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

Major (Honours Program)

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.