Department of Chemistry

Faculty of Science

Course Descriptions

Note that not every class is offered each year. For information about what classes will be offered in any one year, contact your advisor or consult the Registrar's Academic Timetable.

Course number Course name Course Syllabus
First-Year Chemistry      
CHEM 1011-1021 Concepts in Chemistry: Structure and Reactivity PDF - 1.6 MB
CHEM 1012-1022 Concepts in Chemistry: Energy and Equilibrium PDF - 1.6 MB
CHEM 1011/1021 Summer Concepts in Chemistry: Structure and Reactivity PDF - 4.8 MB
CHEM 1012/1022 Summer Concepts in Chemistry: Energy and Equilibrium PDF - 895 kB
CHEM 1022 Engineering Chemistry II PDF - 832 kB
CHEM 1410 Introductory Chemistry Related to Human Health  
Inorganic Chemistry      
CHEM 2101 Introductory Inorganic Chemistry PDF - 165 kB
CHEM 3103 Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry PDF - 340 kB
CHEM 4101/5101 Advanced Main Group Chemistry
 PDF - 127 kB
CHEM 4102/5102 Advanced Transition Metal Chemistry PDF - 299 kB
CHEM 4105/5105 Inorganic Materials Synthesis PDF - 260 kB
CHEM 5102 Organotransition Metal Chemistry PDF - 888 kB
CHEM 5120 Advanced Organometallic Chemistry  
CHEM 6151 Organometallic Structure and Bonding  
CHEM 6153 Organometallic Characterization Methods PDF - 877 kB
CHEM 6155 Advanced Main Group Chemistry PDF - 510 kB
Analytical Chemistry      
CHEM 2201 Introductory Analytical Chemistry PDF - 408 kB
CHEM 3201 Analytical Spectroscopy and Separation PDF - 943 kB
CHEM 3203 Advanced Analytical Laboratory PDF - 5.1 MB
CHEM 4201 Advanced Topics in Separations PDF - 558 kB
CHEM 4205/5205 Chemometrics PDF - 290 kB
CHEM 4206 Analytical Mass Spectrometry PDF - 1.4 MB
CHEM 5201 Advanced Topics in Separations PDF - 614 kB
CHEM 5206 Bioanalytical Mass Spectrometry PDF - 1.3 MB
CHEM 6262 Bioanalytical Separations PDF - 329 kB
CHEM 6299 Special Topics in Analytical Chemistry: PROTEOMICS PDF - 454 kB
Physical Chemistry     
CHEM 2301   Introduction to Physical Chemistry I PDF - 284 kB
CHEM 2304 Introduction to Physical Chemistry II PDF - 279 kB
CHEM 3301 Quantum Mechanics and Chemical Bonding PDF - 70 kB
CHEM 3304 Introduction to Molecular Spectroscopy and Statistical Thermodynamics  
CHEM 3305 Materials Science PDF - 1.1 MB
CHEM 4301/5301 Theory of Chemical Bonding PDF - 63 kB
CHEM 4302/5302 Introduction to Surface Science PDF - 420 kB
CHEM 4304 Kinetics and Catalysis  
CHEM 4306 Magnetic Resonance  
CHEM 4311/5311 Fundamentals of Apllied Electrochemistry PDF - 354 kB
CHEM 5312 Advances in Battery, Fuel Cell and Supercapacitor Materials PDF - 330 kB
CHEM 6361 Sustainable Materials Issues PDF - 1.4 MB
CHEM 6353 Density-Functional Theory PDF - 67 kB
CHEM 6354 Topics in Magnetic Resonance PDF - 814 kB
CHEM 6356 Advanced Materials Science PDF - 223 kB
CHEM 6363 Electronic Structure Theory of Solids PDF - 820 kB
Organic Chemistry      
CHEM 2401 Introductory Organic Chemistry: Structure, Concepts of Mechanism and Spectroscopy PDF - 419 kB
CHEM 2402 Introductory Organic Chemistry: Reactivity of Functional Groups PDF - 501 kB
CHEM 2441 Foundation of Organic and Biological Chemistry  
CHEM 2442 Organic Chemistry for Pharmacy Students PDF - 170 kB
CHEM 2488 Our Organic World  
CHEM 3401 Intermediate Organic Chemistry PDF - 288 kB
CHEM 3404 Intermediate Organic Chemistry - Physical Organic and Spectroscopy PDF - 245 kB
CHEM 4401/5401 Synthesis in Organic Chemistry PDF - 318 kB
CHEM 4402/5402 Organic Structure Determination PDF - 329 kB
Research Projects      
CHEM 4902/4903 Honours and Major Research Project PDF - 210 kB
CHEM 4801 Research Project in Chemistry I  
CHEM 4802 Research Project in Chemistry II  
Interdisciplinary      
CHEM 3801 Experiential Learning in Chemistry PDF - 442 kB
CHEM 4502 Polymer Science

PDF - 130 kB

March 2020 Revision PDF - 106 kB
CHEM 4595/5595 Atmospheric Chemistry PDF - 241 kB
Biological Chemistry      
CHEM 3601  Chemistry of Living Systems PDF - 200 kB
CHEM 4601 Principles of Biomolecular and Drug Molecule Design PDF - 467 kB
CHEM 4602/5602
 Biophysical Characterization of Macromolecules PDF - 393 kB
CHEM 4603/5603 Structural Biology PDF - 300 kB
CHEM 5601 Principles of Biomolecular and Drug Molecule Design PDF - 466 kB