Curriculum of Three Years PhD Degree Program-2024
General Courses |
04 courses |
12 credit hours |
Major |
10 courses |
30 credit hours |
Thesis Bench Work |
- |
06 credit hours |
Total PhD Degree |
14 courses |
48 credit hours |
First Year – First Semester
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hrs. |
Course Category |
CHM-5021 |
Computational Chemistry |
3 + 0 |
General Course-1 |
CHM-5011 |
Instrumentation and Techniques |
3 + 0 |
General Course-2 |
CHM-5071 |
Advanced Spectroscopic Techniques |
3 + 0 |
Major -1 (Organic Chemistry) |
CHM-5081 |
Advanced Stereochemistry |
3 + 0 |
Major -2 (Organic Chemistry) |
CHM-5311 |
Advanced Chemical Kinetics |
3 + 0 |
Major -1 (Physical Chemistry) |
CHM-5331 |
Nuclear and Radiation Chemistry |
3 + 0 |
Major -2 (Physical Chemistry) |
CHM-5711 |
Analytical Aspects of Spectroscopy |
3 + 0 |
Major -1 (Analytical/Inorganic Chemistry) |
CHM-5731 |
Applied Nano-chemistry |
3 + 0 |
Major -2 (Analytical/Inorganic Chemistry) |
CHM-5541 |
Group Theory |
3 + 0 |
Optional -1 |
CHM-5571 |
Metal Based Drugs |
3 + 0 |
Optional-2 |
Total Credit Hours: 12 |
NOTE: This is a discipline-wise distribution of courses. Students have to select 4 courses equivalent to 12 credit hours, including General Courses of 6 credit hours and 2 Major courses of 6 credit hours according to their disciplines.
First Year – Second Semester
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hrs. |
Course Category |
GCR-5012 |
Research Methodology |
3 + 0 |
General Course-3 |
CHM-5022 |
Statistical Data Handling and Mathematics |
3 + 0 |
General Course-4 |
CHM-5102/5101 |
Advanced Natural Products |
3 + 0 |
Major -3 (Organic Chemistry) |
CHM-5112/5111 |
Advanced Organic Synthesis |
3 + 0 |
Major -4 (Organic Chemistry) |
CHM-5342 |
Surface Chemistry, Colloids & Surfactants |
3 + 0 |
Major -3 (Physical Chemistry) |
CHM-5352 |
Biophysical Chemistry |
3 + 0 |
Major -4 (Physical Chemistry) |
CHM-5362 |
Physical Aspects of Environment |
3 + 0 |
Optional -3 |
CHM-5512 |
Inorganic Material Chemistry |
3 + 0 |
Optional -4 |
CHM-5522 |
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry |
3 + 0 |
Optional -5 |
CHM-5572 |
Chemistry of Organometallic Compounds |
3 + 0 |
Major -3 (Analytical/Inorganic Chemistry) |
CHM-5712 |
Advanced Chromatographic Techniques |
3 + 0 |
Major -4 (Analytical/Inorganic Chemistry) |
Total Credit Hours: 12 |
NOTE: This is a discipline-wise distribution of courses. Students have to select 4 courses equivalent to 12 credit hours, including General Courses of 6 credit hours and 2 Major courses of 6 credit hours according to their disciplines.
Second Year – First Semester
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hrs. |
Course Category |
CHM-6111 |
Organic Polymer Chemistry |
3 + 0 |
Major-5 (Organic Chemistry) |
CHM-6121 |
Advanced Heterocyclic Chemistry |
3 + 0 |
Major-6 (Organic Chemistry) |
CHM-7111 |
Medicinal Chemistry |
3 + 0 |
Major-7 (Organic Chemistry) |
CHM-7121 |
Organometallic Compounds and Organic Photochemistry |
3 + 0 |
Optional-6 (Organic Chemistry) |
CHM-6311 |
Polymer and Advanced Composite Material |
3 + 0 |
Major-5 (Physical Chemistry) |
CHM-6321 |
Nanomaterials |
3 + 0 |
Major-6 (Physical Chemistry) |
CHM-7311 |
Advanced Molecular Spectroscopy |
3 + 0 |
Major-7 (Physical Chemistry) |
CHM-7321 |
Advanced Statistical Thermodynamics |
3 + 0 |
Optional-7 (Physical Chemistry) |
CHM-7571 |
Solid State Chemistry |
3 + 0 |
Major-5 (Analytical/Inorganic Chemistry) |
CHM-6711 |
Green Chemistry and Technology |
3 + 0 |
Major-6 (Analytical/Inorganic Chemistry) |
CHM-7711 |
Thermal Analysis |
3 + 0 |
Major-7 (Analytical/Inorganic Chemistry) |
CHM-6721 |
Bio-analytical Chemistry |
3 + 0 |
Optional-8 (Analytical/Inorganic Chemistry) |
Total Credit Hours: 9 |
Second Year – Second Semester
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hrs. |
Course Category |
CHM-6112 |
Modern Trends in Asymmetric Synthesis |
3 + 0 |
Major-8 (Organic Chemistry) |
CHM-6122 |
Dyes and Pigments |
3 + 0 |
Major-9 (Organic Chemistry) |
CHM-7112 |
Pericyclic Chemistry |
3 + 0 |
Optional-9 (Organic Chemistry) |
CHM-7122 |
Photochemical Techniques |
3 + 0 |
Major-10 (Organic Chemistry) |
CHM-6312 |
Magnetic Spin Dynamics |
3 + 0 |
Major-8 (Physical Chemistry) |
CHM-6322 |
Advance Solution Chemistry |
3 + 0 |
Major-9 (Physical Chemistry) |
CHM-7312 |
Advanced Solid State Chemistry and Characterization Techniques |
3 + 0 |
Major-10 (Physical Chemistry) |
CHM-7322 |
Advanced Electrochemistry |
3 + 0 |
Optional-10 (Physical Chemistry) |
CHM-7572 |
Forensic Chemistry |
3 + 0 |
Major-8 (Analytical/Inorganic Chemistry) |
CHM-6712 |
Application of Optical Properties of Coordination Compounds |
3 + 0 |
Major-9 (Analytical/Inorganic Chemistry) |
CHM-6722 |
Advanced Electroanalytical Techniques |
3 + 0 |
Optional-11 (Analytical/Inorganic Chemistry) |
CHM-7712 |
Environmental Analytical Chemistry |
3 + 0 |
Major-10 (Analytical/Inorganic Chemistry) |
Total Credit Hours: 9 |
Summary of Credit Hours
Year |
Semester |
Core Courses |
Total Credit Hours |
1st Year |
Semester-I |
4 |
12 |
|
Semester-II |
4 |
12 |
2nd Year |
Semester-III |
3 |
9 |
|
Semester-IV |
3 |
9 |
3rd Year |
Research Work + Thesis |
- |
6 |
Total: 48 |
Note: 1st year of the Ph.D. program is equivalent to an MS program. Students have to complete research work (Bench work), thesis writing, and viva voce exams, equivalent to 6 credit hours.