Chemistry Degrees Online

Chemistry consists of two courses, Fundamental Chemistry and Interdisciplinary Chemistry, and offers excellent programs in inorganic, organic, physical, macromolecular, biological, theoretical, and computational chemistry. The department has faculty renowned in these fields. Sharing their excitement about chemistry, all of the faculty members are committed to both research and teaching. About 30 students are engaged in the pre-doctoral programs, and research in the laboratories equipped with modern instrumentation while attending classes on many areas of expertise within chemistry. Appropriate size and intimate atmosphere of the department lead to close interaction between faculty and students, thereby supporting not only the highest quality of education and research activities but intellectual and social life as well. Students who also want to study other fields of science such as biology, physics, and computer science can take those classes in view of these interdisciplinary approaches.

Course of Fundamental Chemistry
This course deals with the fundamental and frontier subjects in inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry. It offers research programs in structural chemistry, chemical reactions, organic and inorganic syntheses, molecular dynamics, and physical chemistry of solutions. A wide variety of compounds such as metal complexes, organic heterocycles, liquid crystals and biopolymers are targeted for research in this course both experimentally and theoretically.

Course of Interdisciplinary Chemistry
This course covers extensive fields of chemistry that cross traditional disciplinary boundaries: coordination chemistry, bioinorganic chemistry, biological chemistry, macromolecular chemistry, quantum chemistry, and organometallic chemistry. Synthetic, kinetic, genetic, and physicochemical approaches are adopted to analyze the structure of complex molecules, elucidate reaction mechanisms in biological systems, and develop novel functional molecules and materials.

Perhaps you dream about discovering a new element or advancing the study of DNA. Or perhaps you want to be part of a scientific team that discovers a new source of energy to fuel our cars and light our homes.

The Chemistry major at the Mount has been designed to provide students with a broad perspective of the practices that constitute modern chemistry, as well as a strong background in biology, physics and mathematics.

Chemistry students enjoy learning in an intimate atmosphere where they receive personal attention from highly qualified faculty with a diversity of scientific expertise and research interests. The average class size is 16 students and the student to faculty ratio in the major is approximately 9:1.

The Chemistry program prepares students for graduate work in chemistry, entrance into medical or dental school, or positions in industry or teaching. The diversity of our program, based upon a sound liberal arts framework, has created a growing and successful cadre of alumni.