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Program Requirements

The goal of this minor program is to provide interested B.Sc. students with a good grounding in chemistry through an introduction to one of the traditional sub-disciplines in chemistry (analytical, inorganic, organic, and physical).

Required Courses (13 credits)

* Denotes courses with CEGEP equivalents.

If any of the required courses are part of your primary program or were taken at CEGEP, then they must be substituted by courses from the minor options list that are not part of your primary program. The total number of credits exclusive to the minor is at least 19.

• CHEM 204 Physical Chemistry/Biological Sciences 1 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Chemistry (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Chemistry : Similar to CHEM 223/CHEM 243. Emphasis on the use of biological examples to illustrate the principles of physical chemistry. The relevance of physical chemistry to biology is stressed.

  Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024

  Instructors: Cosa, Gonzalo (Fall) Caire da Silva, Lucas (Winter)

  • Fall, Winter

  • Prerequisites: CHEM 110 and CHEM 120 or equivalent and one full course in calculus

  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking CHEM 203 or CHEM 213.

• CHEM 212 Introductory Organic Chemistry 1 (4 credits) *

  Offered by: Chemistry (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Chemistry : A survey of reactions of aliphatic and aromatic compounds including modern concepts of bonding, mechanisms, conformational analysis, and stereochemistry.

  Terms: Fall 2023, Summer 2024

  Instructors: Pavelka, Laura; Luedtke, Nathan; Vlaho, Danielle; Huot, Mitchell (Fall) Vlaho, Danielle; Gauthier, Jean-Marc; Huot, Mitchell; Denisova, Irina; Pavelka, Laura (Summer)

  • Fall, Winter, Summer

  • Prerequisite: CHEM 110 or equivalent.

  • Corequisite: CHEM 120 or equivalent.

  • Restriction: Not open to students who are taking or have taken CHEM 211 or equivalent

  • Each lab section is limited enrolment

  • Note: Some CEGEP programs provide equivalency for this course. For more information, please see the Department of Chemistry's Web page ().

  • **Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the fourth lecture day.

• CHEM 267 Introductory Chemical Analysis (3 credits)

  Offered by: Chemistry (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Chemistry : Qualitative and quantitative analysis. A survey of methods of analysis including theory and practice of semimicro qualitative analysis and representative gravimetric, volumetric and instrumental methods. The laboratory component includes introductory experiments in analytical chemistry emphasizing classical and instrumental methods of quantitative analysis.

  Terms: Fall 2023

  Instructors: Sewall, Samuel Lewis; Sirjoosingh, Pallavi; Gauthier, Jean-Marc (Fall)

  • Prerequisite(s): CHEM 110 and CHEM 120, or equivalent

  • Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken CHEM 287 or CHEM 297

• CHEM 281 Inorganic Chemistry 1 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Chemistry (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Chemistry : Basic concepts of electronic structure and molecular bonding will be developed and applied to the understanding of common materials. Acid-base chemistry. Survey of the chemistry of the main group elements. Introduction to coordination and organometallic chemistry.

  Terms: Winter 2024

  Instructors: Légaré, Marc-Andre; Sewall, Samuel Lewis; Kakkar, Ashok K; Bohle, Scott (Winter)

  • Winter

  • Prerequisites: CHEM 110 and CHEM 120 or equivalent.

Complementary Courses

6-7 credits **

• CHEM 214 Physical Chemistry/Biological Sciences 2 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Chemistry (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Chemistry : Emphasis is placed on the use of biological examples to illustrate the principles of physical chemistry. The relevance of physical chemistry to biology is stressed.

  Terms: Winter 2024

  Instructors: Reven, Linda (Winter)

  • Winter

  • Prerequisites: CHEM 204 or CHEM 223/CHEM 243.

• CHEM 219 Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry (3 credits)

  Offered by: Chemistry (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Chemistry : An introduction to the basic topics in atmospheric chemistry. The fundamentals of the chemical composition of the atmosphere and its chemical reactions. Selected topics such as; a smog chamber, acid rain, and the ozone hole, will be examined.

  Terms: Winter 2024

  Instructors: Preston, Thomas (Winter)

  • Winter

  • Prerequisites: CHEM 110 and CHEM 120, and one of MATH 139 or MATH 140 or MATH 150, or a CEGEP DEC in Science, or permission of instructor.

  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ATOC 219, CHEM 419, or ATOC 419

  • Offered in even years. Students should register in ATOC 219 in odd years

• CHEM 222 Introductory Organic Chemistry 2 (4 credits) *

  Offered by: Chemistry (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Chemistry : Modern spectroscopic techniques for structure determination. The chemistry of alcohols, ethers, carbonyl compounds, and amines, with special attention to mechanistic aspects. Special topics.

  Terms: Winter 2024, Summer 2024

  Instructors: Pavelka, Laura; Vlaho, Danielle; Huot, Mitchell; Luedtke, Nathan (Winter) Vlaho, Danielle; Gauthier, Jean-Marc; Huot, Mitchell; Denisova, Irina; Pavelka, Laura (Summer)

  • Fall, Winter

  • Prerequisite: CHEM 212 or equivalent.

  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken an equivalent Organic 2 at CEGEP (see ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University Basic Math and Sciences Equivalence Table at ) or who have or are taking CHEM 234.

• CHEM 302 Introductory Organic Chemistry 3 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Chemistry (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Chemistry : Topics covered may include the following: Aromatic compounds, heterocyclic chemistry, sulfur and phosphorus chemistry, organosulfur and organophosphorus compounds, and biomolecules such as lipids, carbohydrates, amino acids, polypeptides, DNA and RNA.

  Terms: Fall 2023

  Instructors: Damha, Masad J (Fall)

  • Fall, Winter

  • Prerequisites: CHEM 222, or permission of the instructor.

• CHEM 334 Advanced Materials (3 credits)

  Offered by: Chemistry (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Chemistry : Survey of the physical and chemical structure-function relationships defining advanced materials, including an introduction to basic materials science and characterization. Topics include supramolecular polymers, self-healing materials, advanced surfaces and adhesives, bio-inspired materials, shape memory materials, sensors and actuators, and photonic materials.

  Terms: Winter 2024

  Instructors: Harrington, Matthew (Winter)

  • Fall

  • Prerequisites: CHEM 110/CHEM 120 and PHYS101/PHYS 102 or PHYS 131/PHYS 142, or CEGEP Physics and Chemistry, or equivalent. Prerequisite or Corequisite: one of CHEM 203, CHEM 204, CHEM 213 and CHEM 273, or equivalent; or one of PHYS 230 and PHYS 232, or equivalent; or permission of the instructor.

• CHEM 381 Inorganic Chemistry 2 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Chemistry (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Chemistry : Introduction to transition metal chemistry, coordination numbers and geometry, and nomenclature will be followed by a discussion of crystal field theory and its applications to problems in spectroscopy, magnetochemistry, thermodynamics and kinetics. Several aspects related to applications of organometallic compounds in catalysis and bioinorganic systems will be discussed.

  Terms: Fall 2023

  Instructors: Bohle, Scott (Fall)

  • Fall

  • Prerequisite: CHEM 281.

  • Restriction: For Honours and Major Chemistry students

• CHEM 462 Green Chemistry (3 credits)

  Offered by: Chemistry (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Chemistry : New reactions and methods which can be used for the production of chemicals from renewable feedstocks; the use of new environmentally benign solvents, catalysts and reagents; organic reactions in aqueous media and in supercritical carbon dioxide; bio-catalysis and bio-processes.

  Terms: Winter 2024

  Instructors: Li, Chaojun (Winter)

  • Fall

  • Prerequisites: CHEM 302 and CHEM 381

** Any level 300-500 CHEM course can be substituted for courses within this list.