Graduate Courses

Graduate course offerings for the 2025/26 academic year are posted on the Course Timetable below.  For the detailed course syllabus, click the course code to view it.  

 

Students must enroll in courses on-line through ACORN/ROSI . When completing on-line enrollment for courses, please note the following:

CHM1102H, CHM1420H and CHM1290Y are the course numbers.Grad courses have 4 numerical digits.
Suffixes "F", "S" and "Y" represent the course sections.

Courses with suffix "F" will run during the Fall term (September to December).
Courses with suffix "S" will run during the Second term (January to May).
Courses with suffix "Y" will run the entire year (September to May).

Information regarding registration and enrollment.

Students must also complete the Departmental Course Enrollment Form.

Course enrollment form for Incoming Students
Course enrollment form for Continuing Students

The enrollment form should be completed in consultation with the research supervisor. Students may begin requesting courses August 8. The completed/signed enrollment form must then be submitted to the Chemistry Graduate Office by September 16; new students may submit until September 19. January registrants submit by January 16This does not apply to non-degree Special Student or exchange students.

To cancel or add a course after submitting the course enrollment form to Chemistry Graduate Office prior to SGS deadlines, add or cancel the course on ACORN/ROSI and send an e-mail to the Graduate Office copying your research advisor and course instructor. This does not apply to non-degree Special Student or exchange students.  The final date to drop Fall session courses without academic penalty (ie. a permanent WDR on your transcript) is on October 28, 2024; February 28, 2025 to drop full year and Winter session courses.  These are strict deadlines by SGS. 

If you have questions about course requirements, please contact the Graduate Office. Alternatively, you can also speak with Graduate Studies Committee field representatives. They are listed here:
 

Research Area Contact #1 Contact #2

Analytical Chemistry

Prof. Ruby Sullan (Winter)
ruby.sullan@utoronto.ca
EV 566 (UTSC)

Prof. Myrna Simpson (Fall)
myrna.simpson@utoronto.ca
416-287-7234
SY 322 (UTSC)
Environmental Chemistry Prof. Myrna Simpson
myrna.simpson@utoronto.ca
416-287-7234
SY 322 (UTSC)
 
Inorganic Chemistry Prof. Maciej Korzynski, UTM Liaison
maciej.korzynski@utoronto.ca
905-828-5355
DV 4039 (UTM)
 
Organic & Biological Chemistry

Prof. Mark Taylor, Associate Chair, Grad Studies & Committee Chair (Organic)
marks.taylor@utoronto.ca
416-946-0571
LM 622A

Prof. Amanda Hargrove (Biological)
amanda.hargrove@utoronto.ca
905-569-5732
NSB 2122 (UTM)
 

Prof. Haissi Cui, Graduate Recruitment and Admissions Director (Biological)
haissi.cui@utoronto.ca
416-946-8271
LM 443

Andrei Yudin (Organic) (Winter)
andrei.yudin@utoronto.ca
416-946-5042
DB 362

Prof. Rob Batey (Organic) (Fall)
rob.batey@utoronto.ca
416-978-5059
DB365

Physical Chemistry

Oleksandr Voznyy (Fall)
o.voznyy@utoronto.ca
647-470-0092
EV 564 (UTSC)

 

Theoretical Chemistry Prof. Jeremy Schofield
jeremy.schofield@utoronto.ca
Tel: 416-978-4376 
LM 420E
 
Polymers & Material Chemistry Prof. Dwight Seferos
dwight.seferos@utoronto.ca
416-946-0285
LM 616

 

Mississauga Campus Grad Faculty Liaison Prof. Maciej Korzynski, UTM Liaison
maciej.korzynski@utoronto.ca
905-828-5355
DV 4039 (UTM)
 
Scarborough Campus Grad Faculty Liaison TBD  

Last updated: Monday, June 16, 2025 13:38

Analytical Chemistry
Environmental Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Organic & Biological Chemistry
Physical Chemistry & Chemical Physics
Polymers & Materials Chemistry

Scheduling

"F" suffix: course will run during the Fall term (September to December). 
"S" suffix: course will run during the Spring term (January to May). 
"Y" suffix: course will run the entire year (September to May).

Key to Locations (Click "Key" for maps!)

AB = Astronomy and Astrophysics, 50 St. George Street
BA = Bahen Centre, 40 St. George Street 
BL = Claude T. Bissell Building, 140 St. George Street 
BV = Bladen Wing, Scarborough Campus (UTSC)
CR = Carr Hall,
100 St Joseph St, Toronto, ON M5S 2C4
DB = Davenport Wing, 3rd & 4th Floors, 80 St. George Street
DBEast = Davenport East Seminar Room, 3rd Floor, 80 St. George Street
DBWest = Davenport West Seminar Room, 3rd Floor, 80 St. George Street (far end of Atrium)
DV = Davis (South) Building, Mississauga Campus (UTM)
FE = Bloor Street West-371, 371 Bloor Street West, Toronto
FG = FitzGerald Building, 150 College Street
HW = Humanities Wing, Scarborough Campus (UTSC)
IB = Instructional Building, Mississauga Campus (UTM)
IN = Innis College,
2 Sussex Avenue Toronto
LA = Gerald Larkin Building, 15 Devonshire Place
LM = Lash Miller Chemical Labs, 80 St. George Street
MP = McLennan Physical Laboratories, 255 Huron Street
MW = Social Sciences Building, Scarborough Campus (UTSC)
RW = Ramsay Wright Laboratories, 25 Harbord Street
SS = Sidney Smith Hall, 100 St. George Street
SY = Science Research Building, Scarborough Campus (UTSC)
SW = Science Wing, Scarborough Campus (UTSC)
UC = University College, 15 King's College Circle
WE = Wetmore Hall, New College, 300 Huron Street

On-line Enrollment

When completing on-line enrollment for CHM1102HF, for example:

  • Course Number = CHM1102H
  • Course Section = F

Seminar and research courses are not applicable to non-degree special students/exchange students. 

 

NOTE:  Unless specified, assume courses will NOT be transmitted via video-link.  To make the request, please consult with the instructor. 


Analytical Chemistry


Course Designation Instructor(s) Day and Time Location Session
CHM1102HS (CHM414HS)
Biosensors and Chemical Sensors
 
Mike Thompson
416-978-3575, LM 139
m.thompson@mail.utoronto.ca
 
Start Date:
January 5, 2026

Day/Time:
Monday & Wednesday 3:00pm - 4:00pm

In-person

Room: TBD

Winter
Course Designation Instructor(s) Day and Time Location Session

CHM1103HS

(CHM414H5 - UTM)
Advanced Topics in Analytical Chemistry

TBA
TBA
TBA

Start Date: January 2026

Day/Time:
TBD

In-person (UTM)

 

Room:
TBD
TBD

 

 

Winter
Course Designation Instructor(s) Day and Time Location Session
CHM1104HF
(CHM416HF)
Separation Science
 

Aaron Wheeler
416-946-3864, LM 629A
aaron.wheeler@utoronto.ca

Start Date:
September 2, 2025

Day/Time:
Tuesday & Thursday 3:00pm - 4:00pm

In-person

Room: TBD

 

Fall
Course Designation Instructor(s) Day and Time Location Session

 

CHM1106HS                                                   (CHM417HS) 

Laboratory Instrumentation

                                             

 

Aaron Wheeler
416-946-3864, LM 629A
aaron.wheeler@utoronto.ca

Start Date: January 6, 2026

Day/Time:
Tuesday & Thursday 3:00pm - 4:00pm
 

 

In-person

Room: TBD               

 

Winter
Course Designation Instructor(s) Day and Time Location Session

CHM

TBD

                                             

 

TBD
 

Start Date: 

Day/Time:
TBD
 

 

Room:
 

 

TBD
 
Course Designation Instructor(s) Day and Time Location Session
CHM1190Y
Analytical Chemistry Seminar

Fall:                                                            
Rebecca Jockusch
416-946-7198, LM 253
rebecca.jockusch@utoronto.ca

Winter:     
Ruby Sullan
UTSC, EV 566
ruby.sullan@utoronto.ca

Start Date:
September 2025

Day/Time:                                                
TBD

 

Hybrid

Room: DB East

 

Year-long
Course Designation Instructor(s) Day and Time Location Session
CHM2017 HF, HS
Research in Analytical Chemistry
Supervisor     Fall and Winter

 


Environmental Chemistry


Course Designation Instructor(s) Day and Time Location Session
CHM1401HF 
Transport and Fate of Chemical Species in the Environment

Hui Peng (coordinatior)
416-978-3596, LM 321
hui.peng@utoronto.ca

Jen Murphy 
416-946-0260, LM248
jen.murphy@utoronto.ca

Scott Mabury
416-978-2031
scott.mabury@utoronto.ca

Andre Simpson
416-287-7547, SY324 (UTSC)
andre.simpson@utoronto.ca

Frank Wania
416-287-7225, EV 448 (UTSC)
frank.wania@utoronto.ca

Start Date:
September 2, 2025

Day/Time:
Tuesday 9:00am - 11:00am (Lecture)
              11:00am - 12:00pm (Tutorial)

In-person

Room:
TBD 
 

Fall
 
Course Designation Instructor(s) Day and Time Location Session

 

CHM1410HF

(CHM410HF)
Analytical Environmental Chemistry

Non CHM students: Please contact
the Chemistry Graduate Office
(chem.gradcoord@utoronto.ca)
to enquire about enrolment.

 

 

Jess D'eon
416-978-7283, LM 119
jessica.deon@utoronto.ca

Start Date:
September 2, 2025

Day/Time:
Tuesday & Thursday, 4:00pm - 5:00pm (Lecture)
Friday 9:00am - 12:30pm or 1:00pm - 4:30pm (Lab)
 

In-person
Room: TBD

 

Fall
Course Designation Instructor(s) Day and Time Location Session
 

CHM1415HS

(CHM415HS)
Topics in Atmospheric Chemistry

Jen Murphy 
416-946-0260, LM248
jen.murphy@utoronto.ca

Start Date:
January 7, 2026

Day/Time:
Monday & Wednesday 2:00pm - 3:00pm

In-person

Room: 

NF 119 (Mondays)
CR 405 (Wednesdays)

 

Winter
Course Designation Instructor(s) Day and Time Location Session

CHM1420HS
Environmental Chemistry of Soils
 

 

Myrna Simpson
416-287-7225, SY322 (UTSC) myrna.simpson@utoronto.ca

 

Start Date:
TBD

Day/Time:
TBD

TBD:

Room: TBD
 

Winter
Course Designation Instructor(s) Day and Time Location Session
CHM1590Y
Environmental Chemistry Seminar

 

Hui Peng (coordinatior)
416-978-3596, LM 321
hui.peng@utoronto.ca

Jess D'eon
416-978-7283, LM 119
jessica.deon@utoronto.ca

 

 

Start Date:
TBD

Day/Time:
Tuesdays 1pm - 2pm (see Quercus for specific date schedule)

 

 

 

Hybrid
UTSC: TBD

Stg: Davenport East Seminar Room

Zoom: see Quercus and syllabus for details

 

Year
Course Designation Instructor(s) Day and Time Location Session
CHM2530 HF, HS
Research in Environmental Chemistry
Supervisor     Fall and Winter

 


Inorganic Chemistry


Course Designation Instructor(s) Day and Time Location Session

CHM1204HF

(CHM432)
Organometallic Chemistry and Catalysis

Datong Song
416-978-7014, DB 343
d.song@utoronto.ca

 

Start Date:
September 2, 2025

Day/Time:
Tuesday & Thursday, 11:00am -12:00pm

In-person

Room: TBD

Fall
Course Designation Instructor(s) Day and Time Location Session

CHM1205HS
Inorganic Reaction Mechanisms

 

Ulrich Fekl (coordinator)
905-828-3806, DV4045 (UTM)
ulrich.fekl@utoronto.ca

Start Date:
TBD

Day/Time:
TBD

TBD

Room: TBD

Winter
Course Designation Instructor(s) Day and Time Location Session

CHM1263HS
(CHM 437HS)
Bioinorganic Chemistry

 

Robert Morris
416-978-6962, LM 344
robert.morris@utoronto.ca

 

 

Start Date:
January 6, 2026

Day/Time:
Tuesday & Thursday 4:00pm - 5:00pm

In-person

Room: TBD

Winter
 
Course Designation Instructor(s) Day and Time Location Session
CHM1266HF
Physical Methods in Inorganic Chemistry

Robert Morris (coordinator)
416-978-6962, LM 344
robert.morris@utoronto.ca

Ulrich Fekl 
905-828-3806, DV4045 (UTM)
ulrich.fekl@utoronto.ca

Datong Song
416-978-7014, DB 343
d.song@utoronto.ca

Maciej Korzynski
905-828-5355, DV4039 (UTM)
maciej.korzynski@utoronto.ca

Geoffrey Ozin
416-978-2082, LM 326
g.ozin@utoronto.ca

Doug Stephan
416-946-3294, DB 465
douglas.stephan@utoronto.ca

 

Start Date:
TBD

Day/Time:
TBD

Online
Room: n/a
Zoom link: see syllabus/Quercus
 

Fall
Course Designation Instructor(s) Day and Time Location Session

CHM1290Y

Inorganic Chemistry Seminar Series

Maciej Korzynski
905-828-5355, DV4039 (UTM)
maciej.korzynski@utoronto.ca

 

Start Date: TBD

Day/Time:
TBD

See Quercus for detailed speaker schedule

Hybrid
Room (StG): DB East 3rd Floor, (RM 380)
Room (UTM): TBD (Fall), UTM: TBD (Winter)
Zoom link: see Quercus

Year
Course Designation Instructor(s) Day and Time Location Session
CHM2030 HF, HS
Research in Inorganic Chemistry
Supervisor     Fall and Winter

 


Organic & Biological Chemistry


 

 

 

Course Designation Instructor(s) Day and Time Location Session
CHM1004HF
(CHM 440HF)
Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Andrei Yudin
416-946-5042, DB 362
andrei.yudin@utoronto.ca

Start Date:
September 2, 2025

Day/Time:
Tuesday & Thursday 3:00pm - 4:00pm

In-person

Room: TBD

 

Fall

 

Course Designation Instructor(s) Day and Time Location Session
CHM1005HF
(CHM 441HF)
Spectroscopic Analysis in Organic Chemistry
Mark Taylor
416-946-0571, LM 622A
marks.taylor@utoronto.ca
 

Start Date: 
September 3, 2024

Day/Time: 
Tuesday & Thursday 10:00am-11:00am

In-person

Room: TBD

 

Fall

Course Designation Instructor(s) Day and Time Location Session
CHM1006HS
(CHM 447HS)
Bio-organic Chemistry
Jik Chin
416-946-7335, DN 462
jik.chin@utoronto.ca
 

Start Date: 
January 7, 2025

Day/Time: 
Tuesday 10:00am-12:00pm

In-person

Room: TBD

 

Winter

Course Designation Instructor(s) Day and Time Location Session

CHM1008HF
(CHM 479HF)
Biological Chemistry

 

 

Mark Nitz
416-946-0640, DB 459
mark.nitz@@utoronto.ca

 

 

Start Date:
September 4, 2025

Day/Time:
Thursday 9:00am - 11:00am

 

In-person

Room: TBD

Fall
Course Designation Instructor(s) Day and Time Location Session
CHM1051HF
Current Topics in Chemical Biology

 

Andrew Beharry (Coordinator)
905-569-4675, NSB 2087 (UTM)
andrew.beharry@utoronto.ca

Amanda Hargrove
905-569-5732, NSB 2122 (UTM)
amanda.hargrove@utoronto.ca
 
 

 

Start Date:
September 2025
Day/Time:
TBD
TBA
Room: TBD
Fall
Course Designation Instructor(s) Day and Time Location Session
Special Topics in Organic Chemistry
CHM1057HS
 

 

Andrei Yudin
416-946-5042, DB 362
andrei.yudin@utoronto.ca

Sophie Rousseaux
416-978-4198, DB 475
sophie.rousseaux@utoronto.ca

 

 

 

Start Date:
TBD

Day/Time:
TBD
 

TBD

Room: TBD

Winter
Course Designation Instructor(s) Day and Time Location Session
CHM1455HS
(JCP422 - UTM)
NMR Spectroscopy
*also listed under Physical Chemistry
 

Scott Prosser
905-828-3802, DV 4052 (UTM)
scott.prosser@utoronto.ca

 

Start Date:
January, 2026

Day/Time:
TBD
 

 

Room:
TBD
 

Winter
Course Designation Instructor(s) Day and Time Location Session
CHM2104HS
Biological Chemistry: Design and Evolution of Proteins and Nucleic Acids
Jumi Shin
905-828-5355, DV 4044 (UTM)
jumi.shin@utoronto.ca

Start Date:
February 23, 2026

End Date:
April 3, 2026

*Please note this is a 6 week course.

Day/Time:
Wednesday, 10:00am - 12:00pm

Hybrid (Online)

Winter
Course Designation Instructor(s) Day and Time Location Session
CHM2105
Medicinal Chemistry from the Enzyme's Perspective

Haissi Cui
416-946-8271, LM 443
haissi.cui@utoronto.ca
 

Start Date:
October 9, 2025

End Date: November 13, 2025
*Please note this is a 6 week course.

Day/Time:
Thursday 10:00am - 12:00pm

Hybrid (online)

Room: TBD

Fall

 

Course Designation Instructor(s) Day and Time Location Session

CHM1090Y
Organic and Biological Chemistry Seminar Series

 

Biological:
Haissi Cui
416-946-8271, LM 443
haissi.cui@utoronto.ca

Organic:
Sophie Rousseaux
416-978-4198, DB 475
sophie.rousseaux@utoronto.ca

 

 

Biological:

TBD

See Quercus for detailed speaking schedule once available

Organic:

See Quercus for detailed speaking schedule once available

 

 

 

Hybrid

Room:
TBD

 

Room: TBD

 

 

 

 

 

Year-long

 

 

Course Designation Instructor(s) Day and Time Location Session
CHM2046 HF, HS
Research in Organic/Biological Chemistry
Supervisor     Fall and Winter

 


Physical Chemistry & Chemical Physics


Course Designation Instructor(s) Day and Time Location Session

CHM1449HS
Machine Learning and Physics Based View on Chemical Compound Space

 

Anatole von Lilienfeld
Myhal, Room 714, 55 St. George St.
anatole.vonlilienfeld@utoronto.ca

 

Start Date: 
January, 2026

Day/Time:
TBD

 

TBD

 

 

Winter
Course Designation Instructor(s) Day and Time Location Session

CHM1455HS
(JCP422 - UTM)

NMR Spectroscopy

Scott Prosser
905-828-3802, DV 4052 (UTM)
scott.prosser@utoronto.ca

 

Start Date: 
January, 2026

Day/Time:
TBD

 

TBD

Room: TBD

Winter
Course Designation Instructor(s) Day and Time Location Session
CHM1456HS
Advanced NMR Spectroscopy

Lewis Kay
416-978-0741 (Office), 416-978-0741(Lab)
Medical Sciences Building, Room 1233
1 King's College Circle Toronto, ON M5S 1A8
kay@pound.med.utoronto.ca

Start Date: 
January 7, 2026
Day/Time:
TBD
 

Room:
TBD
Winter
Course Designation Instructor(s) Day and Time Location Session

CHM1478HF

Quantum Mechanics for Physical Chemists

 

Artur Izmaylov
416-208-2951(UTSC), EV 356

416-946-8405 (STG), LM 420C 
o.voznyy@utoronto.ca

 

Start Date: 
TBD

Day/Time:
Tuesday
Time TBD

 

 

Room: TBD

 

Fall

 

 
Course Designation Instructor(s) Day and Time Location Session

CHM1480HS
(CHM427HS)
Basic Statistical Mechanics

 

 

Dvira Segal
416-946-0559
dvira.segal@utoronto.ca

 

 

Start Date:
January 2025 (TBD)

Day/Time:
TBD

 

 

In-person

Room: TBD
 

Winter
Course Designation Instructor(s) Day and Time Location Session

CHM1482H
Laser Spectroscopy and Photophysics
 

 

Mark Wilson
416-978-2946
mark.w.b.wilson@utoronto.ca

Start Date: 
TBD

Day/Time:
TBD

 

Room: TBD

TBD
Course Designation Instructor(s) Day and Time Location Session

CHM1488HS

Current Directions in Experimental Physical Chemistry

Al-Amin Dhirani
416-946-5789, LM 254
a.dhirani@utoronto.ca

Cynthia Goh (coordinator)
416-978-6254, LM 522
cynthia.goh@utoronto.ca

Start Date:
January, 2026
 

Day/Time:
TBD

 

 

Room: TBD

 

Winter
Course Designation Instructor(s) Day and Time Location Session
CHM1490Y
Physical Chemistry Seminar Series

Mark Wilson
416-978-2946, LM 241A
mark.w.b.wilson@utoronto.ca

Dwayne Miller
416-978-1528, LM 245
dmiller@lphys2.chem.utoronto.ca

Start Date:
TBD
 

Day/Time:
Tuesday, 11:00am
 

Room: Davenport East

 

Year-long
Course Designation Instructor(s) Day and Time Location Session
CHM2026 HF, HS
Research in Physical Chemistry
Supervisor     Fall and Winter

 


Polymers and Materials Chemistry


Course Designation Instructor(s) Day and Time Location Session
CHM1301HS
Synthetic Polymer Chemistry

Dwight Seferos
416-946-0285, LM 616
dwight.seferos@utoronto.ca

Helen Tran
416-946-5763, LM 514
tran@utoronto.ca

 

Start Date:
January, 2026

Day/Time:
TBD

 

In-person

Room: TBD

Winter
Course Designation Instructor(s) Day and Time Location Session
        Winter
Course Designation Instructor(s) Day and Time Location Session

CHM1304HS
(CHM456HS)

Organic Materials Chemistry

Dwight Seferos
416-946-0285, LM 616
dwight.seferos@utoronto.ca

Start Date:
January 6, 2026

Day/Time:
Tuesday 10:00am -12:00pm

 

In-person

Room: TBD

Winter
Course Designation Instructor(s) Day and Time Location Session

CHM1390Y
Polymers & Materials Chemistry Seminar Series

Mitch Winnik
416-978-6495, LM 520
m.winnik@utoronto.ca

Start Date:
TBA

Day/Time:
TBA
 

TBA

Room: TBA

Year-long
Course Designation Instructor(s) Day and Time Location Session
CHM2304HF, HS
Research in Polymers & Materials Chemistry
Supervisor     Fall and Winter

 

The Ontario Visiting Graduate Student Agreement (OVGS) permits a registered student in good academic standing to take a limited number of degree program course requirements at an Ontario university without completing further admission formalities. Graduate course(s) taken through OVGS are subject to the regulations and deadlines of the host institution.These course(s) must be requirements of the U of T degree program, and must not be available at U of T. Normally graduate students should not participate in OVGS in their final year unless the official grade will be received by the SGS final grade and degree recommendation submission deadlines. The graduate student pays tuition fees at U of T as per normal and is classified as a non-degree student at the host university. No tuition fees will be assessed by the host institution; however, applicable incidental fees will be charged. For more information, visit the SGS website.

With the approval by the Graduate Department of Chemistry and the School of Graduate Studies, a student may be exempt from a specific course requirement (generally in this case a core-course) permitting the substitution of another course to meet degree requirements. Overall course credit requirements for the degree are not reduced.

Doctoral students who completed their undergraduate degrees at UoT and who have taken cross-listed courses are eligible to apply for course exemption, if applicable.

To apply for a course exemption, forward the SGS Transfer Credit and/or Exemption form to the Chemistry Graduate Office along with a brief letter of rationale, copies of the course syllabi (the core-course to be exempted and substituting course), confirmation of approval from the supervisor and Grad Studies Representatitve. In the case of substituting a core course, the letter should demonstrate that the substituting course is more appropriate for the research. Student submits the form after the successful completion of the substituting course.