St. Mary’s College Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry celebrate their funding award from the Council on Undergraduate Research to revise their curriculum!
The general educational objective of the chemistry major is the development of a fundamental understanding of the basic principles, concepts, models, and practices employed by chemists in characterizing the structure and behavior of matter.
The chemistry major is structured to insure that this fundamental knowledge is based on experiences that include the five major divisions of chemistry:
- Analytical (Concerns all areas of chemistry and involves the identification and quantification of the chemical components of natural and artificial materials.)
- Inorganic (The study of the properties and reactivity of materials not found naturally in the living world.)
- Physical (The study of the physical components of chemical structures, such as the macroscopic, atomic, and subatomic components.)
- Biochemistry (the study of the chemical components found in natural and living organisms)
- Organic (The study of the chemical components and reactivity of materials found in materials that contain carbon atom.)
The chemistry program is designed to foster development of an understanding of:
- The nature of the underlying scientific processes employed in the acquisition of chemical knowledge
- The application of current principles and modern practices used in solving chemical problems, The current state of chemical knowledge
- The applications of the concepts of chemistry in responsibly addressing societal needs