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GENERAL DEGREE COURSES

Department of Chemical Sciences offers courses for both general degree and honours degree programs. In addition, it offers MPhil and Ph.D programs in Chemistry.

Chemistry

Course Code Course Title Credit Value Lect. & Tute. Pract. /Field Work
CHM 11012 General and Inorganic Chemistry 2 30
CHM 11021 Practical Chemistry – I 1 45
CHM 12032 Essentials of Organic Chemistry 2 23 21
CHM 12041 Chemical Kinetics and Thermodynamics 1 15 -
CHM 21011 Electrochemistry 1 15 -
CHM 21021 Organic Spectroscopy 1 15 -
CHM 21032 Analytical Chemistry 2 15 45
CHM 22041 Introduction to Quantum Chemistry and Surface Chemistry 1 15 -
CHM 22051 Co-ordination Chemistry 1 15 -
CHM 22062 Organic Synthesis and Reaction Mechanisms 2 23 21
CHM 22071 Mineralogy and Metallurgy 1 15 -
CHM 31012 Introduction to Solid State Chemistry and Organometallic Chemistry 2 30 -
CHM 31021 Bioorganic Molecules 1 15 -
CHM 31031 Industrial Chemistry 1 15 -
CHM 31041 Practical Chemistry II 1 - 45
CHM 32051 Analytical Techniques in Chemistry 1 15 -
CHM 32061 Chemistry of Natural Products 1 15 -
CHM 32072 Environmental Chemistry 2 15 45
Total Credits 24

HONOURS DEGREE COURSES

Honours Degree in Chemistry

Level Semester Code Title Credits
III I CHS 31012 Advanced Techniques in Analytical and Spectroscopic Methods 02
CHS 31023 Advanced Organic Chemistry I 03
CHS 31032 Advanced Practical Inorganic Chemistry 02
CHS 31042 Advanced Practical Physical Chemistry 02
II CHS 32053 Applications of Group Theory Diffraction Methods and Clusters 03
CHS 32061 Modern Reagents and Protective Groups 01
CHS 32072 Advanced Practical Organic Chemistry 02
CHS 32083 Advanced Topics in Physical Chemistry 03
IV I CHS 41011 Seminar and Essay writing- Chemistry 01
CHS 41023 Advanced Coordination Chemistry, Magneto Chemistry and Organometallic Chemistry 03
CHS 41032 Peri-cyclic Reactions and Organic Photochemistry 02
CHS 41042 Advanced Organic Chemistry II 02
CHS 41052 Applied Natural Product Chemistry 02
CHS 41066 Research Project - Chemistry 06
II CHS 42072 Chemistry of Secondary Metabolites and Therapeutic Agents 02
CHS 42081 Bioinorganic Chemistry, Nuclear and Radio- Chemistry 01
CHS 42093 Molecular Dynamics and Quantum Chemistry 02
CHS 42102 Chemical Ecology and Environmental Chemistry 02
CHS 42113 Advanced Thermodynamics and Molecular Modeling 03
CHS 42123 Bio-Chemistry and Application of Bio-Technology 03

Elective courses offered by Department of Chemical Sciences

Level Semester Code Title Credits
III I or II CHE 30021 Food Science 01
LME 30031 Laboratory and Quality Management 01
BLE 00033 Environmental Economics 03