| Chemistry: Bio-organic Option | | |
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School | McGill University | | |
Location | Montréal, QC, Canada | | |
School Type | University | | |
School Size | Full-time Undergraduate: 28,000 Full-time Graduate: 11,000 | | |
Degree | Bachelor | | |
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Length | 3 Year(s) | | |
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Prerequisites Notes | Students entering from the Freshman program must have included CHEM 110 and CHEM 120 or CHEM 115, BIOL 111 or BIOL 112, MATH 133, MATH 140/MATH 141 or MATH 150/MATH 151, PHYS 131/PHYS 142, or their equivalents in their Freshman year. Quebec students must have completed the DEC with appropriate science and mathematics courses. Note that students who have successfully completed MATH 150 and MATH 151 do not have to take MATH 222.
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Cost | Provincial: | $4,588 | National: | $9,984 | International: | $45,402 |
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Scholarships | 26 scholarship(s) | | |
Description | Chemistry is both a pure science, offering a challenging intellectual pursuit, and an applied science whose technology is of fundamental importance to the economy and society. Modern chemists seek an understanding of the structure and properties of atoms and molecules to predict and interpret the properties and transformations of matter and the energy changes that accompany those transformations. Many of the concepts of physics and mathematics are basic to chemistry, while chemistry is of fundamental importance to many other disciplines, such as the biological and medical sciences, geology, and metallurgy.
A degree in chemistry leads to a wide variety of professional vocations. The large science-based industries (petroleum refining, plastics, pharmaceuticals, etc.) all employ chemists in research, development and quality control. Many federal and provincial departments and agencies employ chemists in research and testing laboratories. Such positions are expected to increase with the currently growing concern for the environment and for consumer protection. A background in chemistry is also useful as a basis for advanced study in other related fields, such as medicine and the biological sciences. For a business career, a Bachelor of Science in chemistry can profitably be combined with a master's degree in business administration, or a study of law for work as a patent lawyer or forensic scientist. | | |
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