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Program Requirements

Note: Attainment of the Honours degree requires a CGPA of at least 3.00.

Program Prerequisites

PRE-PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:

Students entering from the Freshman program must have included CHEM 110 and CHEM 120 or CHEM 115, BIOL 111 or BIOL 112, MATH 133, MATH 140/MATH 141 or MATH 150/MATH 151, PHYS 131/PHYS 142, or their equivalents in their Freshman year. Quebec students must have completed the DEC with appropriate science and mathematics courses. Note that students who have successfully completed MATH 150 and MATH 151 do not have to take MATH 222.

Required Courses (53 credits)

The required courses in this program consist of 56 credits in chemistry, physics and mathematics, listed below. The courses marked with an asterisk (*) are omitted from the program of students who have successfully completed them at the CEGEP level but the Chemistry courses must be replaced by courses in that discipline if students wish to be eligible for admission to the Ordre des chimistes du Québec. Students from outside Quebec or transfer students should consult the Academic Adviser.
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A computer science course, either COMP 202 or COMP 208, is strongly recommended during U1 for students who have no previous introduction to computer programming. Students should contact their adviser on this matter. Completion of Mathematics MATH 222 during U1 is also strongly recommended. Physics PHYS 242 should be completed during U2.
* Denotes courses with CEGEP equivalents.
** Students who have successfully completed MATH 150 and MATH 151 are not required to take MATH 222.

• 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 213 Introductory Physical Chemistry 1: Thermodynamics (3 credits)

  Offered by: Chemistry (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Chemistry : Thermodynamics. Topics include gas laws, kinetic theory of collisions, heat capacity, enthalpy, thermochemistry, bond energies, the entropy and free energy functions, absolute entropies, Maxwell relations and chemical and thermodynamic equilibrium states, phase rule and phase diagrams, ideal solutions, colligative properties, solubility, electrochemistry, Debye-Hückel Theory.

  Terms: Fall 2023

  Instructors: Blum, Amy (Fall)

  • Corequisite(s): MATH 222

  • Prerequisites: CHEM 110, CHEM 120 or equivalent, PHYS 102 or PHYS 142, or permission of the instructor.

  • Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken or are taking CHEM 204.

• 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 À¦°óSMÉçÇø Basic Math and Sciences Equivalence Table at ) or who have or are taking CHEM 234.

• 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 273 Introductory Physical Chemistry 2: Kinetics and Methods (3 credits)

  Offered by: Chemistry (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Chemistry : Kinetics: Transition State Theory, complex reactions, free-radical reactions, chain reactions, catalysis, reactions at surfaces, ionic effects of reactions in solution, photochemistry. Methods: physical chemistry laboratory, differential equations and linear algebra applied to physical chemistry, computation methods for data analysis and modeling

  Terms: Winter 2024

  Instructors: McCalla, Eric Russell; Gauthier, Jean-Marc (Winter)

  • Prerequisites: CHEM 213 and MATH 222

  • Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken or are taking CHEM 253.

• 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.

• 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 332 Biological Chemistry (3 credits)

  Offered by: Chemistry (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Chemistry : An introduction to biological chemistry. Topics will include chemistry and structure of proteins, nucleic acids, and lipids; protein and nucleic acid biosynthesis; enzyme kinetics and mechanisms; membranes and membrane transport; bioenergetics; redox reactions in biological chemistry; gene expression; cloning, RNA and antibody technologies; genomics and proteomics.

  Terms: Winter 2024

  Instructors: Auclair, Karine (Winter)

  • Prerequisite(s): CHEM 222 and CHEM 273.

  • Corequisite(s): CHEM 302

  • Restriction(s): Restricted to Chemistry Majors/Honours only except by permission of instructor.

  • Restriction(s): Not open to students who are taking or have taken BIOL 200 or BIOL 201.

• CHEM 345 Introduction to Quantum Chemistry (3 credits)

  Offered by: Chemistry (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Chemistry : An introduction to quantum chemistry covering the historical development, wave theory, methods of quantum mechanics, and applications of quantum chemistry.

  Terms: Fall 2023

  Instructors: Kambhampati, Patanjali (Fall)

  • Fall

  • Prerequisites: CHEM 213 and CHEM 273, and PHYS 142, or permission of instructor.

• CHEM 355 Applications of Quantum Chemistry (3 credits)

  Offered by: Chemistry (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Chemistry : A survey of the principles of electronic, vibrational and rotational spectroscopy. Magnetic resonance and computational methods.

  Terms: Winter 2024

  Instructors: Siwick, Bradley (Winter)

  • Winter

  • Prerequisite: CHEM 345, PHYS 242, or permission of instructor

• CHEM 365 Statistical Thermodynamics (2 credits)

  Offered by: Chemistry (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Chemistry : Molecular basis of thermodynamics with applications to ideal gases and simple solids. Topics to be covered will include: calculation of thermodynamic functions, chemical equilibrium constants, Einstein and Debye models of solids, absolute reaction rate theory, Debye-Hückel theory of strong electrolytes.

  Terms: Winter 2024

  Instructors: Simine, Yelena (Winter)

  • Winter

  • Prerequisite: CHEM 345

• CHEM 367 Instrumental Analysis 1 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Chemistry (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Chemistry : An introduction to modern instrumental analysis emphasizing chromatography, atomic spectroscopy and computational data analysis. Analytical methods to be examined in detail include gas-liquid and high performance liquid chromatography, LC mass spectrometry, and common methods of atomic determinations using flames/furnaces/plasma sources.

  Terms: Fall 2023

  Instructors: Sewall, Samuel Lewis; Gauthier, Jean-Marc; Andrews, Mark P; Wahba, Alexander (Fall)

  • Fall

  • Prerequisite(s): CHEM 267.

  • Each lab section is limited enrolment

• CHEM 377 Instrumental Analysis 2 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Chemistry (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Chemistry : Spectroscopic methods of analysis will be studied with respect to fundamentals, operational aspects and instrument design. Topics will range from UV-visible to x-ray spectrometry. Methodologies will be evaluated with respect to their application in spectrometric systems. Laboratory automation will be studied and applied in the laboratory.

  Terms: Winter 2024

  Instructors: Preston, Thomas; Sirjoosingh, Pallavi; Sewall, Samuel Lewis (Winter)

  • Winter

  • Prerequisite: CHEM 367

  • Each lab section is limited enrolment

• 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 392 Experimental Chemistry 1 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Chemistry (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Chemistry : Experiments related to the theoretical principles, synthetic techniques and instrumental methods used in modern experimental chemistry, including aspects of green chemistry and nanochemistry.

  Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024

  Instructors: Vlaho, Danielle; Huot, Mitchell (Fall) Vlaho, Danielle; Huot, Mitchell (Winter)

  • Fall, Winter

  • Prerequisite/corequisites: CHEM 381 and CHEM 302. Advanced laboratory for Chemistry Honours and Majors students.

  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken CHEM 362.

  • 2 hours Drop-in lab

  • 4 hours laboratory

• CHEM 493 Advanced Physical Chemistry Laboratory (2 credits)

  Offered by: Chemistry (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Chemistry : Selected experiments to illustrate more advanced physico-chemical principles.

  Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024

  Instructors: Sewall, Samuel Lewis (Fall) Sewall, Samuel Lewis (Winter)

  • Prerequisite(s): CHEM 273 and CHEM 345 or permission of the instructor.

  • Corequisite(s): CHEM 355

  • Fall, Winter

  • Each lab section has limited enrolment.

• MATH 222 Calculus 3 (3 credits) **

  Offered by: Mathematics and Statistics (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Mathematics & Statistics (Sci) : Taylor series, Taylor's theorem in one and several variables. Review of vector geometry. Partial differentiation, directional derivative. Extreme of functions of 2 or 3 variables. Parametric curves and arc length. Polar and spherical coordinates. Multiple integrals.

  Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Summer 2024

  Instructors: Sabok, Marcin; Allen, Patrick (Fall) Trudeau, Sidney (Winter) Bibby, Sean (Summer)

  • Prerequisite: MATH 141. Familiarity with vector geometry or Corequisite: MATH 133

  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MATH 150, MATH 151 or MATH 262.

• PHYS 242 Electricity and Magnetism (2 credits)

  Offered by: Physics (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Physics : Properties of electromagnetic fields, dipole and quadropole fields and their interactions, chemical binding of molecules, electromagnetic properties of materials, Maxwell's equations and properties of electromagnetic waves, propagation of waves in media.

  Terms: Fall 2023

  Instructors: Rutledge, Robert (Fall)

  • Fall

  • 2 hours lectures

  • Prerequisites: CEGEP Physics, MATH 222

Complementary Courses (18 credits)

6 credits of research*:
* Students may take up to 12 Research Project credits but only 6 of these may be used to fulfil the program requirement.

• CHEM 470 Research Project 1 (6 credits)

  Offered by: Chemistry (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Chemistry : A course designed to give students research experience. The student will be assigned a project supervisor and a research project at the beginning of the session. The project will consist of a literature survey, experimental and /or theoretical work, a written research report and an oral examination.

  Terms: Summer 2024, Fall 2023, Winter 2024

  Instructors: Kakkar, Ashok K (Summer) Kakkar, Ashok K (Fall) Kakkar, Ashok K (Winter)

  • Fall, Winter

  • Prerequisite: registration by Departmental permission only

  • Although this is a research course from May 1st until August 27th, it does not follow the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines. Therefore, add/drop is July 1st and withdrawal is July 22nd

• CHEM 480 Undergraduate Research Project 2 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Chemistry (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Chemistry : A course designed to give students additional research experience. The student will be assigned a project supervisor and a research project at the beginning of the session. The project will consist of a literature survey, experimental or theoretical work, a written research report and an oral examination.

  Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Summer 2024

  Instructors: Sewall, Samuel Lewis (Fall) Sewall, Samuel Lewis (Winter) Sewall, Samuel Lewis (Summer)

  • Fall, Winter, Summer

  • Prerequisite: CHEM 396 or CHEM 470. Registration by Departmental permission only.

  • Although this is a research course from May 1st until August 27th, it does not follow the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines. Therefore, add/drop is July 1st and withdrawal is July 22nd

12 credits of additional Chemistry courses as follows:

6 credits of Chemistry courses at the 300 level or higher, or MATH 315 plus 3 credits of Chemistry courses at the 300 level or higher, and
6 credits of Chemistry courses at the 400 level or higher.