Bachelor of Science (Chemistry) (Hons)

The Chemistry curriculum includes current and frontier areas including Chemistry of Interfaces, Surface Chemistry, Asymmetric Synthesis, Specialty Polymers, Biomaterials, Drug Design, Supramolecular Chemistry, Computational Quantum Chemistry, Combinatorial Chemistry, Nanomaterials and various Modern Analytical Techniques are also offered to students in order to provide a stimulating learning environment forthem. Lessons are conducted as formal lectures discussions, projects and laboratory sessions where scientific knowledge on proper experimentation can be fully appreciated. Laboratory modules include Advanced Experiments in Inorganic, Organic, Analytical and Physical Chemistry. The emphasis of this programme is on a hands-on problem-solving approach to Chemistry, drawing on knowledge gained during the lectures and tutorials, to obtain a critical evaluation and a high standard of presentation of experimental work, to gain proficiency in the use of advanced analytical instruments available in the Department and to attain familiarity with aspects of experimental design and laboratory safety.
Aside from the foundational and introductory modules, the curriculum is built upon the following major branches of a chemistry education:
1) Theoretical Chemistry
2) Physical Chemistry
3) Analytical Chemistry
4) Inorganic Chemistry
5) Organic Chemistry
Together with the spectroscopic applications they lay out the important concepts of bonding, intramolecular and intermolecular interactions and transformations. Students are required to read all of these modules to obtain a solid foundation for more advanced topics in the latter stages of the course, such as:
1) Instrument Analysis
2) Biomolecules
3) Transition Metal Chemistry
4) Organic Reaction Mechanisms
5) Quantum Chemistry and Molecular Thermodynamics

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