Overview
Industrial Chemistry is the branch of chemistry which applies physical and chemical processes towards the transformation of raw materials into products that are of benefit to humanity. The goal of the Bachelor of Science in Industrial Chemistry degree programme is to produce graduates who will be highly skilled in this activity. We do this by first giving the students a strong foundation in chemistry, mathematics and physics. The Industrial Chemistry graduate is a chemist with knowledge linkages in engineering, chemical processing, economics and industrial management.
Structure
(i) The course shall be evaluated in terms of units; a course unit being defined as a series of 45 one- hour lecture equivalents. For this purpose one 1-hour lecture is equivalent to one 2-hour tutorial or one 3-hour practical or any combination of these that may be recommended by the School Board and approved by Senate.
(ii) Candidates for the Bachelor of Science degree shall take a minimum of 44 units during the four years study.
COURSES
1st Year Courses
SCH 102- Introduction to Organic Chemistry, Alkanes and Basic Stereochemistry
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Admission Requirements
a) A candidate who wishes to register must have the minimum University general admissions requirements.
b) In addition to meeting (a) above, candidates wishing to register for Bachelor of Science in Environmental Chemistry must have any of the following:
(i) Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) or equivalent qualifications, with passes in at least three subjects in either of the following two alternatives (A or B),
(ii) Kenya Advanced Certificate of Education (KACE), or equivalent qualification with at least two principal passes (of which one must be in chemistry)
(iii) Ordinary Diploma/Higher National Diploma or equivalent qualifications in the sciences with at least a pass
(iv) Science/Technical Diploma from Teachers Training Colleges or equivalent qualifications in the sciences
(v) A science/technology based degree or a non science based degree with a minimum of C+ in chemistry or its equivalent from an institution recognized by the University
c) candidates who may not have fulfilled conditions in (b) above may be considered for admission provided they present evidence of having undertaken and passed relevant bridging courses from an institution recognized by the University and MUST have scored at least grade C in the subject(s) for which bridging has been undertaken.
Careers
Graduates find employment in government departments, parastatals, research and development institutes, production, biotechnology, quality control, pharmaceutical industry, process industry, fertilizer production industry, plastics industry, pulp and paper industry, tanning industry, consumer industry, oil and petroleum industry, textile industry, dyes and paints industry, cosmetics industry, cement industry, glass industry, water purification and wastewater purification engineering just to name a few.