Science Academic Programs and Plans

Advisors: See Faculty of Science academic advisors.

Honours Medicinal Chemistry is only available in the co-operative system of study.

Medicinal chemistry is the science of drug discovery. Students in this plan 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.

Honours Co-operative Medicinal Chemistry fulfils the requirements for professional membership in the Chemical Institute of Canada (CIC).

Continuing in Honours Co-operative Medicinal Chemistry requires a minimum cumulative overall average of 60%, a minimum cumulative average in all Chemistry courses of 60%, a minimum combined average in CHEM 264 and CHEM 265 of 70%, and a minimum grade of 70% in CHEM 360, CHEM 360L, CHEM 381, CHEM 382L, and CHEM 383.

Successful completion requires:

1. 22.0 units distributed as follows:
   • 14.0 CHEM units: CHEM 121, CHEM 121L, CHEM 125, CHEM 125L, CHEM 140, CHEM 200, CHEM 212, CHEM 220, CHEM 220L, CHEM 221, CHEM 224L, CHEM 233, CHEM 240, CHEM 250L, CHEM 254, CHEM 264, CHEM 265, CHEM 265L, CHEM 310, CHEM 313L, CHEM 331, CHEM 340, CHEM 350, CHEM 360, CHEM 360L, CHEM 381, CHEM 382L, CHEM 383, CHEM 464, CHEM 494A, CHEM 494B
   • 1.0 MATH unit: 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
   • 0.5 BIOL unit: BIOL 130
   • 4.5 elective units distributed as follows:
   • 3.0 CHEM units from the list of program electives with a minimum of 2.0 lecture units from 400-level courses
   • 1.5 units chosen from any 0.5 unit lecture or lab course
   • 0.5 ENGL unit: ENGL 193/SPCOM 193
2. Co-operative program requirements that include:
   • A minimum of four work terms: COOP 1, COOP 2, COOP 3, COOP 4.
   • A minimum of three work-term reports: one as part of PD 11, WKRPT 200S, WKRPT 300S.
   • A minimum of four Professional Development courses: PD 1, PD 11, and two other PD courses.

Additional condition:

A maximum of two failures in CHEM lecture courses are allowed. Failure in more than two CHEM lecture courses will result in the requirement to withdraw from the plan.

List of Program Electives

CHEM 209 Introductory Spectroscopy and Structure
CHEM 310L Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory 2
CHEM 313 Main Group and Solid State Chemistry
CHEM 323 Analytical Instrumentation
CHEM 350L Physical Chemistry Laboratory 2
CHEM 356 Introductory Quantum Mechanics
CHEM 357 Physical Biochemistry
CHEM 363 Organic Process Chemistry
CHEM 370 Introduction to Polymer Science
CHEM 400 Special Topics in Chemistry
CHEM 404 Physicochemical Aspects of Natural Waters
CHEM 430 Special Topics in Biochemistry
CHEM 432 Metabolism 2
CHEM 433 Advanced Biochemistry
CHEM 481 Rational Design of Potential Drug Candidate

Note

A synthetic organic chemistry CHEM 400 course must be taken as one of the fourth-year program electives. Not all of the courses offered in the CHEM 400 series can be counted towards the Honours Medicinal Chemistry requirements. Students should consult their academic advisor for more information about which courses can be counted.

Recommended Course Sequence

See co-op plan.