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Yobe State University, Damaturu, Nigeria

Undergraduate Program

Below is the course outline for the four years B. Sc. degree program in chemistry:

100 Level Course Outline

First Semester
S/N Course Code Course Title Credit Unit Pre-Requisite
1 CHM 1301 GENERAL CHEMISTRY 3
2 CHM 1221 PRACTICAL CHEMISTRY I (BASIC EXPERIMENTAL CHEMISTRY) 2
3 BIO 1301 PLANT FORMS AND FUNCTIONS 3
4 MTH 1201 ELEMENTARY ALGEBRA 2
5 PHY 1203 ELECTRICITY, MAGNETISM AND MODERN PHYSICS 2
6 PHY 1121 EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS I 1
7 STA 1201 BASIC STATISTICS 2
8 GST 1212 USE OF LIBRARY, STUDY SKILLS & INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY 2
Total 17
Second Semester
S/N Course Code Course Title Credit Unit Pre-Requisite
1 CHM 1302 GENERAL CHEMISTRY II 3
2 CHM 1222 BASIC EXPERIMENTAL CHEMISTRY II 2
3 BIO 1302 ANIMAL FORMS AND FUNCTIONS 3
4 CSC 1202 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE 2
5 GST 1211 COMMUNICATION IN ENGLISH I 2
6 MTH 1202 ELEMENT OF CALCULUS 2
7 PHY 1122 EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS II 1 PHY1121
Total 15

200 Level Course Outline

First Semester
S/N Course Code Course Title Credit Unit Pre-Requisite
1 CHM 2210 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY II 2 CHM 1301
2 CHM 2211 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II 2
3 CHM 2223 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY PRACTICAL II 2
4 BCH 2201 GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY I 2
5 CSC 2307 APPLICATION PACKAGES I 3
6 GST 2223 ENTERPRENEUERSHIP & NEW VENTURE CREATION 2
7 GST 2224 NIGERIAN PEOPLE AND CULTURE 2
8 MTH 2305 MATHEMATICAL METHODS 3
9 PHY 2301 ELEMENTARY MODERN PHYSICS 3
Total 21
Second Semester
S/N Course Code Course Title Credit Unit Pre-Requisite
1 CHM 2212 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2
2 CHM 2213 ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY I 2 CHM 1301
CHM 1202
3 CHM 2214 STRUCTURE AND BONDING 2
4 CHM 2221 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY PRACTICAL II 2
5 CHM 2222 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY PRACTICAL II 2
6 BCH 2202 GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY II 2
7 GST 2221 COMMUNICATION IN ENGLISH II 2
8 GST 2222 PEACE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION 2
9 MTH 2306 ELEMENTARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS I 3
10 PHY 2302 THERMAL PHYSICS 3 PHY1302
Total 22

300 Level Course Outline

First Semester
S/N Course Code Course Title Credit Unit Pre-Requisite
1 CHM 3201 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY III 2
2 CHM 3202 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY III 2
3 CHM 3204 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURE AND SYMMETRY 2
4 CHM 3208 NATURAL PRODUCTS I 2
5 CHM 3206 ORGANOMETALIC CHEMISTRY I (Elective) 2 CHM 2211
6 CHM 3107 CARBORHYDRATE CHEMISTRY (Elective) 1
7 CHM 3205 PETROCHEMISTRY (Elective) 2
8 CHM 3210 POLYMER CHEMISTRY I (Elective) 2
9 CHM 3211 COLOUR CHEMISTRY AND TECHNOLOGY (Elective) 2
10 CHM 3212 INSTRUMENTAL METHODS OF ANALYSIS 2
11 CHM 3113 APPLIED SURFACE AND COLLOID CHEMISTRY (Elective) 1
12 CHM 3216 APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY 2
13 CHM 3218 INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL PROCESSES: 2
14 CHM 3219 ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY (Elective) 2
15 CHM 3221 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY PRACTICAL III 2
16 CHM 3223 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY PRACTICAL III 2
17 CHM 3225 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY PRACTICAL III 2
Total 32
Second Semester
S/N Course Code Course Title Credit Unit Pre-Requisite
1 CHM3690 SIWES 6
Total 6

400 Level Course Outline

First Semester
S/N Course Code Course Title Credit Unit Pre-Requisite
1 CHM 4100 RESEARCH METHODS/SEMINAR 1
2 CHM 4208 STATISTICAL THERMODYNAMICS 2
3 CHM 4209 RADIONUCLEAR CHEMISTRY 2 CHM 3202
4 CHM 4211 POLYMER CHEMISTRY II 2 CHM 3210
5 CHM 4212 COLOUR CHEMISTRY AND TECHNOLOGY II (Elective) 2 CHM 3211
6 CHM 4217 INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL PROCESSES II 2 CHM 3202
7 CHM 4219 ORGANIC SYNTHESIS 2 CHM 3203
8 CHM 4221 HETEROCYCLIC CHEMISTRY 2 CHM 3203
9 CHM 4222 PHYSICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY (Elective) 2 CHM 3203
CHM 3208
10 CHM 4207 ELECTROCHEMISTRY 2 CHM 3201
11 CHM 4125 CHEMISTRY OF NON-AQUEOUS SOLVENTS 1 CHM 3202
12 CHM 4126 CHEMISTRY OF LANTHANIDES & ACTINIDES (Elective) 1 CHM 3202
13 CHM 4227 MATERIAL SCIENCE AND CORROSION 2 CHM 3201
14 BCH 4212 INDUSTRIAL BIOCHEMISTRY (Elective) 2
15 BCH 4214 CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY (Elective) 2
Total 27
Second Semester
S/N Course Code Course Title Credit Unit Pre-Requisite
1 CHM 4601 RESEARCH PROJECT 6
2 CHM 4202 THEORY OF MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2 CHM 3201
CHM 3204
CHM 3216
3 CHM 4203 QUANTUM CHEMISTRY 2 CHM 3204
4 CHM 4204 GROUP THEORY AND SYMMETRY (Elective) 2
5 CHM 4105 STATISTICAL MECHANICS 1 CHM 1301
6 CHM 4206 REACTION KINETICS 2 CHM 3201
7 CHM 4210 ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY II 2 CHM 2213
CHM 3201
8 CHM 4218 PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PERICYCLIC REACTION (Elective) 2 CHM 3203
9 CHM 4220 ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY II (Elective) 2 CHM 3202
CHM 3206
10 CHM 4223 NATURAL PRODUCTS CHEMISTRY II 2 CHM 3203
CHM 3208
11 CHM 4224 CO-ORDINATION CHEMISTRY 2 CHM 3202
12 CHM 4229 INORGANIC REACTION MECHANISMS (Elective) 2 CHM 2212
CHM 3202
13 CHM 4233 PETROCHEMISTRY II (Elective) 2 CHM 3205
14 BCH 4213 PHARMACOLOGICAL BIOCHEMISTRY 2
Total 31