Approved Courses for Research Degree Students (CHEM)

Department of Chemistry

MPhil/PhD students are required to fulfill the stipulated core course and electives requirements.

Core Courses for PhD Students (6 credits/4 credits⁺) for 2018 cohort or before:

Code	Course Title	Credits	2023-24 Semester / Term
CHEM8007A	Window on Science A ^	6	A & B
CHEM8007M	Window on Science M ^ ~	6	A & B
CHEM8010M	Introduction to Scientific Research ^ +	2	-
CHEM8011M	Chemical Safety and Advanced Instrumentation for Research ^ +	2	A

+ For PhD students under the Mainland Collaboration Scheme with University of Science and Technology of China only.

Core Courses for MPhil Students (3 Credits) for 2018 cohort or before:

Code	Course Title	Credits	2023-24 Semester / Term
CHEM8007B	Window on Science B ^	3	A & B

Core Courses for PhD Students (9 credits/4 credits⁺) for 2019 Cohort and thereafter:

Code	Course Title	Credits	2023-24 Semester / Term
CHEM8007A	Window on Science A ^	6	A & B
CHEM8007M	Window on Science M ^ ~	6	A & B
CHEM8010M	Introduction to Scientific Research ^ +	2	-
CHEM8011M	Chemical Safety and Advanced Instrumentation for Research ^ +	2	A
CHEM8141	Selected Topics in Modern Chemistry ^ *	3	B

+ For PhD students under the Mainland Collaboration Scheme with University of Science and Technology of China only.

Research Methodology and Ethics Courses for PhD Students (2 credits) for 2019 Cohort and thereafter:

Code	Course Title	Credits	2023-24 Semester / Term
CHEM8017	Research Methodology and Ethics ^	2	A

Core Courses for MPhil Students (3 Credits) for 2019 cohort and thereafter:

Code	Course Title	Credits	2023-24 Semester / Term
CHEM8007B	Window on Science B ^	3	A & B

Research Methodology and Ethics Courses for MPhil Students (2 credits) for 2019 Cohort and thereafter:

Code	Course Title	Credits	2023-24 Semester / Term
CHEM8017	Research Methodology and Ethics ^	2	A

Electives for PhD/MPhil Students:

Code	Course Title	Credits	2023-24 Semester / Term
CHEM8004A	Directed Studies for Postgraduate Students A ^%	1	A / B / S
CHEM8004B	Directed Studies for Postgraduate Students B ^%	2	-
CHEM8006M	Workshop on Cell and Molecular Biology	4	-
CHEM8008	Advanced Chemical Instrumentation for Research	3	A
CHEM8009	Advanced Neurobiology #	4	-
CHEM8012	Natural Product Chemistry and Biosynthesis # ^	3	-
CHEM8013	Polymer Chemistry # ^	3	A
CHEM8014	Nanochemistry and Nanobiotechnology # ^	3	B
CHEM8015	Materials Chemistry for Energy Technologies # ^	3	B
CHEM8016	Solid State Analysis # ^	3	-
CHEM8017	Research Methodology and Ethics ^	2	A
CHEM8130	Advanced Inorganic Chemistry #	4	-
CHEM8131	Advanced Organic Chemistry #	4	-
CHEM8132	Advanced Analytical Biochemistry #	4	-
CHEM8141	Selected Topics in Modern Chemistry ^ *	3	B
CHEM8142	Photochemistry #	3	-
CHEM8151	Forensic Chemistry #	3	-
CHEM8154	Advanced Chemical Bonding and Molecular Spectroscopy #	4	-
CHEM6119	Frontiers in Chemical Biology	3	A
CHEM6121	Academic and Industrial Research, Development and Innovation	3	A

- Course will not be offered in Academic Year 2023/24

# Courses will be offered in alternate year.
^ Courses for CHEM students only.
% Approval from Head (CHEM) should be sought by submitting “CHEM8004 Postgraduate Directed Studies Application Form” to CHEM before registering for CHEM8004A and CHEM8004B. No credit unit will be gained if no registration is done.
+ Core courses for students under the Mainland Collaboration Scheme with University of Science and Technology of China.

* Core course for PhD only
~ Core course for student under the Mainland Collaboration Scheme