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Department of Chemistry, Programme Catalogue 2011/12

USCH-AKM07: MSci (hons) Chemistry with Management with Industrial Training

Leading to the award of MASTER IN SCIENCE IN CHEMISTRY WITH MANAGEMENT

Mode of attendance: Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement
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Year 1

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Academic Year: Part 1 Stage 1
Compulsory Units
CH10133 Atomic structure, bonding and the Periodic Table 12 Credits
CH10135 Fundamentals of organic chemistry 12 Credits
CH10137 From molecules to materials 12 Credits

Semester 1: Part 1 Stage 1
Designated Essential Units
CH10009 Foundation chemistry laboratory 6 Credits
MN10070 Business economics 6 Credits

Semester 2: Part 1 Stage 1
Designated Essential Units
CH10193 General practical chemistry 6 Credits
MN10248 Introduction to business accounting 6 Credits

Year 2

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • This programme year has a DAP.
  • Exemption: 55% OSA for progression instead of 60%.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 23 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 24 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.


Academic Year: Part 2 Stage 2
Compulsory Units
CH20148 Inorganic synthesis, structure and reactivity for natural scientists 12 Credits
CH20150 Organic synthesis, reaction mechanisms and spectroscopy for natural scientists 12 Credits
CH20152 Principles of physical chemistry for natural scientists 12 Credits

Semester 1: Part 2 Stage 2
Designated Essential Units
MN10071 Organisational behaviour 6 Credits
MN20072 Managing human resources 6 Credits

Semester 2: Part 2 Stage 2
Designated Essential Units
MN20073 Marketing 6 Credits
MN20445 Corporate responsibility: principles and perspectives 6 Credits

Year 3

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  • Placement Type: Standard.
  • This programme year has a DAP.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 19 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 20 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.


Academic Year: Part 2 Stage 3
Compulsory Units
CH30054 Industrial placement 60 Credits

Year 4

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • This programme year has a DAP.
  • This is the penultimate stage of the programme.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 23 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 24 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.


Academic Year: Part 2 Stage 4
Compulsory Units
CH30189 General chemistry 3 Credits

Semester 1: Part 2 Stage 4
Designated Essential Units
CH30043 Advanced practical chemistry 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select 1 Unit(s) from the following list:
CH30127 Topics in inorganic chemistry 6 Credits
CH30128 Topics in organic chemistry 6 Credits
CH30129 Topics in physical chemistry 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 9 and 21 Credits from the following list:
Students may take no more than 12 level 2 credits throughout this year.
CH20146 Symmetry and group theory 3 Credits
CH20194 Liquids and solutions 3 Credits
MN30036 Advanced advertising theory 6 Credits
MN30040 European integration studies 1 6 Credits
MN30050 Supply management 6 Credits
MN30436 Contemporary issues in business and society 6 Credits
MN30474 Management consulting: theory and practice 6 Credits

Semester 2: Part 2 Stage 4
Compulsory Units
CH30063 Chemistry project 12 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 12 and 24 Credits from the following list:
CH20195 Analytical chemistry 6 Credits
CH30036 Biopolymers 3 Credits
CH30064 Supramolecular chemistry 3 Credits
CH30086 Inorganic chemistry in biological systems 3 Credits
CH30157 Chemistry of functional materials 3 Credits
MN30054 Strategy & human resource management 6 Credits
MN30059 European integration studies 2 6 Credits
MN30076 Business strategy 6 Credits
MN30271 Information system development 6 Credits
MN30371 Economic governance, competitiveness and policy 6 Credits
MN30415 International dimensions of organisational behaviour 6 Credits
MN30448 Business & the natural environment 6 Credits

Year 5

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  • This year of this programme of study does not currently fall within the NFAAR


Academic Year

Compulsory Units
CH40164 Chemistry research 2 36 Credits

Semester 1

Compulsory Units
MN50175 Operations management 6 Credits

Semester 2

Compulsory Units
MN50204 Services management 6 Credits
SP50202 Ecology, management & organisational performance 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select 6 Credits from the following list:
  • If you took CH30036 in Year 3, you may not choose CH40036 from this list;
  • If you took CH30086 in Year 3, you may not choose CH40086 from this list.
CH40033 Electrochemistry and surfaces 3 Credits
CH40036 Biopolymers 3 Credits
CH40037 Synthesis of medicinal compounds 3 Credits
CH40038 Neutron scattering for chemists 3 Credits
CH40039 Computational chemistry 3 Credits
CH40064 Supramolecular chemistry 3 Credits
CH40066 Mechanistic organometallic chemistry and homogeneous catalysis 3 Credits
CH40068 Physical organic chemistry 3 Credits
CH40086 Inorganic chemistry in biological systems 3 Credits

Notes:
* This programme catalogue is applicable for the 2011/12 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2012/13 and beyond should not assume that later years of a programme will be in the format displayed here for 2011/12.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.