Department of Chemistry Programme Catalogue 2022/3
USCH-AKM07: MSci(Hons) Chemistry with Management with Industrial Placement
Leading to the award of MASTER IN SCIENCE IN CHEMISTRY WITH MANAGEMENT
Mode of Attendance: Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement
Normal course duration: 5 Years
[Page last updated: 09 September 2022]
Applicable NFAAR appendices: | Part 1 Stage 1: Main Assessment Appendix 15; Supplementary Assessment Appendix 16
Part 2 Stage 2: Main Assessment Appendix 23; Supplementary Assessment Appendix 24
Part 2 Stage 3: Main Assessment Appendix 11; Supplementary Assessment Appendix 12
Part 2 Stage 4: Main Assessment Appendix 23; Supplementary Assessment Appendix 24
Part 3 Stage 5: Main Assessment Appendix 27; Supplementary Assessment Appendix 28 |
Approved exemptions: | Yes - see NFAAR documentation for further details |
Coexistent Masters course?: | Yes |
DAPS and exit awards: | USCH-AFM07: MSci (hons) Chemistry with Management
USCH-AKB04: BSc(Hons) Chemistry with Management with Industrial Training
USCH-AKL04: Diploma of Higher Education [exit award]
USCH-AKC04: Certificate of Higher Education [exit award]
Transfer to DAP possible from study years as follows: Year 1: Yes; Year 2: Yes; Year 3: Yes; Year 4: Yes; Year 5: Yes |
NFAAR version applicable: | NFAAR-UG |
Weighting towards final award by stage: | Part 1 Stage 1: 0%
Part 2 Stage 2: 16%
Part 2 Stage 3: 0%
Part 2 Stage 4: 34%
Part 3 Stage 5: 50% |
Please consult your programme handbook or contact your Director of Studies for further information on assessment regulations
Academic Year: Part 1 Stage 1
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
| 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:
Unit Code | Title | |
| CH10009 | Foundation chemistry laboratory | 6 Credits |
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
| MN10070 | Business economics | 6 Credits |
Semester 2: Part 1 Stage 1
Designated Essential Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
| CH10193 | General practical chemistry | 6 Credits |
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
| MN10248 | Introduction to accounting | 6 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 2022/23 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2023/24 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.
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Academic Year: Part 2 Stage 2
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
| CH20148 | Inorganic synthesis, structure and reactivity (NS/CwM) | 12 Credits |
| CH20150 | Organic synthesis, reaction mechanisms and spectroscopy (NS/CwM) | 12 Credits |
| CH20152 | Principles of physical chemistry (NS/CwM) | 12 Credits |
Semester 1: Part 2 Stage 2
Optional Units: Select 2 units from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
| MN10545 | Organisational behaviour | 6 Credits |
| MN20072 | Managing human resources | 6 Credits |
| MN20501 | Intermediate accounting | 6 Credits |
Semester 2: Part 2 Stage 2
Optional Units: Select 2 units from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
| MN10500 | Corporate finance for managers | 6 Credits |
| MN20073 | Marketing | 6 Credits |
| MN20445 | Corporate responsibility: principles and perspectives | 6 Credits |
| MN20624 | People and innovation | 6 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 2022/23 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2023/24 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.
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Academic Year: Part 2 Stage 3
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
| CH20250 | Industrial placement | 60 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 2022/23 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2023/24 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.
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Academic Year: Part 2 Stage 4
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
| CH30189 | General chemistry | 3 Credits |
Semester 1: Part 2 Stage 4
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
| CH30043 | Advanced practical chemistry | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 3 units from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
| CH30127 | Topics in inorganic chemistry I | 3 Credits |
| CH30128 | Topics in organic chemistry I | 3 Credits |
| CH30129 | Topics in physical chemistry I | 3 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.
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Unit Code | Title | |
| CH20195 | Analytical chemistry | 6 Credits |
| CH30050 | The chemical literature | 6 Credits |
| CH30203 | Radiochemistry | 3 Credits |
| CH30235 | Organic chemistry of biomolecules | 3 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
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Unit Code | Title | |
| MN20074 | Digital business innovation | 6 Credits |
| MN20502 | Principles of finance for managers | 6 Credits |
| MN30222 | Innovation, industrialisation & international competitiveness | 6 Credits |
| MN30281 | Privacy, trust and security in information systems | 6 Credits |
| MN30449 | Strategic management | 6 Credits |
| MN30470 | Investment and trading | 6 Credits |
Semester 2: Part 2 Stage 4
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
| CH30063 | Chemistry project | 12 Credits |
| CH30240 | Practical computational chemistry for management students | 3 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.
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Unit Code | Title | |
| CH20146 | Symmetry and group theory | 3 Credits |
| CH20238 | Introduction to computational chemistry | 3 Credits |
| CH30086 | Inorganic chemistry in biological systems | 3 Credits |
| CH30157 | Chemistry of functional materials | 3 Credits |
| CH30211 | Chemistry beyond the molecule | 3 Credits |
| CH30212 | Contemporary main group chemistry | 3 Credits |
| CH30219 | Organic and inorganic aspects of homogeneous catalysis | 3 Credits |
| CH30221 | Sustainable chemistry in context | 3 Credits |
| CH30224 | Physical chemistry of food science | 3 Credits |
| CH30227 | Advanced spectroscopic techniques | 3 Credits |
| CH30230 | DNA in the modern world | 3 Credits |
| CH30231 | Porous materials | 3 Credits |
| CH30236 | Organic functional materials and devices | 3 Credits |
| CH30237 | X-ray & neutron techniques for chemists | 3 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
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Unit Code | Title | |
| MN20503 | Intermediate corporate finance for managers | 6 Credits |
| MN30076 | Business strategy | 6 Credits |
| MN30436 | Contemporary issues in business and society | 6 Credits |
| MN30549 | Advanced accounting | 6 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 2022/23 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2023/24 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.
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Academic Year: Part 3 Stage 5
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
| CH40164 | Chemistry research 2 | 30 Credits |
Semester 1: Part 3 Stage 5
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
| MN50175 | Operations management | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select 2 units from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | |
| CH40205 | Topics in inorganic chemistry II | 3 Credits |
| CH40206 | Topics in organic chemistry II | 3 Credits |
| CH40207 | Topics in physical chemistry II | 3 Credits |
| CH40208 | Topics in computational chemistry | 3 Credits |
Semester 2: Part 3 Stage 5
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | |
| MN50550 | Business analytics | 6 Credits |
| MN50583 | Strategies for sustainability | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select 6 credits from the following list:
- You may not repeat a unit already studied at H level in year 4 (e.g. if you took CH30086 in Year 4, you may not choose CH40086 from this list).
- You may only select one Director of Studies approved option during this programme year.
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Unit Code | Title | |
| CH40037 | Synthesis of medicinal compounds | 3 Credits |
| CH40039 | Computational chemistry | 3 Credits |
| CH40086 | Inorganic chemistry in biological systems | 3 Credits |
| CH40158 | Chemistry of functional materials | 3 Credits |
| CH40211 | Chemistry beyond the molecule | 3 Credits |
| CH40212 | Contemporary main group chemistry | 3 Credits |
| CH40219 | Organic and inorganic aspects of homogeneous catalysis | 3 Credits |
| CH40220 | Chemical thermodynamics in context | 3 Credits |
| CH40221 | Sustainable chemistry in context | 3 Credits |
| CH40227 | Advanced spectroscopic techniques | 3 Credits |
| CH40230 | DNA in the modern world | 3 Credits |
| CH40231 | Porous materials | 3 Credits |
| CH40236 | Organic functional materials and devices | 3 Credits |
| CH40237 | X-ray & neutron techniques for chemists | 3 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 2022/23 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2023/24 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.
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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