The three areas of focus for future economic development are biotechnology, communications and the environment.
Chemistry is fundamental to environmental science and biotechnology.
A Majors programme in chemistry provides graduates with invaluable problem-solving skills, and prepares them for professional programmes such as business administration, law, education, medicine, library science or journalism. In the workplace, Majors graduates may find employment in government labs or in industry as laboratory technologists or plant chemists in pharmaceuticals, the petroleum field or analytical laboratories. Indeed, many schools offering post-secondary degrees in environmental science require a first degree in a mainstream discipline such as chemistry. It is crucial that today's graduates are well prepared to compete in the real world. The full programme, including both Majors and Honours, is described in the University Calendar.