Advisor: Dr. S. P. Forsey (Chemistry)
Medicinal Chemistry is the science of drug discovery. Students in this program will be trained as chemists but will additionally be provided with training that is appropriate for careers in the design, synthesis and evaluation of potential drug candidates.
Continuance in Honours Co-operative Medicinal Chemistry requires a cumulative overall average of 60%. In addition, students must achieve a 60% average in all Chemistry lecture courses.
Detailed information can be found on co-op program requirements in the Co-operative Education and Career Services section of the undergraduate calendar and in the Science Faculty work term report guidelines.
Failure in more than two Chemistry lecture courses will result in a requirement to withdraw from the Academic Plan. Students may petition for re-admission; such re-admission is at the discretion of the Chemistry Undergraduate Committee. There must be exceptional circumstances to justify re-admission.
In order to graduate from the Honours Co-operative Medicinal Chemistry program, the following requirements must be successfully completed:
- Completion of 24.0 units, with 20.0 lecture units (including CHEM 494A/B), and 4.0 lab units.
- Normally, full-time enrolment in Years Two, Three and Four.
- A minimum of four work terms, and submission of a minimum of four satisfactory work reports.
- It is recommended that at least one elective in this program be a lecture course chosen from those offered in the Arts or Environment faculties, an ethics course, such as STV 100, PHIL 215, PHIL 221 is especially recommended.
- Mandatory courses as listed below.
- Completion of the English Language Proficiency Examination (ELPE).
Year 1A (Fall)
BIOL 130 Introductory Cell Biology
CHEM 120/120L Physical and Chemical Properties of Matter/Laboratory
MATH 127 Calculus 1 for the Sciences
PHYS 121/121L Mechanics/Laboratory
One elective (0.5 unit)
Year 1B (Winter)
CHEM 123/123L Chemical Reactions, Equilibria and Kinetics/Laboratory
CHEM 140 Introduction to Scientific Calculations
MATH 128 Calculus 2 for the Sciences
PHYS 122/122L Waves, Electricity and Magnetism/Laboratory
One elective (0.5 unit)
Year 2A (Fall )
CHEM 209 Introductory Spectroscopy and Structure
CHEM 220/220L Intro Analytical Chemistry/Laboratory
CHEM 240 Mathematical Methods for Chemistry
CHEM 250L Physical Chemistry Laboratory 1
CHEM 264 Organic Chemistry 1
One elective (0.5 unit)
Year 2B (Spring)
CHEM 212 Structure and Bonding
CHEM 221 Multi-Component Analysis
CHEM 224L Analytical Chemistry Laboratory 2
CHEM 233 Fundamentals of Biochemistry
CHEM 254 Introductory Chemical Thermodynamics
CHEM 265/265L Organic Chemistry 2/Laboratory
Year 3A (Winter)
CHEM 313/313L Main Group and Solid State Chemistry/Laboratory
CHEM 340 Introductory Computational Chemistry
CHEM 350 Chemical Kinetics
CHEM 360/360L Organic Chemistry 3/Laboratory
CHEM 381 Medicinal and Bioorganic Chemistry
Year 3B (Fall)
CHEM 310/310L Transition Element Compounds and Inorganic
Materials/Laboratory
CHEM 323 Analytical Instrumentation
CHEM 331 Fundamentals of Metabolism 1
CHEM 356 Introductory Quantum Mechanics
CHEM 382L Advanced Organic Synthesis Laboratory
CHEM 430 Special Topics in Biochemistry (Biochemical Pharmacology)
Year 4
CHEM 432 Metabolism 2
CHEM 460 (1 unit) Two courses in: Special Topics in Organic Chemistry
CHEM 464 Spectroscopy in Organic Chemistry
CHEM 481 Rational Design of Potential Drug Candidates
CHEM 482 Advanced Topics in Medicinal Chemistry
CHEM 494A Research Project
CHEM 494B Research Project
Two electives (1.0 unit)