Advisors: See Faculty of Science, academic advisors.
Computational chemistry is used routinely by chemists, including those with an interest in biological chemistry, to develop and improve models of chemical systems, to investigate and predict properties of materials that are difficult or expensive to make, and to interpret, analyze, or predict the results of chemical experiments. This program is intended for students interested in the application of chemistry and computational skills to solve interesting chemical problems.
Continuing in Honours Chemistry, Computational Specialization requires a cumulative overall average of 60% and a cumulative average of 60% in each of the subjects: Chemistry and Computer Science.
Successful completion of this program requires:
22.0 units that include:
- 7.25 CHEM units: CHEM 121, CHEM 121L, CHEM 125, CHEM 125L, CHEM 140, CHEM 209, CHEM 212, CHEM 220, CHEM 240, CHEM 250L, CHEM 254, CHEM 264, CHEM 340, CHEM 350, CHEM 350L, and CHEM 356
- 0.5 CHEM unit chosen from: CHEM 233 or CHEM 237
- 1.5 MATH units: MATH 106 or MATH 114; MATH 127, and MATH 128
- 1.5 PHYS units: PHYS 111 and PHYS 111L or PHYS 121 and PHYS 121L; and PHYS 112 and PHYS 112L or PHYS 122 and PHYS 122L
- 2.0 CS units: CS 115, CS 116, CS 234, and CS 370
- 0.5 ENGL unit: ENGL 193/SPCOM 193
- 8.75 elective units distributed as follows:
- 1.25 CHEM elective units chosen from: CHEM 200, CHEM 220L, CHEM 224L, CHEM 265L, CHEM 310L, CHEM 313L, CHEM 335L, and CHEM 360L
- CHEM 494A and CHEM 494B or 1.0 CHEM elective unit of which a minimum of 0.5 unit must be CHEM 200, CHEM 220L, CHEM 224L, CHEM 265L, CHEM 310L, CHEM 313L, CHEM 335L, or CHEM 360L
- 1.0 CHEM elective unit chosen from: CHEM 221, CHEM 265, CHEM 310, CHEM 313, CHEM 331, CHEM 357, and CHEM 360
- 0.5 CS elective unit chosen from: CS 230, CS 330, CS 338, CS 467, and CS 475
- 2.5 program elective units chosen from: BIOL 266, BIOL 382, CHEM 400, CHEM 404, CHEM 430, PHYS 359, NE 451, and NE 452, with the following conditions:
- 1.0 unit must be CHEM
- 2.0 units must be 400-level or higher
- 2.5 elective units chosen from any 0.5 unit lecture or lab course
Additional Program Conditions:
- Alternative electives may be substituted with prior approval of the academic advisor.
- A maximum of 3.0 SCI units can be used towards this degree.
- A maximum of two failed CHEM lecture courses is allowed. Failure in more than two CHEM lecture courses will result in the requirement to withdraw from the academic plan.
Note
The 0.25 unit laboratory elective may be taken in Year Two winter or in Year Three.
Recommended Course Sequence
Year One
Fall
CHEM 121/CHEM 121L Physical and Chemical Properties of Matter/Chemical Reaction Laboratory 1
CS 115 Introduction to Computer Science 1
MATH 127 Calculus 1 for the Sciences
PHYS 111/PHYS 111L Physics 1/Physics 1 Laboratory
or PHYS 121/PHYS 121L Mechanics/Mechanics Laboratory
One of ENGL 193/SPCOM 193 Communication in the Sciences
Winter
CHEM 125/CHEM 125L Chemical Reactions, Equilibria and Kinetics/Chemical Reaction Laboratory 2
CHEM 140 Introduction to Scientific Calculations
CS 116 Introduction to Computer Science 2
MATH 128 Calculus 2 for the Sciences
PHYS 112/PHYS 112L Physics 2/Physics 2 Laboratory
or PHYS 122/PHYS 122L Waves, Electricity and Magnetism/Waves, Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory
Year Two
Fall
CHEM 209 Introductory Spectroscopy and Structure
CHEM 220 Intro Analytical Chemistry
CHEM 240 Mathematical Methods for Chemistry
CHEM 250L Physical Chemistry Laboratory 1
CHEM 264 Organic Chemistry 1
CS 234 Data Types and Structures
One laboratory elective (0.25 unit)
Winter
CHEM 212 Structure and Bonding
CHEM 233 Fundamentals of Biochemistry
or CHEM 237 Introductory Biochemistry
CHEM 254 Introductory Chemical Thermodynamics
MATH 106 Applied Linear Algebra 1
or MATH 114 Linear Algebra for Science
One elective (0.5 unit)
Year Three
Fall
CHEM 350L Physical Chemistry Laboratory 2
CHEM 356 Introductory Quantum Mechanics
CS 370 Numerical Computation
Two electives (1.0 unit)
Winter
CHEM 340 Introductory Computational Chemistry
CHEM 350 Chemical Kinetics
Three electives (1.5 units)
Year Four
Ten electives (5.0 units)