Thursday, August 17th, 201711:00 am – 12:00 noonRm 2303

Department of Chemistry, HKUST1

CHEMISTRY:Major Welcome Day

1. Introduction of Department Head by UG Coordinator

2. Welcome Speech by Department Head

3. Introduction of CHEM Faculty by UG Coordinator

4. Academic Talk & Q&A for 4Y Program by UG Coordinator

5. Promotion & Announcement Chem Soc Activities by ExCo

6. Mingle with Faculty members (in hallway)

Rundown

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Major School Common Core Free Electives

• The minimum requirements for graduation is 120 credits.

BSc in Chemistry BSc in Chemistry with a Chemistry Option

9%(12 credits)

30%(36 credits)

23%(27 credits)

38%(45 credits) 47%

(56 credits)

23%(27 credits)

30%(36 credits)

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Chemistry Major Curriculumi. Introductory/General Chemistry (Year 1)

• CHEM 1004 Chemistry in Everyday Life

• CHEM 1010/1020 General Chemistry IA/IB

• CHEM 1030 General Chemistry II

• CHEM 1050 Laboratory for General Chemistry I

• CHEM 1055 Laboratory for General Chemistry II

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ii. Foundation Chemistry Courses (Year 2/3)• CHEM 2110 Organic Chemistry I• CHEM 2210 Inorganic Chemistry I• CHEM 2310 Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry• CHEM 2410 Physical Chemistry I

• CHEM 2150 Organic Chemistry Laboratory• CHEM 2250 Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory• CHEM 2350 Analytical Chemistry Laboratory• CHEM 2450 Physical Chemistry Laboratory

Chemistry Major Curriculum

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iii. In-Depth Chemistry Courses (Year 2/3/4)

• CHEM 3120 Organic Chemistry II

• CHEM 3220 Inorganic Chemistry II

• CHEM 3320 Instrumental Analysis

• CHEM 3420 Physical Chemistry II

• CHEM 3550 Synthetic Chemistry Laboratory

• CHEM 3555 Molecular Characterization ChemLaboratory

• CHEM Electives 3000/4000-level (3 credits)

Chemistry Major Curriculum

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Chemistry Electives Organic/Biomolecular ChemistryCHEM 4110 Structural Elucidation in Organic

ChemistryCHEM 4120 Biomolecular ChemistryCHEM 4130 Medicinal ChemistryCHEM 4140 Intermediate Organic Chemistry

Inorganic ChemistryCHEM 4240 Intermediate Inorganic ChemistryCHEM 4620 Organometallic Chemistry

Analytical/Environmental ChemistryCHEM 4310 Environmental ChemistryCHEM 4320 Environmental Analytical ChemistryCHEM 4330 Separation ScienceCHEM 4340 Bioanalytical Techniques

Materials ChemistryCHEM 4210 Solid State ChemistryCHEM 4220 Materials ChemistryCHEM 4230 Materials Characterization MethodCHEM 4640 Chemistry for Advanced Solar Cell

Technologies

Physical ChemistryCHEM 4430 Symmetry in Chemistry and

Spectroscopy

Internship/Research/OthersCHEM 3610 Chemistry InternshipCHEM 4680 Undergraduate ResearchCHEM 4692 Capstone Research IICHEM 3010 Great Ideas in Chemistry

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iv. Capstone Requirement• CHEM 4689 Capstone Project• CHEM 4691 Capstone Research I• SCIE 3500 IRE Research Project I • SCIE 4500 IRE Research Project II

v. Cognate Courses• MATH Requirement (9 credits)

– First Year Calculus I & II– MATH 2351 Introduction to Differential Equation

• English Requirement (3 credits)– LANG 3012 Laboratory Report Writing for Chemistry Students– LANG 4012 English for Chemistry Capstone Projects

Chemistry Major Curriculum

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4 Option Tracks for students to choose from

• Biomolecular Chemistry Option

• Environmental and Analytical Chemistry Option

• Materials Chemistry Option

• Pure Chemistry Option

• Each Option track (14 credits) requires 2 Advanced Laboratory Courses (2 credits) and 4 CHEM Elective courses (12 credits).

Chemistry Option Tracks

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Year 1

Spring

FallGen Chem I

CHEM 1010 /CHEM 1020

Sci InductionSCIE 1000

Gen Chem Lab ICHEM 1050

Sci FoundationLIFS 1901

0 3 2 1English I

LANG 1002

3

Sci InductionSCIE 1000

0Gen Chem II CHEM 1030

3Gen Chem Lab II

CHEM 1055

1Sci Foundation

LIFS 1902

3

Calculus II3English II

LANG 1003

3U CORE

3

16

12

Year 2

Spring

Fall Sci EnglishLANG 2010

3

U CORE6

17

17

Declaration of Major

Org. Chem ICHEM 2110

3Org. Chem Lab

CHEM 2150

1Inorg. Chem Lab

CHEM 2250

1Inorg. Chem ICHEM 2210

3

MATH 23513

U CORE3

Org. Chem IICHEM 3120

3Inorg. Chem II

CHEM 3220

3Syn. Lab

CHEM 3550

2

Year 3

Spring

Fall

U CORE3

12

17Anly. ChemCHEM 2310

3 Anly. ChemLab

CHEM 2350

1Phy. Chem Lab

CHEM 2450

1Phy. Chem ICHEM 2410

3

U CORE6

Int. AnalysisCHEM 3320

3Phy. Chem IICHEM 3420

3M.C. Lab

CHEM 3555

2Chem English

LANG 3012

1

Year 4

Spring

Fall

U CORE6

15

13Chem Option Elective

3Option LabCHEM 4X55

1Option LabCHEM 4X50

1

U CORE3

Chem EnglishLANG 4012

2

Capstone

3

Chem Option Elective

9

Total: 119+

COMP

3

Calculus I

3

Sci FoundationPHYS

3

BSc in Chemistry (with a Chemistry Option)(For students admitted in 2017-18)

One year course

Corequisite

Prerequisite

Common Core

School Required

Major Required

+9 credit units are allowed to be double counted as common core

Important Reminders!• Math 1014 Calculus II is a pre-requisite for Math 2351 and

Physical Chemistry I and Physical Chemistry Lab.

• Do NOT take CHEM2310 in your 2nd Year Fall term.

• Physics Foundation Course to fulfill School Requirement

• Information Session for CHEM Option Declaration in Year-3 Fall semester (Nov, 2018)

• Information Session for Capstone Projects in Year-3 Spring semester (Mar, 2019)

Co-curriculum Programs

• Local UG Research

– UROP, CHEM 4680, Capstone Research

• UG Research Exchange Program

• Internship Opportunities

– CHEM 3610

Student Advising

• Faculty mentors

check your SIS student record

• Program advisors

Dr. Emily Tsang (UG coordinator)

Prof. Wa-Hung Leung (Deputy UG coordinator)

Further Information

• Chemistry Dept. homepage: http://www-chem.ust.hk/

• Dr. Emily Tsang (UG coordinator)

Office: Rm 4428, ext. 2100, e-mail: chetsang@ust.hk

• Prof. Wa-Hung Leung (Deputy UG coordinator)

Office: Rm 4538, ext. 7360, E-mail: chleung@ust.hk

• Ms. Vera Tang (Chemistry General Office)

Office: Rm 4512, ext. 7394, E-mail: chvera@ust.hk