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Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) Pre-2021 - Chemistry Major

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Program requirements

The program requirements (course list and program rules (PDF, 218KB)) set out the courses and rules you must follow to successfully complete this program.

You must also comply with UQ’s University Policies and Procedures.

What do the different requirements mean?

  • Compulsory - all students must complete this course
  • Prerequisite for major - a course required for this major
  • Required for Major - a course required for this major
  • Recommended - a course which complements the major, but can be substituted for an elective
  • Elective - an elective course from the course list, or as permitted by the program rules

Year 1 - Semester 1
Course Code & Title Requirements
SCIE1100 Advanced Theory and Practice in Science Compulsory
CHEM1100 Chemistry 1 1 Prerequisite for major
BIOL1020 Genes, Cells & Evolution Recommended
MATH1051 Calculus & Linear Algebra I2 Recommended

Year 1 - Semester 2
Course Code & Title Requirements
[ SCIE1200 Introduction to Science Research
OR
SCIE2011 Perspectives in Science3 ]		 Compulsory
[ STAT1201 Analysis of Scientific Data2
OR
STAT1301 Advanced Analysis of Scientific Data2 ]		 Compulsory
CHEM1200 Chemistry 21 Prerequisite for Major
MATH1052 Multivariate Calculus & Ordinary Differential Equations Recommended
  1. Students without Queensland Senior Chemistry should complete CHEM1090 before taking any other chemistry course.
  2. Students who intend to major in Mathematics should take STAT1301. Other students with an interest in advanced mathematics and at least a high achievement in Maths C or a 6 in MATH1050 are encouraged to take STAT1301.
  3. Entry is by application and is restricted to 40 places.

Year 2
Semester Required for Major Recommended
1 CHEM2901 Advanced Chemistry 1
CHEM2054 Experimental Chemistry

Choose at least 2 units from:

[ BIOC2000 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

 Please refer to course list
2

CHEM2052 Chemical Biology
CHEM2058 Translational Chemistry and Data Processing
SCIE2020 CSI:UQ Introduction to Forensic Science ]


CHEM2902 Advanced Chemistry 2

2 unit Research Project3		 Please refer to course list
  1. Research project - SCIE3260 or SCIE3261 may be taken in semester 1 or 2 or summer semester before year 3.

Year 3
Semester Required for Major Recommended
1 CHEM3001 Advanced Organic Chemistry
CHEM3004 Determination of Molecular Structure
CHEM3010 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry		  
2 CHEM3011 Advanced Physical Chemistry
CHEM3016 Advanced Experimental Chemistry		 CHEM3020 Medicinal Chemistry and Chemical Biology
CHEM3030 Nanomaterials and Self-Assembled Systems
Year 4
Semester Required for Major Recommended
1 [ CHEM6511 Honours in Chemistry1
OR
CHEM6512 Honours in Chemistry2
OR
CHEM6513 Honours in Chemistry3 ]		 -
2 [ CHEM6511 Honours in Chemistry1
OR
CHEM6512 Honours in Chemistry2
OR
CHEM6513 Honours in Chemistry3 ]		 -
  1. Enrol in this course if you will begin your research project in semester 1.  You must enrol in the same code in semester 2.
  2. Enrol in this course if you will begin your research project in semester 2.  You must enrol in the same code in semester 1 of the following year.
  3. Enrol in this course if you will be completing the course part-time over multiple semesters.