2016/17 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

MChem, BSc Chemistry and Mathematics Not recruiting

Total credits: 480

Entry requirements:

AAA including Chemistry and Maths at A-level, or equivalent alternative qualifications

School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:

Chemistry

Examination board through which the programme will be considered:

Chemistry

Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:

Chemistry, Mathematics

Programme specification:

The programme will:
- enable students to work across more than one discipline;
- allow the study of Mathematics and Chemistry to the same depth as any single honours student but with less breadth in each discipline;
- provide a basis for further advanced study in either Mathematics or Chemistry or in a cognate interdisciplinary area.

General
- The distinctiveness, appeal and strength of University of Leeds joint honours programmes lie in the unusual combination of depth, breadth and flexibility which they offer, as well as in the exceptional range of degree combinations available.
- They permit students to study two disciplines, in depth and to degree level while acquiring a broader range of skills than is typically possible within a single honours degree.
- They are emphatically joint honours programmes, rather than integrated programmes: students can therefore make the links they choose from the wide choice of optional modules available within each discipline. Within certain parameters, they thus effectively make connections and devise pathways according to their own preferences, rather than being faced with a prescribed combination of modules chosen for them by others.
- The students must acquire the flexibility of mind and variety of learning techniques needed to switch between the two disciplines.
- A further element of distinctiveness is the flexibility of the programme structure, which allows joint honours students to change direction more easily, and more radically, than single honours students.
- This programme also allows the opportunity to undertake a work placement or study abroad year.

Year1 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

Students will take either CHEM1421 or CHEM1422 dependent on timetable restrictions. Students will be allocated to the correct module during induction week.

In order to progress to year 2 of the Honours programme, students must pass at least 100 credits including all modules marked PFP in the right-hand column.

Progression into year 2 of the MChem programme is also dependent on achieving an average of 60% or higher.

Year2 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Progression into year 3 of the MChem programme is dependent on passing at least 100 credits and achieving an average of 60% or higher.

Compulsory modules:

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

Students are required to take at least 10 credits from the following list of Chemistry options:

Students are required to take at least 10 credits from the following list of Mathematics options:

MATH2601 is mutually exclusive with MATH2600.

When choosing your options and Discovery modules, you should take into account which modules you intend to take at Level 3, to ensure you achieve the necessary prerequisites. If in doubt, contact your Programme Manager for advice.

Discovery modules:

Students may take upto 20 credits of Discovery modules. You may wish to take additional optional modules in Chemistry and/or Mathematics, from the above lists of Level 2 options above, instead of taking Discovery modules.

Year3 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Progression into year 4 of the MChem programme is dependent on passing at least 100 credits and achieving an average of 60% or higher.

Students failing CHEM3720 will be required to change onto the BSc programme.

Compulsory modules:

Students will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

You are required to choose at least 80 credits from the following modules, with at least 20 credits of chemistry and 40 credits of maths.

At most 10 maths credits at level 2 may be selected.

If you are taking 60 or more credits of Chemistry, you may select the following:

Students who have taken MATH2800 (Maths into Schools) may not take CHEM3615

Choose 40-80 credits from the following modules (check the Module Catalogue for pre-requisites and mutually exclusive modules).

EDUC3060, COMP3940 and COMP3910 count towards the credit requirements for mathematics modules.

Students taking MATH2800 (Mathematics into Schools) must take this in addition to 40 credits of maths modules. The module is mutually exclusive with CHEM3430 (Literature-based Project Work). In order to enrol on MATH2800 (Maths into Schools) you must contact the School of Mathematics by a specific deadline (check the Module Catalogue for more information). If you take MATH2800 you may not take CHEM3615 (Chemistry into Schools).

Students may take at most 20 credits of 'M' level Mathematics modules at Level 3. If you are interested in this option please see the Programme Manager. If you decide to enrol on 'M' level modules in Level 3 you will need to contact the Chemistry Taught Student Office to enrol on the modules concerned as these modules will not appear in the Level 3 options list. It must be noted that there is no advantage to be gained in terms of year averages from doing this. All students must study at least 120 credits of 'M' level modules in years 3 and 4 (4 and 5 for Industrial/ International variants) combined for the award of MChem.

MATH3001should only be selected if 80 credits of maths are selected.

Discovery modules:

Students may study up to 20 credits of discovery modules.

Year4 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

Students are required to take the following modules:

Optional modules:

Students will be required to study 40 credits from the following optional modules.

Last updated: 09/06/2016

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