2019/20 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

MChem, BSc Chemistry and Mathematics

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:

In order to progress to year 2 of the honours programme (MChem or BSc), 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. Exceptions to this will only be at the discretion of the Progression and Classification Board. Students failing to progress to year 2 of the MChem will be transferred to the BSc programme. It will be possible to transfer back onto the MChem programme if the progression criteria of the MChem programme are met in year 2.

Optional modules:

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:

Please note that 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 are also able to take 20 credits of discovery modules. You may wish to take modules in chemistry and/or mathematics, from the above lists of Level 2 options (check the Module Catalogue for any prerequisites). Recommended discovery modules are not shown on the online enrolment system.

You may use your Discovery credits to take:

in order to enrol on MATH2800, 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 CHEM3666 (Chemistry into Schools) in year 3.

Progression into year 3 of the MChem programme is dependent on passing at least 100 credits and achieving an average of 60% or higher. Exceptions to this will only be at the discretion of the Progression and Classification Board. Students failing to progress to year 3 of the MChem will be transferred to the BSc programme.

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]

Progression into year 4 of the MChem programme is dependent on passing at least 100 credits and achieving an average of 60% or higher. Exceptions to this will only be at the discretion of the Progression and Classification Board. Students failing to progress to year 4 of the MChem will be transferred to the BSc programme.

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

Compulsory modules:

Students will be required to study the following compulsory module:

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.

No more than a total of 10 credits of level 2 modules may be taken at level 3.

Students taking 50 or more credits of chemistry may also take the following skills module:

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

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

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).

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.

MATH3001 should 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 compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

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

Please Note: Some M-Level modules are only offered in alternate years

COMP5940M counts towards the credit requirements for mathematics modules.

Last updated: 30/04/2019

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