Form 17 / Heriot-WattUniversity – Undergraduate Course Notes Template (RAY) / Version 3.0 (2007/2008)
  1. Course Code
B111-CHE /
  1. Course Title
BSc(Hons) in Chemistry /
  1. School
EPS /
  1. Type
School Specialist Degree /
  1. Awards
B.Sc.(Hons), B.Sc.(Ord), Dip. HE, Cert. HE
  1. Course Accredited by
/ 7.UCAS Code
F100 / 8.QAA Subject Benchmarking Group(s)
Chemistry / 9.Date of Production/Revision
10 January, 2008
Stage Notes
Stage One: On the basis of entry qualifications, candidates will take either the Mathematics stream EPS Maths 1 and 2 or the stream Introductory Maths A and B. Electives will be chosen from an
approved list provided in the Student Handbook. B17CA and B17CB are examined synoptically.
Stage Two: Electives will be chosen from an approved list provided in the Student Handbook. Core chemistry modules are examined synoptically in pairs:
B18PA with B18PB ; B18OA with B18OB ; B18IA with B18IB
Stage Three: Core chemistry modules are examined synoptically in pairs; B19PC with B19PD ; B19OC with B19OD ; B19IC with B19ID. These six modules are qualifying modules.
Stage Four: B11IQ, B11OQ and B11PQ are year long modules. Stage 4 includes an extended research project equivalent to 300 SEHs. The project is embedded in the modules B11IQ, B11OQ
and B11PQ and the student effort hours and credits are thus included in the SEHs for these modules. All modules in Stage 4 are qualifying modules.
Progression Requirements
(a)Progression through the course normally requires a minimum of number of credit points:
Stage 1 to Stage 2: 90
Stage 2 to Stage 3: 210
Stage 3 to Stage 4: 330
(b)Progression through the course requires a minimum of Grade D in the following modules:
Stage 1: Each Chemistry module
Stage 2: Each core Chemistry module (with an average Grade C)
Stage 3: Each core Chemistry module (with an average Grade C)
Students failing to meet the BSc(Hons) criteria at the end of Stages 2 and 3 may be transferred to the BSc(Ord) course or may pursue a degree in Combined Studies.
Award Requirements
The minimum requirement for award of the BSc(Hons) degree is 480 credits.
Honours degree classification is determined by performance in the 11 qualifying modules (6 from Stage 3 and 5 from Stage 4) with the following weightings:
in Stage 3 the synoptic assessments for the Inorganic, Organic and Physical Chemistry modules contribute a maximum of 50 marks each to the final total;
in Stage 4 the optional modules contribute a maximum of 50 marks each to the final total; the research project contributes a maximum of 150 marks to the final total; the assessment of the year-long core modules in Inorganic, Organic and Physical Chemistry contribute a maximum of 100 marks each to the final total. Total marks available = 700.
Degree classifications are based on the students’ marks out of 700, expressed as a percentage.
All awards are fully compliant with SCQF, both in terms of credit level and in credit volume.

The accompanying Course Structure provides details of modules, awards and credits for the course.

The accompanying Course Description template provides details of aims, outcomes, teaching & learning and assessment policies for the course.

List of Optional modules to be appended

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