Chemistry for Health Sciences

Course code CHEM 1130

Credit 2.5

Length 48.0 hours

Course outline View

This course is designed to introduce the student to basic concepts of chemistry including safety, properties of substances, atomic structure, periodic trends, bonding, chemical reactions, the mole concept, solutions, and the gas laws.

Prerequisites

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What you will learn

  • Safety
  • Properties of Substances
  • Atomic Structure
  • Periodic Trends
  • Bonding
  • Chemical Reactions
  • The Mole Concept
  • Solutions
  • Gas Laws

How to register

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.

Course schedules

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Contact us

If you have any question, please email at advising@vcc.ca.

† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.

Indigenous Territory Acknowledgment

VCC is located on the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples, and we acknowledge our privilege to be here.