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Environmental Chemistry (Major)

Introductory 
Courses 
(Level 1)
A major in Environmental Chemistry requires a total of eighteen (18) Level 1 credits from:
CHEM1810 Introductory Chemistry I
CHEM1820 Introductory Chemistry II
CHEM1910 Introductory Chemistry III
CHEM1920 Introductory Chemistry IV
CHEM1811 Introductory Chemistry Laboratory I
CHEM1911 Introductory Chemistry Laboratory I
AND - MATH -  6 credits from any Level I Mathematics courses (taken in Semester 1 and/or Semester 2)
Advanced Courses
(Levels 2 and 3)
 Level 2:  nineteen (19) compulsory credits
CHEM2010 Chemical Analysis A
CHEM2011 Chemical Analysis Laboratory I
CHEM2110 Inorganic Chemistry A
CHEM2210 Organic Chemistry A
CHEM2310 Physical Chemistry A
CHEM2420 Water Treatment and Analysis
CHEM2421 Water Treatment and Analysis Laboratory
Plus four (4) credits from:
CHEM2111 Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
CHEM2211 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I
CHEM2311

Physical Chemistry Laboratory I
Level 3: twenty (20) compulsory credits
CHEM3010 Chemical Analysis B
CHEM3011 Chemical Analysis Laboratory II
CHEM3402 The Chemical Industries
CHEM3610 Marine and Freshwater
CHEM3611 Chemistry  Laboratory
CHEM3612

Atmospheric Chemistry & Biogeochemical Cycle

(being revised - not offered in AY 2025/26)
 
And six (6) additional credits from Level 2 or 3 taken from environmental courses including but not limited to:
CHEM3621 Marine and Freshwater Chemistry Field Course
CHEM3711 Chemistry Undergraduate Research Project (Project must be environment-based)
BIOL2402 Fundamentals of Biometry
BIOL2403 Principles of Ecology
BIOL3405 Pest Ecology and Management
BIOL3406 Freshwater Biology
BIOL3407

Oceanography
BIOL3408 Coastal Systems
BIOL3409 Caribbean Coral Reefs
BIOL3410 Water Pollution Biology
BOTN3403 Fundamentals of Horticulture
BOTN3403 Economic Botany
BOTN3405 Plant Ecophysiology
GEOG2131 Urban Geography
GEOG2232 Climate Change
GEOG3132 Tourism Planning & Development
GGEO2233 Water Resources
GGEO3232 Climate Change in the Tropics
GGEO3233 Hydrology and Hydrological Geology
PHYS2701 Essentials of Renewable Energy Tehnologies and Solutions
PHYS3701 Advanced Renewable Energy Technologies and Solutions
PHYS3661 Physics of the Atmosphere and Climate
PHYS3671 Solar Power
PHYS3681 Wind and Hydro Power
Major requires 25 credits of specified Environmental courses along with 6 credits from Level 2 or 3 approved environment related electives; an additional 4 credits from Level 2 laboratory electives are also required. There are 14 credits of defined prerequisite courses (CHEM2010, CHEM2011, CHEM2110, CHEM2210, CHEM2310).

 

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