Chemistry

Website: www.ufv.ca/chemistry

Some knowledge of chemistry is essential in order to fully appreciate the world around us; thus chemistry is justifiably labelled by many scholars as “the central science”. Whereas chemistry is often required as a prerequisite for entry into some other field of study, e.g., medicine, pharmacy, veterinary science, or engineering, it is also an academically satisfying subject in its own right. Chemistry graduates are able to pursue rewarding careers in many areas: working in industrial or government laboratories,
teaching chemistry at the secondary level, etc.

In your chemistry courses at UCFV, you will study the fundamental principles of the discipline and will also learn how these principles are utilized in order to solve problems and develop new products for today’s consumer-oriented society. For example, chemists are currently employed in seeking solutions to environmental problems such as acid rain, the greenhouse effect and the depletion of the ozone layer; other chemists are involved in developing new drugs to combat diseases such as cancer and AIDS; while yet others work to produce new consumer products ranging from gasoline additives to mouthwash, from pesticides to perfumes, from “crazy glue” to biodegradable diapers. Who would not be fascinated by such a subject?

UCFV offers a major as well as a minor in chemistry as part of its Bachelor of Science.

Chemistry major

This section specifies the chemistry major discipline requirements only. See the Bachelor of Science degree section for additional requirements.

Lower-level requirements

Course	Title	Credits
CHEM 111	Principles of Chemistry I, or	4
CHEM 113	Principles of Chemistry I	4

CHEM 112	Principles of Chemistry II, or	4
CHEM 114	Principles of Chemistry II	4

CHEM 211	Organic Chemistry	4
CHEM 212	Organic Chemistry II	4
CHEM 221	Inorganic Chemistry	4
CHEM 224	Atoms, Molecules, Spectra	4
CHEM 241	Analytical Chemistry	4
MATH 111	Calculus I	4
MATH 112	Calculus II	4
MATH 211	Calculus III	4
COMP 150	Computer Programming	4
PHYS 111	Mechanics	4
PHYS 112	Electricity and Magnetism	4
Plus three credits from:
MATH 106	Statistics I	4
MATH 270	Introduction to Probability and Statistics	4
MATH 302	Analysis of Observational and Experimental Data	3

Upper-level requirements*

Course	Title	Credits
CHEM 311	Intermediate Organic Chemistry I, or	4
CHEM 312	Intermediate Organic Chemistry II	4

CHEM 321	Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry	4
CHEM 324	Chemical Kinetics and Thermodynamics	4
CHEM 341	Instrumental Analysis/Applied Spectroscopy	4
Plus 14 credits from:
CHEM 311	Intermediate Organic Chemistry I	4
CHEM 312	Intermediate Organic Chemistry II	4
CHEM 408	Directed Studies in Chemistry	3
CHEM 409	Undergraduate Research in Chemistry	6
CHEM 412	Topics in Organic Chemistry	4
CHEM 421	Advanced Inorganic Chemistry	4
CHEM 422	Conformation of Molecules and Introduction to Computer-Aided Drug Design	4
CHEM 451	Bio-inorganic Chemistry	3
CHEM 455	Chemistry of Biological and Synthetic Polymers	3

* Up to 15 upper-level chemistry credits may be selected in consultation with the Chemistry department head from courses outside UCFV.

Chemistry minor

This section specifies the Chemistry minor discipline requirements only. Students need to combine these minor requirements with another science minor or major. See the Bachelor of Science degree section for additional requirements, and the appropriate sections for the chosen major or minor.

Lower-level requirements

Course	Title	Credits
CHEM 111	Principles of Chemistry I, or	4
CHEM 113	Principles of Chemistry I	4

CHEM 112	Principles of Chemistry II, or	4
CHEM 114	Principles of Chemistry II	4

CHEM 211	Organic Chemistry I	4
CHEM 212	Organic Chemistry II	4
CHEM 221	Inorganic Chemistry	4
MATH 111	Calculus I	4
MATH 112	Calculus II	4
PHYS 105	Non-Calculus Physics, or	4
PHYS 111	Mechanics	4
Plus three credits from:
MATH 106	Statistics I	4
MATH 270	Introduction to Probability and Statistics	4
MATH 302	Analysis of Observational and Experimental Data	3

Upper-level requirements

Course	Title	Credits
CHEM 321	Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry	4
CHEM 324	Chemical Kinetics and Thermodynamics	4
CHEM	Upper-level chemistry courses	6

SCI 400 is highly recommended as a non-chemistry elective, but is not an upper-level requirement.

Faculty

Noham Weinberg, MSc, PhD (Moscow), Department Head
Nigel S. Dance, BSc (Hons), PhD (Aston in Birmingham)
Arthur M. Last, BA (Hons), PhD (Essex)
Lillian Martin, BSc, PhD (SFU)
Peter W. Slade, BSc (Hons) (Southampton), MSc (SFU), Prof. Teaching Certificate (BC)
Lesley Spier, BSc (Hons), MSc (Aston in Birmingham)
Gordon von Hollen, BSc (Alberta)
Jane Webb, BSc (UBC)

Staff

Aileen Ablog, BSc (UBC)
Shawna Dyck, BSc (Brandon)
Shawn Millar, BSc (SFU)

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