| COURSE CODES AND NUMBERING FOR DEGREE
PROGRAMMES |
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The course code in Chemistry is CHM. |
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ii.
The four digits numbering is retained with
a few modifications as follows: |
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First digit |
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Level |
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Second digit |
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Credit value |
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Third digit |
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Subject area |
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Fourth digit |
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Course number |
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However, O or 1 of
the fourth digit identifies Core courses in all areas. |
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COURSE ASSESSMENT |
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Courses are assessed as follows: |
| a |
Courses with
Practical Components |
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Course Work |
20% |
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Practical |
20% |
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Examination |
60% |
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| b |
Courses without Practical Components |
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Continuous Assessment |
30% |
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Examination |
70% |
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This is consistent
with the former assessment. |
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| c |
Courses with only Practical
Components |
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Laboratory
Report |
50% |
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Theory of
Practical |
50% |
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Course Requirements of the Department of Chemistry |
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| Level I |
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Chemistry is
studied as an 8 credit course in level 1000 "Basic Principles of
Chemistry" together with
Mathematics (6 credits Compulsory); General
Studies (2 credits), Physics (8 credits) and 8 credits from either
Mathematics or Biology |
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| Level II |
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Chemistry is
studied as a
ten credit course in Level 200. "Introductory Degree
Chemistry" together with two other 10 credit courses chosen from
Mathematics, Physics and Biology. Students cannot register for less than
10 credits in any of the other two subjects. However, if students have
many level one credits to carry over, they can register for less than 10
credits. To qualify for the award of a degree, students must pass 10
credits each from two other departments. General Studies (4 credits) |
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| Level III |
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At Level 3000, a
chemistry student is required to take all his/her courses within the
Department as follows: |
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14 credits of Compulsory core courses.
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In order to satisfy the requirement, a student
must choose more courses from the electives as listed.
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Registration of Level III elective courses will
not be allowed without first registering for the compulsory courses
mentioned in (i) unless, however these have previously been passed.
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Students
failing any of the above core courses in (i) must re-register and pass
them the following year.
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Level IV |
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Where a
Level III course is specified as a pre-requisite, this must normally be
passed. A student that fails to complete the
core courses of Level III
at end of Level IV, may be deemed not to have satisfied the requirement
of B.Sc. degree in Chemistry.
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All students
majoring in Chemistry must take CHM 4700 "Project and Seminar" as
listed in Group A.
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Students not
majoring in Chemistry may be required by the Department of Chemistry and
their other
department(s) to do a project which could be supervised by
either department or jointly
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The courses
in Level 400 are assigned to subject groups A, B, C, D and E. Candidates
must satisfy (ii) above and choose at least 4 credits each from other
groups with the following core courses inclusive
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CHM 4334 |
Coordination
Chemistry |
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CHM 4242 |
Physical
Organic Chemistry |
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CHM 4243 |
Heterocyclic
Chemistry |
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CHM 4252 |
Theory of
Molecular
Spectroscopy |
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The remaining
credits can be chosen freely from these groups to obtain either a minimum
of 30 credits or maximum of 36 credits. |
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Some courses are compulsory in Level IV (CHM 4334,
4242, 4243, 4252) |
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Grouping of Level
IV Courses |
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Group A:
Project and
Seminar, CHM 4700 |
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Group B: Applied
Chemistry Courses; CHM 4212,4222,4224,4225,4226,4262
and 4263 |
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Group C:
Inorganic
Chemistry Courses; CHM 4232,4233,4334,4235,4236
and 4237 |
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Group D:
Organic
Chemistry Course; CHM 4242,4243,4245,4246
and
4344 |
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Group E:
Physical and
Theoretical Chemistry Courses; CHM 4252,4253,4255,4256,
& 4357 |
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