C5173-3 Advanced Spectroscopy
C585-5 Advanced Chemical Techniques
C5143-3 Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Mechanisms
C5206-6 Chemistry Year V Project
Elective Courses
C543-3 Statistical Thermodynamics
C553-3 Introduction to Quantum Chemistry
C573-3 Industrial Year V Chemistry
C5003-3 Applications of Computers in Chemistry
C5113-3 Introductory Bio-Inorganic Chemistry
MSC IN CHEMISTRY PROGRAMME
CHE 11.00 Entry Requirements:
CHE 11.01 The minimum requirements are a B.Sc. Degree with Chemistry as a Major Subject at 2(ii) level, with a minimum average grade of C over the Chemistry courses in the final two years, or a B.Sc. Degree with Chemical Technology at 2(ii) level.
CHE 11.02 Students with equivalent qualifications may be admitted subject to approval by the Departmental Board of Studies
CHE 11.03 Students who have a B.Sc. Honours Degree in Chemistry may be exempted from specific courses in the first year of the programme.
CHE 12.00 Structure of Programme:
CHE 12.01 The programme is normally of two years duration, including the intervening long vacation, the first being coursework, the second a supervised original research project. The maximum period of registration in the programme is four years from the initial registration.
CHE 12.02 First Year, First Semester: the common core courses in each of the areas (Analytical, Inorganic, Organic, and Physical) and the common laboratory course, totalling 18 c.h.
CHE 12.03 First Year, Second Semester: core courses from one area of chemistry and other courses appropriate for the proposed research area and project, totalling at least 14 c.h.
CHE 12.04 Second Year: supervised original research project.
CHE 13.00 Examinations and Progress:
CHE 13.01 Courses will be examined at the end of each semester.
CHE 13.02 A total of at least 32 c.h. including all core courses must be passed for the award of the Degree.
CHE 13.03 Supplementary examinations may be granted provided the student has gained a grade E in the course and passed at least 24 c.h. The maximum grade from a supplementary examination is C.
CHE 13.04 If failed, a course can only be repeated once, and within two years of the original registration.
CHE 13.05 Normally a student should pass all courses in order to proceed to the second (research project) year. However, one failed non-core course may be carried if necessary into the second year.
CHE 13.06 The research project is examined by a dissertation, to be submitted by the last day of the May examinations. The dissertation is assessed by an internal examiner (who is not the supervisor) and an external examiner. The candidate will also make an oral presentation, which will be assessed. Both the dissertation and the presentation must be passed for the award of the Degree.
CHE 13.07 A candidate who obtains at least 75% in both the dissertation and the average course mark will be awarded the Degree with distinction. A candidate who obtains 50 – 74% both in the dissertation and in the course work will be awarded the degree with a “pass” grade.
CHE 13.08 A candidate whose dissertation is declared unsatisfactory may be allowed to resubmit a revised dissertation within a further 6 months period.
CHE 13.09 A candidate whose oral presentation is declared unsatisfactory will be allowed to re-present within a period of 3 months.
CHE 14.00 Course Structure:
CHE 14.01 First Year, First Semester: Common Core Courses:
C611-4 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
C621-4 Modern Separations and Analytical Spectroscopy
C631-4 Advanced Organic Chemistry
C641-4 Quantum chemistry and Molecular Spectroscopy
C681-2 Experimental Techniques
CHE 14.02 First Year, Second Semester
i. C601-1 Seminar Presentations (core course)
ii. the core courses from one of the areas of chemistry (inorganic, analytical, organic, or physical as below)
iii. other appropriate courses (from any electives or the core courses from the other areas) to make a total for the second semester of at least 14 c.h.
Not all courses may be offered in a particular year, and course registrations are subject to the approval of the Head of Department.
CHE 14.03 Second Semester Inorganic chemistry courses:
Core Courses
C612-4 Reactions and Mechanisms of Inorganic Complexes
C613-3 Descriptive Chemistry of the Elements
Electives Courses
C614-3 Organometallic Chemistry
C615-3 Bioinorganic Chemistry
C616-3 Chemistry of Inorganic Materials
C617-2
C693-3 Environmental Chemistry
CHE 14.04 Second Semester Analytical chemistry courses: Core Courses
C622-4 Sampling and Analytical Methods Development
C624-2 Statistics for Analytical Chemistry
Electives Courses
C623-4 Physical Methods of Characterization
C625-3 Electroanalytical Chemistry
C626-3 Bioanalysis and Laboratory Management
C627-3 Forensic and Materials Analysis
C628-3 Modern NMR Spectroscopy
C693-3 Environmental Chemistry
CHE 14.05 Second Semester Organic chemistry courses Core Courses
C632-2 Practical Organic Chemistry
C633–3 Synthesis in Action
Electives Courses
C614-3 Organometallic Chemistry
C634–3 Mechanisms in Biological Chemistry
C635–3 Polymers
C636–3 Physical Organic Chemistry
C637-3 Natural Products Chemistry
CHE 14.06 Second Semester Physical chemistry courses Core Courses
C642-3 Advanced Chemical Kinetics
Electives Courses
C625-3 Electroanalytical Chemistry
C643-3 Statistical thermodynamics
C644-4 Electrochemistry: Theory & Applications
C645-3 Computational Chemistry
C646-3 Colloids & Surface Chemistry
CHE 14.07 Second Year
C700 Research Project
CHE 14.08 In addition to the dissertation, a candidate will be required to write and present a project proposal (towards the end of the First Year), and write and give oral presentations of two progress reports, and of the completed project.