Chemistry and Management – Chemical Biology specialization

Chemistry is known as the central science. At UOIT, students will learn practical and theoretical skills related to this science. The Chemistry program covers the main divisions of chemistry, including physical, analytical, organic, inorganic and biochemistry.

Students will be able to use modern laboratories and teaching environments in state-of-the-art facilities.

The Chemistry program offers specializations in Chemical Biology and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, as well as a general Chemistry degree (Comprehensive).

The combination Science and Management program will consist of the curriculum from the selected science program and 10 courses in business and management that are taken in Year 5 of the regular program. Graduates will benefit from a complete science education complemented by solid accounting, finance, operations, human resources and marketing skills.

UOIT’s Bachelor of Science and Management (Honours) is available to students in any of the following regular programs:

• Applied and Industrial Mathematics and Management 
• Biological Science and Management – Complementary Studies 
• Biological Science and Management – Environmental Toxicology specialization 
• Biological Science and Management – Life Sciences specialization 
• Biological Science and Management – Pharmaceutical Biotechnology specialization 
• Chemistry and Management – Comprehensive 
• Chemistry and Management – Chemical Biology specialization 
• Chemistry and Management – Pharmaceutical Chemistry specialization 
• Computer Science and Management – Comprehensive 
• Computer Science and Management – Digital Media specialization 
• Forensic Science and Management – Biology specialization 
• Forensic Science and Management – Chemistry specialization 
• Forensic Science – Physics specialization  
• Physics and Management – Comprehensive 
• Physics and Management – Astrophysics specialization 
• Physics and Management – Energy and Environmental Physics specialization 

Students in one of the Faculty of Science co-operative education programs may also complete a Science and Management combination program. The Science and Management plus co-op combination programs will take students six years to complete. Details are available within the co-operative education program pages.

Applications to the Bachelor of Science and Management will be accepted in the winter semester of student’s third year of study. A minimum GPA of 2.3 is required to be eligible to apply to the program. This program may have limited space and applications are considered on a competitive basis.  Successful applicants will be notified by the Registrar’s office by the end of May term of application.

The Science and Management program follows the same program map and degree requirements as the four-year degree program for each option. The program includes the addition of 10 BUSI courses in fifth year. Please note the Business electives are subject to availability of space and not all electives are offered each semester.

No more than 42 credit hours may be taken at the first-year level.

*This course is graded on a pass/fail basis.

**Electives and breadth requirements

All students must complete a total of 33 elective credit hours including 6 credit hours in Senior Chemistry electives. Students who are not accepted into the thesis option (CHEM 4410U / CHEM 4420U) must take two additional Senior Chemistry electives for a total of 39 elective credit hours. A Senior Chemistry elective is defined as any combination of CHEM 3250U, CHEM 3090U, CHEM 4010U, CHEM 4041U, CHEM 4042U, CHEM 4110U, CHEM 4120U, CHEM 4510U, CHEM 4520U, and CHEM 4080U. At least 15 elective credit hours must be in courses offered in the Faculty of Science including the Senior Chemistry electives; the additional Senior Chemistry electives required for students who are not enrolled in thesis cannot be used to meet this requirement. In order to satisfy breadth requirements; at least 12 elective credit hours must be in courses outside the Faculty of Science. Students must take the remaining 6 elective credit hours in a general elective (offered by the Faculty of Science or outside the Faculty of Science).

***Thesis project or Senior Chemistry electives

Students in clear academic standing who have completed 90 credit hours of their CHEM program and six third-year required courses may optionally apply to take a two-course sequence consisting of CHEM 4110U – Bio-Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology and CHEM 4420U – Chemistry Thesis Project II. Students not accepted to take the thesis courses must complete two additional Senior Chemistry electives instead. A Senior Chemistry elective is defined as any 4000-level chemistry course not specified in the course map. A student meeting the above requirements who does not take CHEM 4410U  and CHEM 4420U may optionally apply to take CHEM 4430U as one of the required senior chemistry electives. Opportunities for the Thesis Project and Directed Studies options are limited; for either of these options, students must apply through Science Advising by March 30 following completion of the first three years of the program.