Overview
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry is a foundational course in chemistry that has material covering the traditional branches of chemistry namely organic, inorganic and physical. It also has courses from other branches of chemistry such as analytical chemistry, environmental chemistry and industrial chemistry as well as other disciplines such as physics. It seeks to explain factors that cause reactions to occur, how they occur and their adverse and non-adverse effects on our well being. It prepares one to pursue postgraduate studies in any of these fundamental branches.
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),
Alternative A
Alternative B
Chemistry C+
Physical Sciences C+
Biology C+
Biological Sciences C+
Physics C+
Geography C+
Geography C+
Mathematics C+
Mathematics C+
(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 the following areas: government departments, parastatals, research and development institutes, chemical process design, production, quality control, pharmaceuticals, process industry, fertilizer production, plastics industry, pulp and paper industry, tanning industry, consumer products industry, textile industry, dyes industry, cosmetics industry, forensic science, glass industry, cement industry, paints industry, metallurgy, water purification industry, water quality analyst, wastewater treatment industry, oil and petroleum industry just to name a few