Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Chemistry and Physics

MQF Level

Duration and Credits

4 Years

240 ECTS

Mode of Study

Full-time

Chemistry

The main aims of this programme are to help you develop a broad and balanced appreciation of the core areas of chemistry: inorganic, organic, physical and analytical chemistry, as well as basic knowledge in macromolecular chemistry, colloids, solid-fluid and fluid-fluid interfaces, environmental chemistry, photochemistry and radiochemistry. You will possess knowledge and skills from which you can proceed to graduate employment or to further studies in chemistry or multi-disciplinary areas involving chemistry.

Physics

The course design reflects the need to provide as wide a base as the human resources of the department permit. It provides a sound basis in the subject during the first three years, with some specialisation in chosen areas offered during the final year. You will be equipped with the necessary knowledge, experience and skills to pursue careers as scientists within the industry, administration, education and, of course, research.

Chemistry

The Course shall consist of two parts, namely, Part One comprising the first three years and Part Two comprising the fourth year.

Part One shall consist of study-units to which 180 credits are assigned and indicated in the programme of study and divided as follows:

First Year: in addition to the compulsory and elective study-units outlined in the programme of studies of the chosen areas (not less than 26 credits in each of the two areas), students are required to register for optional study-units to bring their total for the year to 60 credits,

Second Year: 30 credits in each of the two areas of study,

Third Year: 30 credits in each of the two areas of study.

At the end of Part One, students who obtain 180 credits as specified in paragraph (1) but who either opt not to proceed with the Course leading to the Honours Degree, or having proceeded, do not successfully complete the Course, shall be eligible for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.).

Part Two shall consist of study-units to which 60 credits are assigned divided as follows:
1. 40 credits in one area of study, of which 18 credits are assigned to a dissertation, and
2. 20 credits in the other area of study,

provided that in the case of Mathematics, the dissertation may be substituted by one or more additional taught study-units.

Physics

The Course shall consist of two parts, namely, Part One comprising the first three years and Part Two comprising the fourth year.

Part One shall consist of study-units to which 180 credits are assigned and indicated in the programme of study and divided as follows:

Second Year: 30 credits in each of the two areas of study,

Third Year: 30 credits in each of the two areas of study.

Part Two shall consist of study-units to which 60 credits are assigned divided as follows:
1. 40 credits in one area of study, of which 18 credits are assigned to a dissertation, and
2. 20 credits in the other area of study,

provided that in the case of Mathematics, the dissertation may be substituted by one or more additional taught study-units.

Communication and Academic Skills Programme

The communication and academic skills programme complements students’ main course of study. It introduces them to writing and presenting as situated within academic contexts sensitive to specific disciplines and develops their competences for future careers.

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Chemistry

A pass at Advanced Level at Grade C or better in Chemistry and a pass at Intermediate Level at Grade C or better in either Physics or Pure Mathematics.

Physics

Either

A pass at Advanced Level at Grade C or better in Physics together with a pass at Intermediate Level at Grade C or better in Pure Mathematics

A pass at Advanced Level at Grade C or better in Pure Mathematics together with a pass at Intermediate Level at Grade C or better in Physics.

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Chemistry


Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2)

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

CHE1215*	Methods of Chemical Calculations	6 ECTS
CHE1360	Principles of Organic Chemistry	6 ECTS	(NC)
CHE1700	Chemistry Practical 1	4 ECTS	(NC)
* Study-unit CHE1215 is for students taking Chemistry and Biology, or Chemistry and Mathematics, or Chemistry and Statistics and Operations Research only.

Semester 1

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

CHE1340	Principles of Inorganic Chemistry	4 ECTS	(NC)
CHE1350	Principles of Analytical Chemistry	4 ECTS	(NC)
LIN1063**	Academic Reading and Writing in English	2 ECTS
MAT1091***	Mathematical Methods	4 ECTS
SOR0210***	Data Treatment and Probability	2 ECTS
Study-unit LIN1063 is for students taking Chemistry and Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics, or Chemistry and Statistics and Operations Research only. * MAT1091 and SOR0210 are for students taking Chemistry and Physics only.

Semester 2

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

CHE1330	Principles of Physical Chemistry	4 ECTS	(NC)
SOR0220****	Elementary Statistical Theory	2 ECTS
** Study-unit SOR0220 is for students taking Chemistry and Biology only**.


Semester 1

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

CHE1356	Principles and Industrial Applications of Chemical Metrology	5 ECTS
CHE2365	Organic Chemistry 2	5 ECTS	(NC)
CHE2375	Chemical Thermodynamics and Kinetics	5 ECTS	(NC)


Semester 2

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

CHE2075	Introductory Environmental Chemistry	5 ECTS	(NC)
CHE2364	Organic Spectroscopy	5 ECTS	(NC)
CHE2385	Chemistry of Co-ordination Compounds	5 ECTS	(NC)


Semester 1

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

CHE3091	Organic Photochemistry	2 ECTS
CHE3155	Chemistry of Main Group Elements	5 ECTS	(NC)
CHE3245	Separation Techniques and Analytical Chemistry	5 ECTS	(NC)
SCI3503	Public Speaking and Presentations Skills for Scientists	2 ECTS


Semester 2

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

CHE3100	Statistical Mechanics and Molecular Modelling	5 ECTS
CHE3135	Physical Chemistry of Liquids and Solutions	6 ECTS	(NC)
CHE3255	Organic Chemistry 3	5 ECTS	(NC)

If students opt to do the Project in Chemistry, they are required to register for 22 ECTS from the list of compulsory study-units and 18 ECTS assigned to the Project study-unit to a total of 40 ECTS.

If Biology is chosen as the other area of study, students are required to register for SCI3501 and 16 ECTS from the list of compulsory study-units.

If Physics or Mathematics or Statistics and Operations Research is chosen as the other area of study, students are required to register for CHE3285 and 16 ECTS from the list of compulsory study-units.


Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2)

Compulsory Units Chemistry and Physics, or Chemistry and Mathematics, or Chemistry and Statistics and Operations Research students who do not register for CHE3900 are to register for CHE3285.

CHE3285	Selected Topics in Chemistry	4 ECTS

If students opt to do the Project in Chemistry they are to register for CHE3900.

CHE3900	Dissertation in Chemistry	18 ECTS	(NC)

Chemistry and Biology students who register for CHE3900 are to register for SCI3502.

SCI3502	Professional and Technical Skills for Scientists	6 ECTS


Semester 1

Chemistry and Physics, or Chemistry and Mathematics, or Chemistry and Statistics and Operations Research students who register for CHE3900 are to register for CHE3390

CHE3390	Synthetic Organic Chemistry	6 ECTS

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

CHE3412	Chemistry of Polymers	4 ECTS
CHE3470	Environmental Chemistry	4 ECTS

Chemistry and Biology students who do not register for CHE3900 are to register for SCI3501.

SCI3501	Academic Writing and Statistical Techniques for Scientific Research	4 ECTS


Semester 2

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

CHE3461	Organometallic Chemistry and Structural Determination of Inorganic Materials	4 ECTS
CHE3480	Natural Products	4 ECTS

Physics


Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2)

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

PHY1105	Fundamentals of Experimental Physics	4 ECTS	(NC)
PHY1197	Introduction to Classical Mechanics and Waves	6 ECTS


Semester 1

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

PHY1125	Mathematics for Physicists 1	4 ECTS
PHY1133	Python for Physicists	4 ECTS
PHY1134	Introduction to Numerical Methods	2 ECTS
PHY1193	Thermodynamics and Kinetic Theory	4 ECTS


Semester 2

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

PHY1145	Electricity and Magnetism and Optics	6 ECTS


Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2)

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

PHY2145	Electromagnetism	4 ECTS
PHY2230	Experimental Physics	4 ECTS	(NC)


Semester 1

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

PHY2195	Classical and Relativistic Mechanics	6 ECTS
PHY2211	Analytical Methods for Physicists	6 ECTS


Semester 2

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

PHY2140	Quantum Mechanics	6 ECTS
PHY3110	Physical Optics	4 ECTS


Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2)

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

PHY3111	Advanced Experimental Physics	6 ECTS	(NC)
PHY3145	Statistical Mechanics	5 ECTS
PHY3228	Foundations of Physical Cosmology	6 ECTS


Semester 1

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

PHY3130	Atomic Physics	4 ECTS
PHY3225	Fluid Mechanics	4 ECTS


Semester 2

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

PHY3155	Solid State Physics	5 ECTS

If Physics is chosen as the main area of study:
Students are required to register for 32 ECTS credits from the list of compulsory study-units, and 8 ECTS credits from the list of Elective Stream linked to their project area to a total of 40 ECTS credits.

If Physics is chosen as the other area of study:
Students are required to register for 12 ECTS credits from the list of compulsory study-units and 8 ECTS credits from the list of Elective Stream of their choice to a total of 20 ECTS credits.


Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2)

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

PHY3200*	Physics Project	18 ECTS	(NC)
PHY3208	Short Review Paper and Philosophy of Science	6 ECTS
PHY3209*	Seminar	2 ECTS
PHY3232	Nuclear and Particle Physics	6 ECTS

Elective Stream A: Space Sciences.

PHY3289	Advanced Astrophysics and Cosmology	4 ECTS

Elective Stream B: Electromagnetics.

PHY3277	Bioelectromagnetism	4 ECTS
PHY3279	Applied Electromagnetism	4 ECTS


Semester 1

Elective Stream A: Space Sciences.

PHY3287	Computational Astronomy	4 ECTS

Elective Stream C: Quantum Physics.

PHY3227	Quantum Optics	4 ECTS


Semester 2

Elective Stream C: Quantum Physics.

PHY3229	Modern Quantum Theory	4 ECTS

*Study-units PHY3200 and PHY3209 are only for students taking Physics as their main area.

This programme of study is governed by the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2019 and by the Bye-Laws for the award of Bachelor of Science - B.Sc. and Bachelor of Science (Honours) - B.Sc.(Hons.) under the auspices of the Faculty of Science.

Chemistry

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

recall and explain of essential facts, concepts, principles and theories relating to the subject areas as identified above.
apply such knowledge and understanding to the solution of both qualitative and quantitative problems in chemistry.
document laboratory procedures involved in experimental work in organic, inorganic, physical and analytical chemistry.

Physics

By the end of the course, you will:

Demonstrate a refined and intricate understanding of the concepts and fundamentals of physics principles.

Communicate physics reasoning effectively in the oral and written form.

Solve complex physics problems through the use of sophisticated mathematical techniques.

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Fee per academic year: Eur 10,800

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Chemistry

The course provides you with the necessary academic background for a chemistry career in industrial and teaching environments and fulfils the requirements for postgraduate studies at Masters or Doctoral level in chemistry and related subjects.

Physics

As a physicist, you will be the most versatile of scientists, capable of tackling a variety of both every-day and specialist problems. You may find employment in government departments, with private industry, with public authorities, as teachers in state and private or church schools and research laboratories, both locally and abroad.

The physics programme equips you to join postgraduate courses (both locally and abroad). Such courses may range from taught and/or research Masters to M.Phil. and Ph.D.