Chemistry Major at Bridgewater College
Thursday, March 5th, 2009Chemistry at Bridgewater College is a small but well-equipped department, graduating 4-6 majors each year. Of those majors, more than half go on to further their education in graduate or professional schools. Others have joined firms such such as Merck, Dow and W. R. Grace as bench chemists, while others find work in quality control labs both private and state-operated.
curriculum is intended to foster an increasing sense of independence in the student. After the introductory courses, chemistry majors are encouraged to become laboratory assistants in various low-level courses, and are required to complete during each term as Juniors and Seniors individual projects which permit them to become familiar with advanced chemical methods and instrumentation. During these project courses the students may work on their own time, and are given access to all of the working labs in the department by means of a key system.