Chemical Sciences (Honours)

To be read in conjunction with the program of study requirements for the Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Specialisations).The Chemical Sciences (Honours) Specialisation requires four years of full-time study (or the equivalent part-time).

The Specialisation is offered by the College of Science and Engineering.

To qualify for the Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Chemical Sciences) a student must complete 144 units, with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the program of study detailed below.

No more than 45 units of First Year level topics may be included in the 144 units for the degree. Topics designated ''any year'' or with no year level specified are regarded as First Year level topics.

Elective topics to complete 144 units may be selected from any offered within the University or, with approval from the College of Science and Engineering, from outside the University, provided any course and prerequisite requirements are met.

Not all topics are necessarily available in a given year.

Upon completion of at least 103.5 units and with a GPA of 5 or more in the last 36 units of study, students may commence the Fourth Year Honours program. Students who do not meet the GPA requirement will exit with the Bachelor of Science (Chemical Sciences) on completion of 108 units.

Students who have completed 108 units according to the first three years of the program may choose to exit with the Bachelor of Science (Chemical Sciences).

Specialisation - Chemical Sciences - Year 1 topics

36 units comprising:

Core - Year 1 topics

CHEM1101 Chemical Structure and Bonding (4.5 units)* CHEM1102 Modern Chemistry (4.5 units) STEM1001 Nature of STEM (4.5 units)

Option - Year 1 topics

Plus one pair of: EASC1101 Earth and Environmental Sciences (4.5 units) EASC1102 Marine Sciences (4.5 units) Or BIOL1101 Evolution of Biological Diversity (4.5 units) BIOL1102 Molecular Basis of Life (4.5 units)

Plus one of: MATH1121 Mathematics 1A (4.5 units) MATH1701 Mathematics Fundamentals A (4.5 units)

Elective - Year 1 topics

9 units of elective topics from across the University where entry requirements are met.*

*Students without Year 12 Chemistry should enrol in CHEM1201 General Chemistry as an elective before enrolling in CHEM1101

Specialisation - Chemical Sciences - Year 2 topics

36 units comprising:

Core - Year 2 topics

CHEM2701 Chemical Reactivity (4.5 units) CHEM2702 Organic Reactions (4.5 units) CHEM2711 Spectroscopy and Data Analysis (4.5 units) CHEM2712 Analytical Separations (4.5 units) NANO2701 Structure and Characterisation (4.5 units)

Elective - Year 2 topics

13.5 units of elective topics from across the University where entry requirements are met.##

Specialisation - Chemical Sciences - Year 3 topics

36 units comprising:

Core - Year 3 topics

CHEM3701 Applied Spectroscopy and Electrochemistry (4.5 units) CHEM3702 Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry (4.5 units) CHEM3711 Organic Synthesis and Mechanism (4.5 units) CHEM3712 Introduction to Polymer Science (4.5 units) FACH3701 Chemical Criminalistics (4.5 units) FACH3702 Drug Action, Metabolism, Toxicology and Analysis (4.5 units) NANO3702 Frontiers of Nanotechnology (4.5 units)

Elective - Year 3 topics

4.5 units of elective topics from across the University where entry requirements are met.

##Students are encouraged to enrol in STEM3001 Science Connect (4.5 units) as an elective.

Specialisation - Chemical Sciences - Year 4 topics

36 units comprising:

CPES7700A Honours Research Project (4.5/22.5 units) CPES7700B Honours Research Project (4.5/22.5 units) CPES7700C Honours Research Project (4.5/22.5 units) CPES7700D Honours Research Project (4.5/22.5 units) CPES7700E Honours Research Project (4.5/22.5 units)

Plus

CPES7711 Advanced Techniques in Chemical and Physical Science (4.5 units) CPES7721 Advanced Chemical and Physical Science (4.5 units) STEM7001 Honours Research Methods (4.5 units)

Combined degrees

The Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Chemical Sciences) may also be studied in a combined degree program with another Bachelor degree in the College of Science and Engineering where the combination meets the requirements of the credit transfer policy.

The minimum requirements for consideration for entry to all undergraduate courses are specified in detail in the University Entry Requirements.