Administered jointly by the Department of Chemistry and the Department of Physics, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Note: admission, including internal or external transfer, to the Nanoscience major (regular and Co-op) has been suspended. For more information, please contact the Department of Chemistry and the Department of Physics, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences.  

Note: admission, including internal or external transfer, to the Nanoscience major (regular and Co-op) has been suspended. For more information, please contact the Department of Chemistry and the Department of Physics, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences. 

Major Requirements (Honours)

This is a major within the degree: Bachelor of Science. 

The major will require the completion of 20.00 credits as indicated below.

Students lacking Grade 12 or 4U Biology, Chemistry or Physics should follow the revised schedule of study for this major found at https://www.uoguelph.ca/bsc/revised_SS/.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Semester 1
BIOL*1090	Introduction to Molecular and Cellular Biology	0.50
CHEM*1040	General Chemistry I	0.50
IPS*1500	Integrated Mathematics and Physics I	1.00
NANO*1000	Introduction to Nanoscience	0.50
Semester 2
CHEM*1050	General Chemistry II	0.50
IPS*1510	Integrated Mathematics and Physics II	1.00
MATH*1160	Linear Algebra I	0.50
BIOL*1070	Discovering Biodiversity	0.50
or BIOL*1080	Biological Concepts of Health
Semester 3
CHEM*2060	Structure and Bonding	0.50
MATH*2270	Applied Differential Equations	0.50
NANO*2000	Synthesis and Characterization of Nanomaterials I	0.50
PHYS*2330	Electricity and Magnetism I	0.50
CHEM*2820	Thermodynamics and Kinetics	0.50
or PHYS*2240	Thermal Physics
Semester 4
CHEM*2070	Structure and Spectroscopy	0.50
NANO*2100	Synthesis and Characterization of Nanomaterials II	0.50
PHYS*2310	Mechanics	0.50
1.00 electives 1		1.00
Semester 5
NANO*3200	Nanolithographic Techniques	0.50
NANO*3500	Thin Film Science	0.50
CHEM*3860	Quantum Chemistry	0.50
or PHYS*3230	Quantum Mechanics I
1.00 electives		1.00
Semester 6
NANO*3300	Spectroscopy of Nanomaterials	0.50
NANO*3600	Computational Methods in Materials Science	0.50
1.50 electives		1.50
Semester 7
NANO*4100	Biological Nanomaterials	0.50
NANO*4700	Concepts in Quantum Computing	0.50
1.50 electives		1.50
Semester 8
NANO*4200	Topics in Nanomaterials	0.50
2.00 electives		2.00

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To take PHYS*3230 Quantum Mechanics I in semester 5, PHYS*2340 Electricity and Magnetism II must be selected as an elective in semester 4.

Areas of Focus

In completing the science requirements for the degree, some suggested complementary areas of focus are listed below. Students should consult a faculty advisor or program counsellor to discuss scheduling of the complementary area of focus courses.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Chemistry
CHEM*2480	Analytical Chemistry I	0.50
CHEM*2700	Organic Chemistry I	0.50
CHEM*3430	Analytical Chemistry II: Instrumental Analysis	0.50
CHEM*3440	Analytical Chemistry III: Analytical Instrumentation	0.50
CHEM*3640	Chemistry of the Elements I	0.50
CHEM*3650	Chemistry of the Elements II	0.50
CHEM*3750	Organic Chemistry II	0.50
CHEM*3760	Organic Chemistry III	0.50
CHEM*3870	Molecular Spectroscopy	0.50
CHEM*4400	Advanced Topics in Analytical Chemistry	0.50
CHEM*4620	Advanced Topics in Inorganic Chemistry	0.50
CHEM*4720	Organic Reactivity	0.50
CHEM*4730	Synthetic Organic Chemistry	0.50
Mathematics and Statistics
MATH*2130	Numerical Methods	0.50
MATH*3160	Linear Algebra II	0.50
MATH*4240	Advanced Topics in Modeling and Optimization	0.50
STAT*2040	Statistics I	0.50
STAT*3100	Introductory Mathematical Statistics I	0.50
Physics
MATH*2200	Advanced Calculus I	0.50
PHYS*2340	Electricity and Magnetism II	0.50
PHYS*3000	Optics: Fundamentals and Applications	0.50
PHYS*3130	Mathematical Physics	0.50
PHYS*4040	Quantum Mechanics II	0.50
PHYS*4150	Solid State Physics	0.50
PHYS*4180	Advanced Electromagnetic Theory	0.50
PHYS*4240	Statistical Physics II	0.50

Credit Summary

(20.00 Total Credits)

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
First year science credits		4.50
Required science courses semesters 3 – 8		8.00
Approved Science Electives		3.50
Liberal Education Electives		1.00
Free electives - any approved elective for B.Sc. students.		3.00
Total Credits		20

Of the total credits required, students are required to complete 16.00 credits in science of which 2.00 credits must be at the 4000 level and an additional 4.00 credits must be at the 3000 or 4000 level.

Note: admission, including internal or external transfer, to the Nanoscience major (regular and Co-op) has been suspended. For more information, please contact the Department of Chemistry and the Department of Physics, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences. 

Co-op Requirements (Honours)

This is a major within the degree: Bachelor of Science. 

The Co-op program in Nanoscience is a five year program, including five work terms. Students must follow the academic work schedule as outlined below (also found on the Co-operative Education website: https://www.recruitguelph.ca/cecs/). 

Academic and Co-op Work Term Schedule

Co-op Information

Year	Fall	Winter	Summer
1	Academic Semester 1	Academic Semester 2	Off
2	Academic Semester 3 COOP*1100	Academic Semester 4	COOP*1000 Work Term I
3	Academic Semester 5	COOP*2000 Work Term II	COOP*3000 Work Term III
4	Academic Semester 6	Academic Semester 7	COOP*4000 Work Term IV
5	COOP*5000 Work Term V	Academic Semester 8	N/A

Please refer to the Co-operative Education program policy with respect to work term performance grading, work term report grading and program completion requirements.

For additional program information students should consult with their Co-op Co-ordinator and Co-op Faculty Advisor, listed on the Co-operative Education web site.

Credit Summary

(22.50 Total Credits)

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
First year science core		4.50
Required science courses semesters 3 - 8		8.00
Approved Science Electives		3.50
Liberal Education Electives		1.00
Free electives - any approved elective for B.Sc. students		3.00
Co-op Work Terms		2.50
Total Credits		22.5

Of the total credits required, students are required to complete 16.00 credits in science of which a minimum of 2.00 credits must be at the 4000 level and an additional 4.00 credits must be at the 3000 or 4000 level.

Recommended Program Sequence

Students lacking Grade 12 or 4U Biology, Chemistry or Physics should follow the revised schedule of study for this major found at https://www.uoguelph.ca/bsc/revised_SS/.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Semester 1 - Fall
BIOL*1090	Introduction to Molecular and Cellular Biology	0.50
CHEM*1040	General Chemistry I	0.50
IPS*1500	Integrated Mathematics and Physics I	1.00
NANO*1000	Introduction to Nanoscience	0.50
Semester 2 - Winter
CHEM*1050	General Chemistry II	0.50
IPS*1510	Integrated Mathematics and Physics II	1.00
MATH*1160	Linear Algebra I	0.50
BIOL*1070	Discovering Biodiversity	0.50
or BIOL*1080	Biological Concepts of Health
Summer Semester
No academic semester or work term
Semester 3 - Fall
CHEM*2060	Structure and Bonding	0.50
COOP*1100	Introduction to Co-operative Education	0.00
MATH*2270	Applied Differential Equations	0.50
NANO*2000	Synthesis and Characterization of Nanomaterials I	0.50
PHYS*2330	Electricity and Magnetism I	0.50
CHEM*2820	Thermodynamics and Kinetics	0.50
or PHYS*2240	Thermal Physics
Semester 4 - Winter
CHEM*2070	Structure and Spectroscopy	0.50
NANO*2100	Synthesis and Characterization of Nanomaterials II	0.50
PHYS*2310	Mechanics	0.50
1.00 electives 1		1.00
Summer Semester
COOP*1000	Co-op Work Term I	0.50
Semester 5 - Fall
NANO*3200	Nanolithographic Techniques	0.50
NANO*3500	Thin Film Science	0.50
CHEM*3860	Quantum Chemistry	0.50
or PHYS*3230	Quantum Mechanics I
1.00 electives		1.00
Winter Semester
COOP*2000	Co-op Work Term II	0.50
Summer Semester
COOP*3000	Co-op Work Term III	0.50
Semester 6 - Fall
NANO*4100	Biological Nanomaterials	0.50
NANO*4700	Concepts in Quantum Computing	0.50
1.50 electives		1.50
Semester 7 - Winter
NANO*3300	Spectroscopy of Nanomaterials	0.50
NANO*3600	Computational Methods in Materials Science	0.50
1.50 electives		1.50
Summer Semester
COOP*4000	Co-op Work Term IV	0.50
Fall Semester
COOP*5000	Co-op Work Term V	0.50
1.50 electives		1.50
Semester 8 - Winter
NANO*4200	Topics in Nanomaterials	0.50
2.00 electives		2.00

¹

To take PHYS*3230 Quantum Mechanics I in semester 5, then PHYS*2340 Electricity and Magnetism II must be selected as an elective in semester 4.

Areas of Focus

In completing the science requirements for the degree, some suggested complementary areas of focus are listed below. Students should consult a faculty advisor or program counsellor to discuss scheduling of the complementary area of focus courses.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Chemistry
CHEM*2480	Analytical Chemistry I	0.50
CHEM*2700	Organic Chemistry I	0.50
CHEM*3430	Analytical Chemistry II: Instrumental Analysis	0.50
CHEM*3440	Analytical Chemistry III: Analytical Instrumentation	0.50
CHEM*3640	Chemistry of the Elements I	0.50
CHEM*3650	Chemistry of the Elements II	0.50
CHEM*3750	Organic Chemistry II	0.50
CHEM*3760	Organic Chemistry III	0.50
CHEM*3870	Molecular Spectroscopy	0.50
CHEM*4400	Advanced Topics in Analytical Chemistry	0.50
CHEM*4620	Advanced Topics in Inorganic Chemistry	0.50
CHEM*4720	Organic Reactivity	0.50
CHEM*4730	Synthetic Organic Chemistry	0.50
Mathematics and Statistics
MATH*2130	Numerical Methods	0.50
MATH*3160	Linear Algebra II	0.50
MATH*4240	Advanced Topics in Modeling and Optimization	0.50
STAT*2040	Statistics I	0.50
STAT*3100	Introductory Mathematical Statistics I	0.50
Physics
MATH*2200	Advanced Calculus I	0.50
PHYS*2340	Electricity and Magnetism II	0.50
PHYS*3000	Optics: Fundamentals and Applications	0.50
PHYS*3130	Mathematical Physics	0.50
PHYS*4040	Quantum Mechanics II	0.50
PHYS*4150	Solid State Physics	0.50
PHYS*4180	Advanced Electromagnetic Theory	0.50
PHYS*4240	Statistical Physics II	0.50