Honours Overview

Description

By undertaking honours in Chemistry, you will develop an understanding of the research process and your abilities to conduct independent research. You will acquire training and practice in skills such as experimental methods, problem solving, literature searching, data analysis, computing, team building, and written and oral communication.

Outcomes

Students are able to (1) undertake independent research design, data collection and data analysis; (2) communicate ideas, concepts and research findings in a succinct and effective manner via written, verbal and visual methods; and (3) work independently, think and act laterally and use their initiative to resolve issues and problems encountered during the research process..

Entry requirements

The equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 65 per cent in the Level 3 units of the Chemistry major.

Intake periods

Beginning of year only

Courses

Honours in Chemistry can be taken as a specialisation in the following degrees:

No study plans found for this course. See study plans for more information.

Units

Key to availability of units:
S1
Semester 1
S2
Semester 2
Take all units (48 points):
AvailabilityUnit codeUnit nameUnit requirements
S1 CHEM4001 Advanced Studies in Chemistry
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
71580 Master of Biotechnology
or BH004 Bachelor of Science (Honours)
S1 MSCI4001 Research Methodology, Data Acquisition and Evaluation Part 1
Prerequisites
Successful completion of
Major(s) chemistry
or Major(s) biochemistry and molecular biology
or Major(s) Genetics or equivalent
S1, S2 MSCI4002 Research Methodology, Data Acquisition and Evaluation Part 2
Prerequisites
Successful completion of
Major(s) chemistry
or Major(s) biochemistry and molecular biology
or Major(s) genetics or equivalent
S1, S2 MSCI4003 Research Methodology, Data Acquisition and Evaluation Part 3
Prerequisites
Successful completion of
Major(s) chemistry
or Major(s) biochemistry and molecular biology
or Major(s) genetics, or equivalent
S1, S2 MSCI4004 Research Methodology, Data Acquisition and Evaluation Part 4
Prerequisites
Successful completion of
Major(s) chemistry
or Major(s) biochemistry and molecular biology
or Major(s) genetics or equivalent
S1 MSCI4005 Research Project Development and Communication
Prerequisites
Successful completion of
Major(s) chemistry
or Major(s) biochemistry and molecular biology
or Major(s) Genetics or equivalent
S1 MSCI4006 Advanced Techniques in Molecular Sciences
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
71580 Master of Biotechnology
or 71540 Master of Health Science
or 71520 Master of Biomedical Science
or BH004 Bachelor of Science (Honours)
and Successful completion of
one Unit(s) BIOC4003 Fundamentals of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II
or Unit(s) GENE4003 Integrated Topics in Genetics II
or Successful completion of
Major(s) Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
or Major(s) Chemistry
or Major(s) Genetics
S1 MSCI4098 Seminar Appraisal and Presentation Part 1
Prerequisites
MJD-GENET Genetics
or MJD-BCHMB Biochemistry and Molecular Biology or equivalent
S1, S2 MSCI4099 Seminar Appraisal and Presentation Part 2
Prerequisites
Successful completion of
Major(s) Chemistry
or Major(s) Genetics
or Major(s) Biochemistry and Molecular Biology or equivalent