Environmental Chemistry Major (Science Program) - ASMAJ2543

Consult Professor J. Murphy, Department of Chemistry

Environmental chemistry is the study of the chemical impacts of humankind’s activities on the soil, air, and water. This program focuses on the development of fundamental skills in instrumental and mechanistic chemical analysis that are required to understand the sources, fate, and impacts of both organic and inorganic contaminants in soil, air, water, and biological tissues. It involves a solid foundation in chemistry with specialized courses in environmental and analytical chemistry and contains flexibility for students to select additional courses in areas of study of most interest to them. Students may be interested in combining an Environmental Chemistry Major with other major programs such as Environmental Science, or programs in the life sciences offered by departments including Cell & Systems Biology and Ecology & Evolutionary Biology.

This is a limited enrolment program. Students must have completed 4.0 credits and meet the requirements listed below to enrol.

Completed courses (with minimum grades)
The following courses with the stated minimum grades are required:

(8.0 credits)

First Year:
1. ( CHM135H1, CHM136H1)/ CHM151Y1
2. ( MAT135H1, MAT136H1)/ MAT137Y1/​ MAT157Y1

Second Year:
3. CHM210H1, CHM217H1
4. ( CHM249H1 strongly recommended)/ CHM247H1
( CHM220H1/​ CHM222H1 is strongly recommended.)

Third Year:
5. CHM310H1
6. At least 1.0 credit from: CHM317H1, CHM327H1, CHM338H1, CHM343H1, CHM348H1, CHM379H1

Fourth Year:
7. CHM410H1 and CHM415H1

8. Additional 200/300/400-level CHM courses to a total of 7.0 CHM credits ( CHM299Y1, CHM396Y0, CHM397H0, CHM398H0, CHM398Y0, CHM399Y1 excluded)