Chemistry
Atlantic Canada’s most comprehensive chemistry program is led by award-winning faculty and produces students who are eager to make meaningful contributions to any project. Dalhousie Chemistry students specialize in one of the four major areas of chemistry: inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, analytical chemistry and physical chemistry.
Student skills
- Chemical synthesis of organic and inorganic compounds
- Purification of organic and inorganic compounds
- Quantitative and compositional analysis of chemical species
- Energetic (thermodynamic) measurements of chemical materials
- Spectroscopy data collection and processing
- Chemical reaction rate and product yield detection
Industries
- Forensics
- Metallurgy
- Healthcare
- Pharmaceuticals
- Agriculture
- Research and development
Past roles
- Research assistant
- Material composition analyst
- Brewery technician
- Computer simulator
- Lab technician
- Youth science instructor
- Science tutor
Past employers
- Old Brewery
- IWK Health Centre
- National Research Council Canada
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada
- Cape Breton University
- Acadia University
- Environment Canada
- SuperNOVA Youth Science Workshop
- Defence Research & Development Canada
Work term schedule
| Fall | Winter | Summer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd year | Study | Study | Work term 1 |
| 3rd year | Study | Study | Work term 2 |
| 4th year | Work term 3 | Study | Study |
| 5th year | Graduation |
Chemistry co-op student work term schedules may vary from the example displayed above.
Average pay rates during co-op
| Hourly | $ 20.00 |
|---|
Department
Faculty of Science: Chemistry website.