2017/18 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BSc Chemistry and Mathematics

Total credits: 360

Entry requirements:

AAB including Chemistry and Grade A 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 one of:

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.

Year2 - View timetable

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

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:

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, Dr Webb, 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. Alternatively the following modules in Mathematics of Chemistry may be selected

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 in year 2, you may not take CHEM3615 (Chemistry into Schools) in year 3.

In order to progress to year 3 of the Honours programme, students must pass at least 100 credits including at least 40 Level-2 credits in each subject, and including CHEM2420.

Year3 - View timetable

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

Optional modules:

To be eligible for a classified Joint Honours degree, students must satisfy the following criteria:
- At Level 3: Pass at least 80 credits, including any modules required for award, together with a classification average of at least 40.
- Across Levels 2 and 3 combined: Pass at least 80 credits of Chemistry and 80 credits of Mathematics, including at least 40 credits of each at Level 3.

No more than a total of 20 credits of Level-2 modules may be taken at Level 3.

Students must take one of the following project modules:

You are required to choose 40-80 credits from the following modules (please ensure that you have the appropriate background before selecting any of these options; if in doubt, consult your programme manager):

Students taking more than 40 credits of Chemistry must choose one module from the following list:

You may study up to 20 credits from the following, depending on the number of credits chosen at Level 3:

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

Students who have taken MATH2800 (Maths into Schools) may not take CHEM3666

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 studying Mathematics as a major option can choose upto 80 credits from the following modules, of which 10 Maths credits may be at Level 2.

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 CHEM3666 (Chemistry into Schools).

Major-Minor pathways

The final year of a joint honours programme is normally divided equally between your two subjects. Alternatively, you may study an imbalance between subjects of 50-70 or 40-80 credits at most. Typically, choosing to take 80 credits in your major subject will open up the chance to do a large 40-credit research project or dissertation, whereas doing only 40 credits will generally prevent you from doing any project in the minor subject. You should ask the Programme Manager for advice on this, and you must be aware of the need to pass a minimum of 40 credits in each of your subjects at level 3 in order to graduate with a joint honours degree.

If you choose to study chemistry 'major' (80 credits) or 'minor' (40 credits):
80 credits: Take CHEM3418 - Lab Work with Integrated Project for Natural Sciences & Joint Honours with the possible addition of CHEM3435 Extended Literature-Based Project Work, plus 40-55 credits chosen from the above options (including a maximum of 20 credits of level 2 modules).
40 credits: Choose 40 credits from the second list of level 3 chemistry options.

If you choose to study mathematics 'major' or 'minor':
80 credits: Choose MATH3001 Project in Mathematics and 60 credits of maths options (may include 20 credits of level 2 options)
40 credits: Choose 40 credits of level 3 maths options.

Last updated: 05/05/2017

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