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Adding Value to Your Team

Chemistry is the study of the structure and behaviour of molecules. This includes the construction of molecules with specific properties for use in areas such as pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. Students also study the necessary theoretical and practical insights to acquire a thorough interdisciplinary understanding of material at the interfaces of chemistry, biology, and pharmacology. Biological and Pharmaceutical Chemistry is a chemistry-based approach to the synthesis, analysis and investigation of biological and pharmaceutical structures in the context of biological function and pharmaceutical applications.

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  • Adding Value to Your Team
  • University of Guelph Advantage
  • Student Strengths
  • Co-op Work Term Schedule
  • Biological and Pharmaceutical Chemistry Course Sequencing

University of Guelph Advantage

  • A national and international reputation for excellence in research and teaching in chemistry
  • Award winning faculty in chemical education, electro-chemistry, toxicology, biochemistry, and spectroscopy

Our co-op process responds to your needs. Employers can post, interview and hire throughout the semester and our students are available for 4 or 8 month work terms. The Experience Guelph hiring tool makes hiring Guelph co-op students easy!

Student Strengths

Knowledge

A sound knowledge of the theoretical foundations of the chemical sub-disciplines of analytical, inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry.

Application

Practical laboratory skills in wet bench chemistry including inorganic and organic synthesis, quantitative analysis and analytical instrumentation.

Problem Solving

Excellent communication and problem-solving experience.

Biological and Pharmaceutical Chemistry Work Term Schedule

YEAR

FALL

WINTER

SUMMER

ONEAcademicAcademicOff
TWOAcademicWorkAcademic
THREEAcademicAcademicWork
FOURWorkAcademicWork
FIVEAcademic

Biological and Pharmaceutical Chemistry Course Sequencing

Please see the current undergraduate calendar for more information.

Fall

  • Introduction to Molecular & Cellular Biology
  • General Chemistry I
  • Calculus I
  • Introductory Mechanics
  • 1 Liberal Education Elective

Winter

  • General Chemistry II
  • Introduction to Co-operative Education
  • One Of: Discovering Biodiversity or Biological Concepts Of Health
  • Calculus II
  • Introductory Electricity and Magnetism
  • 1 Liberal Education Elective

Fall

  • Organic Chemistry I: Fundamentals
  • Structure and Bonding
  • Analytical Chemistry I: Chemical Analysis
  • Statistics I
  • 1 Elective or Restricted Elective

Winter

Work Term One

Summer

  • Structure and Spectroscopy
  • Introduction to Biochemistry
  • Analytical Chemistry II: Instrumental Analysis
  • Introduction to Microbiology
  • 1 Elective or Restricted Elective

Fall

  • Analytical Biochemistry
  • Organic Chemistry II: Structure and Synthesis
  • One Of: Physical Chemistry or Thermodynamics and Kinetics
  • 1 Electives or Restricted Electives
  • Main Group Chemistry

Winter

  • Option A: (at Guelph)
    • Structure and Function In Biochemistry
    • Transition Metal Chemistry
    • Chemical Discovery
    • 2 Electives or Restricted Electives
  • Option B: (at Seneca)
    • 2.50 Credits From XSEN Courses (see below)

Summer

Work Term Two

Fall

Work Term Three

Winter

  • Chemical Discovery
  • 4 Electives or Restricted Electives

Summer

Work Term Four

Fall

  • 5 Electives or Restricted
    Electives

Courses at Seneca

Semester 6, 3rd Year Winter

  • Pharmacology and Applied Toxicology
  • Occupational Health and Chemistry
  • Pharmaceutical Analysis - Advanced
  • Pharmaceutical Product Formulations
  • Introduction to Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
  • Biopharmaceuticals
  • Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry

NOTE: These courses are taught at the Seneca@York campus of Seneca College in Toronto.

See Undergraduate Calendar for list of Restricted Electives

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