Chemistry Option

The first year of five UNBF programs is offered on the Saint John campus: Major, Honours, Honours Co-op, Medicinal Chemistry Majors, and Medicinal Chemistry Honours. Some upper year level courses are also available. A Minor program is offered for students in other departments within and outside of the Faculty of Science, Applied Science and Engineering who are interested in a coherent package of chemistry courses.

First Year

• CHEM 1041, CHEM 1046, CHEM 1072, CHEM 1077 .
• PHYS 1011, PHYS 1012, PHYS 1021, PHYS 1022, MATH 1003, MATH 1013 .
• Either BIOL 1105, BIOL 1205, BIOL 1017 and 6ch approved electives.
• BIOL 1006 will need to be completed in Fredericton to obtain a full yar Biology credit. 

The minimum credit hour requirements beyond first year are:

Major: 72 ch Chemistry, 3 ch Biology, 6 ch Mathematics, 18 ch approved electives.

Honours: 76 ch Chemistry, 3 ch Biology, 6 ch Mathematics, 18 ch approved electives.

Honours Co-Op: 76 ch Chemistry, 3 ch Biology, 6 ch Mathematics, 18 ch approved electives, two work terms.

Medicinal Chemistry Major: 68 ch Chemistry, 3 ch Biology, 6 ch Mathematics, 18 ch approved electives.

Medicinal Chemistry Honours: 74 ch Chemistry, 3 ch Biology, 6 ch Mathematics, 18 approved electives.

Minor: 24 ch Chemistry

Note 1: See Chemistry Option Fredericton for detailed description.

Note 2: A minimum of 12ch of the electives must be from the Faculty of Arts, of which 6 ch must be chosen from ENGL, PHIL 2111 , PHIL 2112 , PHIL 3241 , PHIL 3242 , PSYC 3752 or equivalents.

Second/Third/Fourth Year Courses

• CHEM 2009
• CHEM/BIOL 2065 Biochemistry
• CHEM 2416, 2421 , 2422, and 2457 - Organic Chemistry
• CHEM/BIOL 3245 Environmental Chemistry
• CHEM 3335 Chemical Management Practices
• CHEM 3435 Biomolecules and Primary Metabolism
• CHEM 4435 Biologically Active Natural Products and Secondary Metabolism