Certificate in Environmental Chemistry

Laurentian University

Overview

Become a leader in several challenging and in-demand careers for today's technology-oriented society.

Choose a focus in environmental chemistry, geochemistry, industrial chemistry, materials chemistry, or pharmaceutical chemistry.

Enjoy the many benefits of small class sizes, such as greater interaction with professors, lab time, personal tutorial sessions, and a great group dynamic.

Work on research projects with your professors and scientists on campus, in the local mining industry, at the Health Sciences North Research Institute and the Northern Ontario School of Medicine.

Key Features

• Participate in the co-op program to gain work experience in your field, network with potential employers, and get paid during your studies
• Choose from many chemistry disciplines such as computational chemistry, electrochemistry, environmental chemistry, nanotechnology, surface chemistry, natural products chemistry, and nuclear waste management
• Small classes provide unique opportunities: paid teaching assistantships, one on one instruction during labs, use of research-grade equipment

Career Opportunities

Research and development (academic, industrial), industrial quality assurance and quality control (e.g. steel, plastic, petrochemical, mining, food industries), environmental monitoring and remediation, drug testing, health professions (e.g. pharmacist, physician, dentist, veterinarian, etc), waste disposal consultant, sales representative for chemical products and equipment, science communication, science teacher.

Certificate in Environmental Chemistry

CHMI 4286E Environmental Biochemistry

12 credits from:

ECON 1006E Introduction to Microeconomics

ECON 1007E Introduction to Macroeconomics

ECON 2057E Environmental Economics and Policies

GEOG 1026E Introduction to Physical Geography

JURI 1105E Introduction to Legal Studies

JURI 2316E Environmental Law

PHIL 2217E Environmental Ethics

15 credits from:

BIOL 1506E Biology I

BIOL 2356E Principles of Ecology

BIOL 3056E Mineral Exploitation and the Biosphere

CHMI 2041E Introductory Environmental Chemistry

ENGR 2106E Introduction to Mineral Resources Engineering

ENGR 3126E Occupational Health Engineering

ENGR 4117E Engineering, Technology and Society

GEOL 1007E Introductory Geology II

GEOL 3397E Introductory Soil Science

GEOL 4706E Hydrogeology