Postgraduate Programmes

B Sc Hons

Course Curricula

The remaining two modules allow students to specialize in either Inorganic, Organic or Physical/Polymer Chemistry.

Common modules

• CHH400 : Chemistry Honours – main course
  Requirements: BSc degree majoring in Chemistry; at least 60% for CH300 or equivalent. Students with a lower mark than 60% could be considered provided other criteria such as completion of the degree within the minimum prescribed period are met.

• CHA410 : Analytical Methods
  (22 credits; 45 lectures)
  Electrometric methods
  Spectrophotometry
  Atomic spectroscopy
  Chromatography
  NMR spectroscopy

• CHG410 : General Theory (A)
  (22 credits; 50 lectures)
  Dynamic electrochemistry
  Infra-red spectroscopy
  Molecular modelling
  Mass spectrometry
  Radiochemistry
  Thermal analysis
  X-ray crystallography

• CHG411 : General Theory (B)
  (22 credits; 54 lectures)
  Free radical chemistry
  Introduction to polymers
  Introductory organic synthesis
  Introductory transition metal chemistry
  Non-aqueous chemistry
  Organometallic chemistry
  Photochemistry

• CHR410 : Industrial Chemistry
  (10 credits; 15 lectures)
  Aspects of management, process design, utilities and engineering in the chemical industry

For information about BSc (Hons) Chemistry, please email: Prof Benita Barton at benita.barton@mandela.ac.za

Follow the link below to see our chemistry programmes.

BSc- Honours- Formulation Science (1001 kB)

For additional details or queries relating to the undergraduate Chemistry course at Mandela, please contact the admissions Office:

Email: info@mandela.ac.za

Tel: +27 (0) 41 504 1111;

Postal Address: PO Box 77000. Nelson Mandela University Gqeberha, 6031. South Africa

Postgraduate research

Become part of a talented, energetic, committed and supportive academic and postgraduate community, within the department.

We offer excellent research environment and opportunity to work under the supervision of some of the best scientists in the field through taking one of our standard research degrees – MSc and PhD.

CHG501: Our MSc degree is a research degree, which is awarded on the basis of a written dissertation. There is no course work component to the MSc. In exceptional cases, it is possible to upgrade an MSc to a PhD.

CHG601: Our PhD degree is also a research degree, which is awarded on the basis of a written thesis. Unlike the MSc, it is necessary that the research undertaken for the PhD make an original contribution to science. The PhD is usually read under the supervision of the academic staff within one of our sections (Inorganic, Analytical, Organic, Physical, Polymer) although joint supervision between the sections is possible and does occur.

Explore our research areas where you can find researchers who are interested in your area of interest.

Funding for postgraduate research

We encourage students to apply for the funding streams available through Nelson Mandela University PGRS and National Research Foundation (NRF), South Africa. Information on Nelson Mandela University PGRS funding opportunities information is available through the University Research office and NRF information call is always available at the NRF website.

For information about Chemistry, postgraduate admissions please contact admissions Office:

Email: info@mandela.ac.za

Tel: +27 (0) 41 504 1111;

Postal Address: PO Box 77000. Nelson Mandela University Gqeberha, 6031. South Africa

OR

Chemistry Department

Email: siyasanga.tange@mandela.ac.za