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Chemistry Programmes
Chemistry 1000/2000 Series
Chemistry 3000 Series
Chemistry 4000 Series
Chemistry Graduate Studies

Chemistry is the branch of physical science involving the study of the composition of substances, the ways in which their properties are related to their composition, and the interaction of substances to produce new materials. This subject occupies a central place among the sciences -- it draws on the facts and theories of physics, and on mathematics for the tools necessary to evaluate and express quantitative chemical information. Chemistry in turn, provides terminology, facts, principles and methods that are essential to many aspects of Biology and geology. The applications of chemistry in fields such as agriculture, medicine, pharmacology, pharmacy, engineering and oceanography are numerous.

The undergraduate programme is designed to provide students with an education in the main branches of the subject, namely, analytical, inorganic, organic and physical chemistry. Biochemistry courses are offered jointly by the Departments of Chemistry and Biology. The broad objectives of the Department are summarized in the following definition of education:

"Education is learning to appraise data critically, to try to think up an intellectual framework, to be able to test it, to be able to marshal facts, to be able to write about them, to be able to communicate with people who may -- and almost certainly will -- have less knowledge of those facts than you have, because they will be asking you questions about them with a view to taking some action." (F. Dainton)

Students interested in pursuing a Major or Minor in Chemistry or Chemistry Honours, should consult the Departmental Handbook and a faculty member of the department before completion of registration.

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