BSc Honours Chemistry at University of the Witwatersrand

Programme overview

The Honours Programme in Chemistry at Wits offers students the opportunity to consolidate their undergraduate knowledge and gain exposure to more specialised topics in chemistry. The research component of the Wits Honours degree in the field of Chemistry allows candidates the opportunity to work in the School’s well-equipped laboratories with access to a wide variety of modern instrumentation. Academic staff are actively involved in research, and the School’s publications are in the top 1% worldwide as judged by the citations they receive.

Faculty: Science | Department: Chemistry | Duration: 1 year | Study mode: full-time | Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

What you will study

The Honours programme comprises a combination of compulsory and elective examinable courses, several workshops, and two half-year research projects. Compulsory topics: Analytical Chemistry Environmental Chemistry Problem Solving using Analytical Techniques Inorganic Chemistry Spectroscopic Methods in Inorganic Chemistry Reaction Kinetics in Inorganic Chemistry Organic Chemistry Main Group Elements

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Application information

Entry requirements

A Bachelor of Science degree or equivalent. A pass in the relevant major course at this University or any other university whose programme has been approved by Senate. At least 60% average in the final undergraduate course. Please note that this is a highly competitive programme and a 60% average does not guarantee admission.

Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Postgraduate applications are made online at www.wits.ac.za/applications; the closing date for each programme is listed in its course finder entry. The application fee is R200 (not payable by current Wits students applying online), paid via the Self-Service Portal or by EFT to the Wits University Application Fees account at FNB.

Apply through the official page: https://www.wits.ac.za/applications

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