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Department of Chemistry Programme Catalogue 2021/2


USCH-AFM07: MSci(Hons) Chemistry with Management

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

Mode of attendance: Full-time

Normal programme duration: 4 years

[Page last updated: 20 April 2021]

Possible DAPs for this programme:

  • USCH-AFB03: BSc (hons) Chemistry with Management

Please see your programme handbook for circumstances where transfer to DAP may be permitted/required.

 

Possible exit awards for this programme:



Year 1

NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • Transfer to DAP may be possible from this programme year.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 15 [pdf]; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 16 [pdf].
  • Part 1 Stage 1 of this programme contributes 0% towards the final award classification


Academic Year: Part 1 Stage 1

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
CH10133 Atomic structure, bonding and the Periodic Table 12 credits       [equivalent to 24 CATS credits]
CH10135 Fundamentals of organic chemistry 12 credits       [equivalent to 24 CATS credits]
CH10137 From molecules to materials 12 credits       [equivalent to 24 CATS credits]


Semester 1: Part 1 Stage 1

Designated Essential Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
CH10009 Foundation chemistry laboratory 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
MN10070 Business economics 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]


Semester 2: Part 1 Stage 1

Designated Essential Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
CH10193 General practical chemistry 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
MN10248 Introduction to accounting 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]


Notes:

  • Programmes and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This programme catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2021/22 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2022/23 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
  • NFAAR assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of NFAAR documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how the NFAAR was applied to this programme in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
  • Availability of units is 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.
  • Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.


Year 2

NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • Transfer to DAP may be possible from this programme year.
  • Exemption: 55% OSA for progression instead of 60%.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 23 [pdf]; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 24 [pdf].
  • Part 2 Stage 2 of this programme contributes 16% towards the final award classification


Academic Year: Part 2 Stage 2

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
CH20148 Inorganic synthesis, structure and reactivity (NS/CwM) 12 credits       [equivalent to 24 CATS credits]
CH20150 Organic synthesis, reaction mechanisms and spectroscopy (NS/CwM) 12 credits       [equivalent to 24 CATS credits]
CH20152 Principles of physical chemistry (NS/CwM) 12 credits       [equivalent to 24 CATS credits]


Semester 1: Part 2 Stage 2

Optional Units: Select 2 units from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
MN10545 Organisational behaviour 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
MN20072 Managing human resources 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
MN20501 Intermediate accounting 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]


Semester 2: Part 2 Stage 2

Optional Units: Select 2 units from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
MN10500 Corporate finance for managers 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
MN20073 Marketing 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
MN20445 Corporate responsibility: principles and perspectives 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
MN20624 People and innovation 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]


Notes:

  • Programmes and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This programme catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2021/22 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2022/23 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
  • NFAAR assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of NFAAR documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how the NFAAR was applied to this programme in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
  • Availability of units is 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.
  • Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.


Year 3

NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • Transfer to DAP may be possible from this programme year.
  • This is the penultimate stage of the programme.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 23 [pdf]; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 24 [pdf].
  • Part 2 Stage 3 of this programme contributes 34% towards the final award classification


Academic Year: Part 2 Stage 3

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
CH30189 General chemistry 3 credits       [equivalent to 6 CATS credits]


Semester 1: Part 2 Stage 3

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
CH30043 Advanced practical chemistry 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]

Optional Units: Select a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 3 units from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
CH30127 Topics in inorganic chemistry I 3 credits       [equivalent to 6 CATS credits]
CH30128 Topics in organic chemistry I 3 credits       [equivalent to 6 CATS credits]
CH30129 Topics in physical chemistry I 3 credits       [equivalent to 6 CATS credits]

Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 12 credits from the following list:
  • Students may take no more than 12 level 2 credits throughout this year and no more than 36 credits in either semester.
  • Students may only select one Director of Studies approved option during this programme year.
Further information on DoS approved options Director of Studies approved option allowed: students may be permitted to take a Director of Studies approved option as an alternative to one of the units from this list
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
CH20195 Analytical chemistry 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
CH30050 The chemical literature 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
CH30203 Radiochemistry 3 credits       [equivalent to 6 CATS credits]
CH30235 Organic chemistry of biomolecules 3 credits       [equivalent to 6 CATS credits]

Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 3 units from the following list:
  • You must select a minimum of 18 credits and a maximum of 24 credits of Management options during this programme year.
  • You may select no more that 12 level 2 credits throughout the year
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
MN20074 Digital business innovation 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
MN20502 Principles of finance for managers 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
MN30222 Innovation, industrialisation & international competitiveness 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
MN30281 Privacy, trust and security in information systems 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
MN30449 Strategic management 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
MN30470 Investment and trading 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]


Semester 2: Part 2 Stage 3

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
CH30063 Chemistry project 12 credits       [equivalent to 24 CATS credits]
CH30240 Practical computational chemistry for management students 3 credits       [equivalent to 6 CATS credits]

Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 12 credits from the following list:
  • Students may take no more than 12 level 2 credits throughout this year and no more than 36 credits in either semester.
  • Students may only select one Director of Studies approved option during this programme year.
Further information on DoS approved options Director of Studies approved option allowed: students may be permitted to take a Director of Studies approved option as an alternative to one of the units from this list
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
CH20146 Symmetry and group theory 3 credits       [equivalent to 6 CATS credits]
CH20238 Introduction to computational chemistry 3 credits       [equivalent to 6 CATS credits]
CH30086 Inorganic chemistry in biological systems 3 credits       [equivalent to 6 CATS credits]
CH30157 Chemistry of functional materials 3 credits       [equivalent to 6 CATS credits]
CH30211 Chemistry beyond the molecule 3 credits       [equivalent to 6 CATS credits]
CH30212 Contemporary main group chemistry 3 credits       [equivalent to 6 CATS credits]
CH30219 Organic and inorganic aspects of homogeneous catalysis 3 credits       [equivalent to 6 CATS credits]
CH30221 Sustainable chemistry in context 3 credits       [equivalent to 6 CATS credits]
CH30224 Physical chemistry of food science 3 credits       [equivalent to 6 CATS credits]
CH30227 Advanced spectroscopic techniques 3 credits       [equivalent to 6 CATS credits]
CH30230 DNA in the modern world 3 credits       [equivalent to 6 CATS credits]
CH30231 Porous materials 3 credits       [equivalent to 6 CATS credits]
CH30236 Organic functional materials and devices 3 credits       [equivalent to 6 CATS credits]
CH30237 X-ray & neutron techniques for chemists 3 credits       [equivalent to 6 CATS credits]

Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 4 units from the following list:
  • You must select a minimum of 18 credits and a maximum of 24 credits of Management options during this programme year.
  • You may select no more that 12 level 2 credits throughout the year
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
MN20503 Intermediate corporate finance for managers 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
MN30076 Business strategy 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
MN30436 Contemporary issues in business and society 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
MN30549 Advanced accounting 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]


Notes:

  • Programmes and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This programme catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2021/22 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2022/23 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
  • NFAAR assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of NFAAR documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how the NFAAR was applied to this programme in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
  • Availability of units is 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.
  • Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.


Year 4

NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • Transfer to DAP may be possible from this programme year.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 27 (Section B) [pdf]; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 28 (Section B) [pdf].
  • Part 3 Stage 4 of this programme contributes 50% towards the final award classification


Academic Year: Part 3 Stage 4

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
CH40164 Chemistry research 2 30 credits       [equivalent to 60 CATS credits]


Semester 1: Part 3 Stage 4

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
MN50175 Operations management 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]

Optional Units: Select 2 units from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
CH40205 Topics in inorganic chemistry II 3 credits       [equivalent to 6 CATS credits]
CH40206 Topics in organic chemistry II 3 credits       [equivalent to 6 CATS credits]
CH40207 Topics in physical chemistry II 3 credits       [equivalent to 6 CATS credits]
CH40208 Topics in computational chemistry 3 credits       [equivalent to 6 CATS credits]


Semester 2: Part 3 Stage 4

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
MN50550 Business analytics 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
MN50583 Strategies for sustainability 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]

Optional Units: Select 6 credits from the following list:
  • You may not repeat a unit already studied at H level in Year 3 (e.g. if you took CH30086 in Year 3 you may not choose CH40086 from this list).
  • You may only select one Director of Studies approved option during this programme year.
Further information on DoS approved options Director of Studies approved option allowed: students may be permitted to take a Director of Studies approved option as an alternative to one of the units from this list
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
CH40037 Synthesis of medicinal compounds 3 credits       [equivalent to 6 CATS credits]
CH40039 Computational chemistry 3 credits       [equivalent to 6 CATS credits]
CH40068 Physical organic chemistry 3 credits       [equivalent to 6 CATS credits]
CH40086 Inorganic chemistry in biological systems 3 credits       [equivalent to 6 CATS credits]
CH40158 Chemistry of functional materials 3 credits       [equivalent to 6 CATS credits]
CH40211 Chemistry beyond the molecule 3 credits       [equivalent to 6 CATS credits]
CH40212 Contemporary main group chemistry 3 credits       [equivalent to 6 CATS credits]
CH40219 Organic and inorganic aspects of homogeneous catalysis 3 credits       [equivalent to 6 CATS credits]
CH40220 Chemical thermodynamics in context 3 credits       [equivalent to 6 CATS credits]
CH40221 Sustainable chemistry in context 3 credits       [equivalent to 6 CATS credits]
CH40227 Advanced spectroscopic techniques 3 credits       [equivalent to 6 CATS credits]
CH40230 DNA in the modern world 3 credits       [equivalent to 6 CATS credits]
CH40231 Porous materials 3 credits       [equivalent to 6 CATS credits]
CH40236 Organic functional materials and devices 3 credits       [equivalent to 6 CATS credits]
CH40237 X-ray & neutron techniques for chemists 3 credits       [equivalent to 6 CATS credits]


Notes:

  • Programmes and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This programme catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2021/22 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2022/23 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
  • NFAAR assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of NFAAR documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how the NFAAR was applied to this programme in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
  • Availability of units is 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.
  • Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.