BSC ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY COURSE OUTLINE YEAR ONE
Course unit
SCH 101
SCH 102
Hours
45
45
SCH 103
SCI 104
SCA 101
SMA 101
SMA 103
Course title
General and Inorganic Chemistry
Introduction to Organic Chemistry,
Chemistry of Alkanes and cycloalkanes
General and Physical Chemistry
Foundations of Computer Science
Safety Methods in the Laboratory
Basic Mathematics
Calculus 1
SMA 104
Calculus 2
45
SCI 101
CCS 001
Elements of Physics I
Communication Skills
45
45
CCS 009
CCS 010
Elements of Economics
HIV and AIDS
45
45
Semester
45
45
45
45
45
BSC ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY COURSE OUTLINE YEAR TWO
Course unit
SCH 201:
SCH 202
SCH 203
SCH 204
SCH 205
SCH 206
SCE 201
SCI 202
SCI 203
SCA 201
SMA 208
SMA 209
Course title
Chemistry of the Main Block Elements
The Chemistry of Alkyl Halides, Alcohols,
Ethers Alkenes, Alkynes and Aromatic
Compounds
Thermodynamics I and Thermochemistry
Introduction to Reaction Kinetics and
Electrochemistry
Group Theory and its Chemical
Applications
Organic Acids, Amines, Esters and Phenols
Introduction to Environmental Chemistry
Introduction to Unit Operations
Elements of Physics (II)
Quantitative Analysis
Ordinary Differential Equations
Elements of Algebra
1
Hours
45
45
45
45
45
45
45
45
45
45
45
45
Semester
BSC ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY COURSE OUTLINE YEAR THREE
Course unit
SCH 301
SCH 302
Course title
Theory of Spectroscopy
Stereochemistry and Synthesis of Organic
Compounds
Hours
45
45
SCH 303:
Thermodynamics II and Phase Equilibria
45
SCH 304:
Coordination Chemistry
45
SCH 305:
Amino acids, Peptides, Proteins,
Carbohydrates and Nucleic acids
45
SCE 301
Water Resource Pollution and Management
45
SCE 302
SCE 303
ELECTIVES
SCE 304
SCE 305
Soil Chemistry, Pollution and Remediation
Air Chemistry, Pollution and Management
45
45
Chemical Toxicology
Natural Resource Extraction and
Restoration Processes
Statistics for Chemists
45
45
SCA 305
Semester
45
BSC ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY COURSE OUTLINE YEAR FOUR
Course unit
SCH 401
SCH 402
SCH 403
SCH 404
SCH 405
SCE 401
SCE 402
SCE 403
Course title
Chemistry of Transition Elements
Heterocyclic Chemistry
Surface and Colloid Chemistry
Organometallic Chemistry
Further Chemical kinetics and
Electrochemistry
Environmental Biotechnology
Environmental Impact Assessment and
Audit
Business Ventures, Organization and
Marketing Strategies
ELECTIVES
SCE 404
Principles, Theory and Practice of
Cleaner Production
SCE 405
Climate Variability and Change
SCE 406
Hazardous Waste Management
SCE 407
Energy and the Environment
SCE 408
Research Project in Environmental
Chemistry
SCA 402
Quantitation and Analytical Chemistry of
Pollutants
2
Hours
45
45
45
45
45
45
45
45
45
45
45
45
45
45
Semester
3