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Environmental Chemistry Minor

Program Requirements

Students complete all of

CHEM 121 - General Chemistry and Laboratory I (4)

Atomic and molecular structure; chemical bonding; thermochemistry; elements; periodic table; gases liquids, solids, and solutions. This course includes a laboratory component. Prerequisite: BC high school chemistry 12 or CHEM 109 or CHEM 111. Students may not count both CHEM 120 and 121 for credit. Quantitative/Breadth-Science.

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
Gary Leach
Steven Holdcroft
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Mon, Wed, Fri, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D101 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Wed, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D102 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Wed, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D103 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Wed, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D104 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Wed, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D105 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Wed, 2:30–3:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D106 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Thu, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D107 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Thu, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D108 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Thu, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D109 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Thu, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D110 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Fri, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D111 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Fri, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D112 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Fri, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D113 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Fri, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D114 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Fri, 2:30–3:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D116 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Fri, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Gary Leach
Steven Holdcroft
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Mon, Wed, Fri, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D201 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Wed, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D203 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Thu, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D204 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Thu, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D205 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Thu, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D206 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Fri, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D207 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Fri, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D208 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Fri, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Jenny Wong
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Mon, Wed, Fri, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Surrey
D301 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Mon, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
Surrey
D302 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Mon, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Surrey
D303 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Mon, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
Surrey
D304 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Mon, 2:30–3:20 p.m.
Surrey
D305 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Mon, 3:30–4:20 p.m.
Surrey
D306 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Mon, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
Surrey
Jenny Wong
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Mon, Wed, Fri, 8:30–9:20 a.m.
Surrey
D401 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Mon, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
Surrey
LA03 Julie Lunniss
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Tue, 1:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
LA04 Julie Lunniss
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Wed, 1:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
LA05 Julie Lunniss
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Thu, 8:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
LA06 Julie Lunniss
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Thu, 1:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
LB03 Julie Lunniss
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Tue, 1:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
LB04 Julie Lunniss
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Wed, 1:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
LB05 Julie Lunniss
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Thu, 8:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
LB06 Julie Lunniss
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Thu, 1:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
LB13 Julie Lunniss
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Tue, 1:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
LB14 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Wed, 1:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
LB15 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Thu, 8:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
LB16 Julie Lunniss
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Thu, 1:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
LC01 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Tue, 8:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Surrey
LC02 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Tue, 8:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Surrey
LC03 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Tue, 1:30–5:20 p.m.
Surrey
LC04 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Tue, 1:30–5:20 p.m.
Surrey
LC05 Jenny Wong
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Wed, 10:00 a.m.–1:50 p.m.
Surrey
LE01 TBD
LE02 TBD
LE03 TBD
CHEM 122 - General Chemistry II (2)

Chemical equilibria; electrochemistry; chemical thermodynamics; kinetics. Students who intend to take further laboratory courses in chemistry should take CHEM 122 concurrently with CHEM 126. Prerequisite: CHEM 121 or 120. Recommended: MATH 152 (or 155) and PHYS 121 (or 102) as a corequisite. Quantitative.

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
Paul Li
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Mon, Wed, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D101 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Wed, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D102 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Wed, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D103 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Wed, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D104 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Wed, 2:30–3:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D105 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Thu, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D106 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Thu, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D107 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Thu, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D108 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Thu, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D109 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Thu, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D111 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Fri, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
Burnaby
CHEM 126 - General Chemistry Laboratory II (2)

Experiments in chemical equilibrium, acids and bases, qualitative analysis, electrochemistry and chemical kinetics. Prerequisite: CHEM 121. Corequisite: CHEM 122. Quantitative.

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
John Canal
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Wed, 1:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
John Canal
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Thu, 1:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
CHEM 215 - Introduction to Analytical Chemistry (4)

The principles of analytical chemistry and their practical application to solution samples. Titrimetric and electrochemical methods. Prerequisite: CHEM 122 and 126. Quantitative.

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
Hogan Yu
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Tue, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Thu, 9:30–11:20 a.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby
LA01 Dev Sharma
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Tue, 1:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
LA02 Dev Sharma
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Wed, 1:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
LA03 Dev Sharma
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Fri, 1:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
CHEM 230 - Inorganic Chemistry (3)

The chemistry of the elements and their inorganic compounds in terms of fundamental concepts of perodicity of properties, valence, ionization potential, electron affinity, electronegativity, stability of oxidation states, bonding, structure and stereochemistry. Co-ordination complexes and organometallic chemistry. Prerequisite: CHEM 122. Corequisite: students who expect to take further courses in inorganic chemistry should take the laboratory course CHEM 236 concurrently with 230. Quantitative.

CHEM 236W - Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory (3)

An introduction to the synthetic and spectroscopic techniques used in the preparation and characterization of both main group and transition metal compounds. Prerequisite: CHEM 122 and 126. Corequisite: CHEM 230. Students with credit for CHEM 236 may not take this course for further credit. Writing/Quantitative.

CHEM 281 - Organic Chemistry I (4)

Structure, bonding, physical and chemical properties of simple organic compounds. Introduction to spectroscopy. Kinetics and mechanisms of organic reactions. This course includes a laboratory component. Prerequisite: CHEM 121. Corequisite: CHEM 122. Quantitative.

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
Pete Wilson
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Mon, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Wed, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Fri, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby
Burnaby
D101 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Wed, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D102 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Wed, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D103 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Wed, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D104 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Wed, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D105 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Wed, 2:30–3:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D106 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Thu, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D108 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Thu, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D109 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Thu, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D111 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Fri, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D112 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Fri, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D113 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Fri, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D114 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Fri, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D115 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Fri, 2:30–3:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Uwe Kreis
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Mon, Fri, 3:30–4:50 p.m.
Surrey
D201 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Fri, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
Surrey
LA01 Nabyl Merbouh
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Mon, 1:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
LA04 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Wed, 1:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
LA05 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Thu, 8:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
LA07 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Fri, 1:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
LB01 Nabyl Merbouh
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Mon, 1:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
LB04 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Wed, 1:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
LB05 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Thu, 8:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
LC01 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Mon, 9:30 a.m.–1:20 p.m.
Surrey
LE01 TBD
LE02 TBD
CHEM 316 - Introductory Instrumental Analysis (4)

Principles and applications of basic analytical instrumentation based upon spectroscopy, chromatography and electrochemistry. Prerequisite: CHEM 215 and CHEM 260, or permission of the department. Students with credit for CHEM 416 may not take this course for further credit. Quantitative.

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
Bingyun Sun
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Tue, Thu, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Burnaby
LA01 Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Mon, 1:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
LA02 Bingyun Sun
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Thu, 1:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
CHEM 317 - Analytical Environmental Chemistry (2)

Principles and applications of the methodologies of analytical chemistry employed in the determination of substances in air, water, and soil, with particular emphasis upon sampling and sample preparation. Prerequisite: CHEM 316 and 371. Corequisite: CHEM 372 should be taken concurrently. Quantitative.

CHEM 371 - Chemistry of the Aqueous Environment (3) *

An introduction to chemical processes in the aqueous environment. Quantitative treatment of the variables determining the composition of natural systems. Chemistry of aqueous toxic agents, wastewater treatment, and related matters. Prerequisite: CHEM 281 and CHEM 360. Quantitative.

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
Byron Gates
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Mon, Wed, Fri, 8:30–9:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D101 Byron Gates
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Mon, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
Burnaby
CHEM 372 - Chemistry of the Atmospheric Environment (3) *

Quantitative treatment of chemical and physical processes in the atmospheric environment. Chemistry of the troposphere including air pollution and climate change. Chemistry of the stratosphere including ozone depletion. Environmental radioactivity. Current topics. Prerequisite: CHEM 281 and CHEM 360. Quantitative.

and at least one of

CHEM 380 - Chemical and Instrumental Methods of Identification of Organic Compounds (4)

Basic principles of infrared, ultraviolet, nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectroscopy as applied to the identification of organic compounds. Prerequisite: CHEM 283 and 286, or permission of the department.

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
Vance Williams
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Mon, Wed, Fri, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
Burnaby
LA01 Vance Williams
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Mon, 1:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
LA02 Vance Williams
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Tue, 1:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
CHEM 419 - Special Topics in Analytical Chemistry (3)

Principles and applications of emerging techniques in analytical chemistry. Prerequisite: CHEM 316.

NUSC 341 - Introduction to Radiochemistry (3)

Brief description of the nucleus and its decays and reactions; interaction of radiation with matter; nuclear instrumentation; radioisotopes in chemistry; activation analysis and related analytical techniques; other applications of nuclear techniques; nuclear reactors and nuclear fusion. Prerequisite: Completion of 60 units in a science program, including first year calculus, chemistry and physics. Quantitative.

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
Corina Andreoiu
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Mon, Wed, Fri, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D101 Corina Andreoiu
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2016: Fri, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
Burnaby

* CHEM 360 must be completed as a prerequisite

Students intending to Specialize in Chemistry

The point at which a high school or regional college student enters the chemistry program is governed by the student's subject knowledge. CHEM 110 and 111 are not required for the BSc degree but are available as electives to those with no chemistry knowledge or who are starting from BC high school chemistry 11. Those with BC high school chemistry 12 (or equivalent) normally start with CHEM 121. Major and honours students must fulfil program requirements below. Whether majoring in chemistry or not, students may not enrol in any CHEM course for which a D grade was obtained in any prerequisite.

Students are encouraged to complete the Department of Physics' standard stream (PHYS 120, 121, 131) or advanced stream (PHYS 125, 126, 131). Students may also choose to complete the studio physics stream (PHYS 140, 141). Students who complete the life sciences stream (PHYS 101, 102, 130, with a minimum B grade), which has a BISC 100 or 101 or 102 corequisite, should have sufficient preparation for the major program.

The following statements clarify and standardize the minimum requirements that a student must fulfil to complete a chemistry course as well as those to pass a combination lecture/laboratory course.

Course non-completion

The following will constitute non-completion of the required material in a chemistry course.

  • not writing the final examination or its equivalent

  • not completing the required minimum number of experiments in a laboratory course or the laboratory component of a course

  • not completing additional or alternative material specified by the instructor

The letter grade N will be awarded in these cases.

Students must pass both the lecture and laboratory components individually to obtain a passing grade in lecture/laboratory combination courses.