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Chemistry majors have a wide range of career options available to them.
Bachelor of science majors may opt directly for careers in industry in
areas such as chemical analysis, pollution control, research and
development in manufacturing, and product quality control. They also
may pursue advanced study in chemistry, which can lead to a wide range
of careers in research, college teaching or industrial management.
Majors with a bachelor of arts may choose such careers as environmental
analysis, industrial sales, business administration, geochemistry,
secondary school teaching, art conservation and political consulting.
Alternately, one may pursue professional studies in optometry, dentistry,
medicine, engineering and law.
Faculty
Chemistry Faculty: Meredith E. Newman, chair; Richard L. Benner;
Mark S. Erickson; Walter O. Nagel; John Dudek; Susan M. Young
Courses
100 Chemistry, Science, and Life (4 credits) (lecture and laboratory)
An introduction to the language and principles of chemistry emphasizing
its practical aspects. Along with covering basic chemistry, the focus of the
course will range from environmental issues to the chemistry of art, and
will change from year to year. Open only to students with no college
chemistry credit. Offered January Term, although not necessarily every
January. (LAB)
102 Chemistry in Today’s Society (4 credits) (3 one-hour lectures
and 1 two-hour laboratory weekly) Selected areas of chemistry designed to
enable the student to understand better the role of chemistry and
technology in modern society. The course will examine such areas as
polymers, and their role in everyday products; acids and bases in
household products; radioactivity, its use and abuse; and petrochemicals,
energy and other uses. Open only to students with no college chemistry
credit. (LAB)
105 Fundamentals of General, Organic, and Biological
Chemistry (4 credits) (3 one-hour lectures and 1 three-hour laboratory
weekly) An introduction to those basic principles and facts needed for an
understanding of the chemistry of the human body, in particular, and of
life systems, in general. This course is designed primarily for persons
preparing for or continuing in the humanities or social sciences who are
interested in health-related topics and who desire a broader survey of
chemistry than is usually provided by a traditional chemistry course.
Major areas are: some background principles apply to all chemistry, some
background chemistry of carbon compounds (organic) and the
fundamentals of human biochemistry. Prerequisite: high school chemistry
and algebra. (LAB)
107, 108 General Chemistry (4 credits) (3 one-hour lectures, 1 fourhour
laboratory weekly) Basic principles and calculations of chemistry.
Topics include major reaction types, reaction stoichiometry,
thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, atomic and molecular structure and
properties, chemical equilibrium, electrochemistry, and selected topics in
descriptive inorganic chemistry. The main emphasis is on problem solving
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