Course content

Year 1
Course code	Title	Credits	Status
1st Semester
CHEM 11601	Calculations in Chemistry¹	1	C
CHEM 11612	Atomic Structure, Periodic Table and Chemical Bonding	2	C
CHEM 11622	General Chemistry	2	C
CHEM 11631	Basic Chemical Analysis Laboratory	1	C
APCH 11612	Computer Skills for Chemists	2	C
DELT 11232	English for professionals	2	C
ELEC 11134	Basic Electronics	4	C
ELEC 11141	Basic Electronics laboratory	1	C
MACS 11512	Management Theory and Practices	2	C
MACS 11521	Introduction to Intellectual Property Rights	1	C
2nd Semester
CHEM 12642	Physical Chemistry I	2	C
CHEM 12652	Stereochemistry and Reaction Mechanisms in Organic Chemistry	2	C
CHEM 12661	Basic Organic Chemistry Laboratory	1	C
MACS 12532	Principles of Accounting and Costing	2	C
APCH 12622	Basic Statistical Methods	2	C
APCH 12632	Biomolecules^#	2	C
MIBI 12532	Introductory Microbiology^#	2	C
Total credits			31

¹ Credits not counted for the GPA calculation

Year 2
Course code	Title	Credits	Status
1st Semester
CHEM 21682	Physical Chemistry II	2	C
CHEM 21691	Physical Chemistry Laboratory	1	C
APCH 21642	Principles of Analytical Chemistry	2	C
APCH 21652	Soil Chemistry, Terrestrial Pollution & Management of Solid and Hazardous Waste	2	C
APCH 21663	Atmospheric Chemistry, Aquatic Chemistry and Pollution & Treatment	3	C
APCH 21672	Polymer Chemistry	2	C
APCH 21682	Scientific Communication Skills	2	C
2nd Semester
CHEM 22702	Inorganic Chemistry	2	C
CHEM 22712	Organic Synthesis, Spectroscopy and Aromaticity	2	C
CHEM 22721	Analytical Chemistry Laboratory	1	C
APCH 22692	Sample Preparation and Chemometrics	2	C
APCH 22702	Case study I (Environmental)	2	C
APCH 22712	Polymer technology	2	C
APCH 22721	Environmental Chemistry Laboratory	1	C
APCH 22732	Environmental Toxicology, Green Chemistry and Cleaner Production	2	C
MACS 22563	Introduction to Marketing and International Trade	3	C
Total credits			31

Year 3
Course code	Title	Credits	Status
1st Semester
CHEM 31731	Organic & Inorganic Synthesis, Analysis & Natural Products Chemistry Laboratory	1	C
APCH 31742	Food Chemistry	2	C
APCH 31752	Food Technology	2	C
APCH 31761	Food Chemistry Laboratory	1	C
APCH 31712	Solid State Chemistry	2	C
APCH 31782	Laboratory Safety, Occupational Health, Safety Management and Laboratory Quality Systems	2	C
ENCM 31022	Environmental Policies and Legislations	2	C
ENCM 31073	Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Monitoring	3	C
2nd Semester
APCH 32793	Advanced Analytical Chemistry	3	C
APCH 32802	Case Study II (Industry)	2	C
APCH 32812	Chemical Industries in Sri Lanka I (minerals, petroleum, metals, packaging, leather)	2	C
APCH 32821	Industrial Chemistry Laboratory	1	C
APCH 32832	Chemical Technology I	2	C
MACS 32603	Principles of Human Resource Management and Leadership	3	C
APCH 32842	Chemical Industries II (plantation crops)	2	C
Total credits			30

Year 4
Course code	Title	Credits	Status
1st Semester
APCH 43853	Industrial Training (2–3 months)	3	C
APCH 41862	Molecular biology	2	C
APCH 41872	Productivity and Quality Management	3	C
2nd Semester
APCH 42882	Chemical Technology II	2	C
APCH 42893	Ethanopharmacology and Health Products^#	3	C
APCH 42903	Metabolism and Clinical Chemistry^#	3	C
APCH 42912	Agrochemicals and Chemical Ecology	2	O
MACS 42612	Innovation and Entrepreneurship	2	O
APCH 42922	Nanoscience and Nanotechnology	2	O
MIBI 42512	Industrial Microbiology	2	O
MACS 42622	Industrial Law	2	O
APCH 42932	Statistical Methods in Industry and Research	2	C
APCH 42942	Biotechnology	2	O
APCH 44956	Research	6	C
Total credits			24 + 12

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BSc.(Hons) in Applied Chemistry Course Structure