BS Chemistry

Chemistry

Programs Offered

BS Chemistry

Duration: 4-years (8 Semesters)

Eligibility Criteria: FSc (Chemistry as a subject)/DAE with at least 2nd division or equivalent
Total Credit Hours (CH): 139

First Semester

Course Code Course Title Credit Hrs.
CHM-111 Fundamentals of Chemistry 2+1
BIS-100 Principles of Biochemistry 2+1
XXX Natural Sciences 2+1
GE-151 Quantitative Reasoning-I 3+0
GE-143 Functional English 3+0
GE-181 Applications of ICT 2+1
Total (Theory + Lab) 18 (14+4)
XXX Minor-I 2+1

Second Semester

Course Code Course Title Credit Hrs.
CHM-121 Principles of Organic Chemistry 2+1
CHM-122 Principles of Inorganic Chemistry 2+1
CHM-123 Principles of Physical Chemistry 2+1
GE-152 Quantitative Reasoning – II 3+0
GE-144 Expository Writing 3+0
GE-172 Pakistan Studies 2+0
GE-164 Understanding of Holy Quran - I 0+1
Total (Theory + Lab) 18 (14+4)
XXX Minor-II 2+1

Third Semester

Course Code Course Title Credit Hrs.
CHM-221 Fuel Chemistry 2+1
CHM-222 Principles of Analytical Chemistry 2+1
CHM-223 Principles of Polymer Chemistry 2+1
CHM-224 Introduction to Nano-chemistry 2+1
GE-171 Ideology & Constitution of Pakistan 2+0
GE-161 Islamic Studies (Ethics for non-Muslim students) 2+0
GE-111 Society, Logic and Critical Thinking 2+0
GE-165 Understanding of Holy Quran - II 0+1
Total (Theory + Lab) 19 (14+5)
XXX Minor-III 2+1

Fourth Semester

Course Code Course Title Credit Hrs.
CHM-225 Forensic Chemistry 2+1
CHM-226 Industrial Chemistry 2+1
CHM-227 Environmental Chemistry 2+1
CHM-228 Pharmaceutical Chemistry 2+1
GE-131 Social Living 2+0
GE-132 Civics & Community Engagement 2+0
GE-191 Entrepreneurship 2+0
Total (Theory + Lab) 18 (14+4)
XXX Minor-IV 2+1

Fifth Semester

Course Code Course Title Credit Hrs.
CHM-331 Advanced Organic Chemistry 2+1
CHM-332 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry 2+1
CHM-333 Advanced Physical Chemistry 3+0
CHM-334 Advanced Analytical Chemistry 2+1
CHM-335 Soil Chemistry 2+1
CHM-336 Computational Chemistry 2+1
Total (Theory + Lab) 18 (13+5)
XXX Minor-V 2+1

Sixth Semester

Specialization* In Analytical / Inorganic / Organic / Physical / Polymer and Materials / Environmental Chemistry

Course Code Course Title Credit Hrs.
CHM-337 Agricultural Chemistry 2+1
CHM-XXX Elective – I / International Certification Course 3+0
CHM-XXX Elective – II 3+0
CHM-301 Scientific Writing & Research Methods 3+0
STS-214 Statistics for Chemists 3+0
CHM-498 Internship 0+3
Total (Theory + Lab) 18 (14+4)

Seventh Semester

Course Code Course Title Credit Hrs.
CHM-411 Chemical Safety & Risk Management 3+0
CHM-XXX Elective – III 3+0
CHM-XXX Elective – IV 3+0
CHM-XXX Elective – V 3+0
PHY-461 Materials Science / International Language 2+1
Total (Theory + Lab) 15 (14+1)

Eighth Semester

Course Code Course Title Credit Hrs.
CHM-XXX Elective – VI 3+0
CHM-XXX Elective – VII 3+0
AI-380 Artificial Intelligence in Chemistry * 2+1
BIT-260 Quality Control & Assurance 2+1
CHM-499 Capstone 0+3
Total (Theory + Lab) 15 (10+5)

Inclusion of International Certification Courses as Elective Courses

Course Code Course Title Credit Hrs. (Th+Lab)
XXX Materials Science 3
XXX ACS Safety Certificate – Chemical Safety Basics 3
XXX ACS Analytical Techniques Foundations 3
XXX Instrumentation & Analytical Chemistry 3
XXX Fundamentals of Heat Transfer 3
XXX Water & Waste Water Treatment 3
XXX Fundamentals of Biochemistry 3

Inclusion of International Language Courses as Interdisciplinary

Course Code Course Title Credit Hrs. (Th+Lab)
XXX Arabic 3+0
XXX French 3+0
XXX Chinese 3+0
XXX German 3+0
XXX Russian 3+0

*Any one of the international language can be adopted besides these languages based on the available resources.