CHEM 363Organic Process Chemistry
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Science
- Subject
- Chemistry
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
This course is an introduction to the important aspects of Process Chemistry for the industrial production of pharmaceutically active organic compounds. Topics covered include: industrial organic synthesis and process design, scaling to kilogram quantities, green chemistry principles, process safety and hazard identification, industrial separation and purification, and meeting quality guidelines and regulations.
Prerequisites
- Must have completed the following:
- CHEM265 - Organic Chemistry 2 (0.50)
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Winter 2027 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 6910 | 0 / 48 | MWF 13:30–14:20 |
| LEC 701 | 2595 | 52 / 9999 | Online or by arrangement |
Reviewed on UW Flow
100% liked it100% easy88% useful
From 7 ratings and 2 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
Active participation is encouraged and the assignments are interesting and not too stressful. The lecture slides include all the information you would need to know for any assignments, which is useful for reviewing, but can hinder learning since theres too much extraneous processing going on and you dont need to engage with or focus on the content.
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This class contains a lot of information but can be very interesting at times, especially if you are someone who has interests chemical engineering or the production of pharmaceuticals. Dr. Forsey is great and realizes that there is a lot of information in this course and accounts for this for the final so that it essentially became a take-home test. The majority of the grade was group assignments which were pretty easy and could be done quickly if your group works well together.
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Discussed on r/uwaterloo
11 posts and comments in 10 threads mention CHEM 363, October 2017 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Winter 2022
see you all on february 7th 88 points, 10 comments
u/Dimtar_: “… (Lecture) BIOL 442 (Lecture) BIOL 477L (Tutorial) CHEM 123 (Tutorial) CHEM 125 (Tutorial) CHEM 363 (Lecture) EARTH 122 (Lecture) EARTH 332 (Lecture) EARTH 437 (Lecture) EARTH 439 (Lecture) EARTH 460 (Lecture) MNS 322 (Lecture) PHYS 10 (Seminar) PHYS 111 (Lectures) PHYS 112 …”
Spring 2021
Whats the easiest 200 level or above CHEM course?? 1 point, 9 comments
u/3point14luong: “… CHEM 363: It's an orgo course, but it focuses on the up-scaling and safety concerns for industry. There were weekly assignments, a midterm, a group project, and a final. …”
u/RedCattles: “100% CHEM 363 is the easiest. No mechanisms or math (very basic if any), questions pretty much in the notes, easy grade breakdown (majority from assignments, short paper, exam he gave possible exam questions for). 400 ultrafast spec was also decently easy. …”
Chem 209 0 points, 3 comments
“Thoughts on Chem 209? I’m completing a minor in chem and not sure if I should add this in. I took chem 220, 221, taking chem 223 and 404. Any other chemistry course suggestions??? …”
u/hannajarvinen: “I enjoyed Chem 209! Not too heavy of a course and a fun intro to spectroscopy that doesn't go too deep into quantum mechanics :) it's not a bird course or anything but I would recommend it! …”
u/Nice_Raccoon_4753: “Chem 363 is very interesting and pretty easy as well!”
Winter 2021
One more year to graduate - suggestions for courses to take? 5 points, 10 comments
“I'm a Chem student that's taken like, 99% of the courses I need to graduate. Next Fall/Winter I'm planning to take it relatively easy before I graduate, and will be doing my 494's, as well as 313L - …”
u/ferretsangle: “… - Chem 323 (VK) - Chem 400 (VK) - Chem 363 (Forsey) Non Chem: - Psych 101 - Sci 206 - Earth 121 - Earth 122 - Stat 202 - intro languages (but I only know the in-person experience for french 151/152 and german 101).”
Easiest Chem course? 6 points, 10 comments
“Aside from Chem120 Want to hear about chem lecture classes, not the lab components”
u/3point14luong: “… CHEM 363: It's an orgo course, but it focuses on the up-scaling and safety concerns for industry. There were weekly assignments, a midterm, a group project, and a final. …”
Med chem vs Biochem 0 points, 5 comments
“For upper years, which program do you think is harder? Also does anyone have recommended 3rd/4th year courses for the med chem program”
u/3point14luong: “… The only exception to this is CHEM 363 (Organic Process Chem). If you are looking for a bird course, that is definitely one I recommend. …”
Fall 2020
chem363 2 points, 1 comment
u/depressed_potato00: “any of you guys taken chem363 before (mainly during the online term)? need some help on the courses that im choosing and the only thing holding me back from this is the potential group work in the course assignments”
CHEM 363 1 point, 1 comment
u/Nice_Raccoon_4753: “Has anyone taken Chem 363 and how was it? is there actual organic chemistry in the course because I find the course interesting but I am not good at organic chemistry.”
Spring 2020
needing advice from Biochem/Chem/Science Majors 5 points, 20 comments
“Heyo I've just accepted to Waterloo's Biochemistry Co-op Program, but after reading the reviews here and looking at the course content I think its way above my skill level, what with the 5 courses …”
u/procrastinating_rn_: “I'm in honours chem and for the first year and a bit we take pretty much the same courses as biochem majors! The only difference is that honours doesn't take any of the biology courses. …”
u/ferretsangle: “… Some fun/easy optional chem courses include chem 340 and 363. I plan to take sci 238, stat 202, or earth 121 this fall. Intro (100 level) courses can be easy, but they can still take time. …”
Fall 2017
Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments
“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”
u/Jackhofmann: “PSYCH 483 PSYCH 484 PSYCH 485 PSYCH 486 PSYCH 490R PSYCH 499A PSYCH 499B PSYCH 499C PSYCH 621 PSYCH 630 PSYCH 677A PSYCH 704A PSYCH 704B PSYCH 707 PSYCH 710 PSYCH 714 PSYCH 717 PSYCH 720A PSYCH 721A …”
u/Jackhofmann: “… 302 CHEM 310 CHEM 310L CHEM 323 CHEM 331 CHEM 333 CHEM 335L CHEM 339 CHEM 350L CHEM 356 CHEM 363 CHEM 370 CHEM 382L CHEM 383 CHEM 392A CHEM 392B CHEM 400 CHEM 430 CHEM 432 CHEM 464 CHEM 494A CHEM 494B CHEM 495 CHEM 710 CHEM 712 CHEM 727 CHEM 731 CHEM 740 CHEM 750 CHEM 760 CHEM …”
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