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Nov 26, 2024
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2017-2018 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Chemistry Major (Basic)
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Professors Brugh, Vogt
Associate Professors Grunkemeyer, Lever, Thomas
The department offers the four majors described below to help students understand their world at the molecular level and to prepare for careers in chemistry and the allied health sciences. Students interested in the health professions should also consult the Pre-medicine/dentistry section of this Catalog. Students interested in molecular-science-based areas, such as environmental studies, geochemistry, molecular biophysics, or pharmacology, are encouraged to gain a solid foundation in chemistry.
All courses for the major or minor, including cognates, must bear a letter grade; none will be accepted credit/no entry. Also, chemistry courses taken during summer school at any college or university will not count toward a minor or major in the Department. Students are strongly encouraged to take cognates at OWU.
This major prepares students to enter various positions in the chemical industry, to enter into some graduate programs of chemistry or of an interdisciplinary nature, and to teach high school chemistry (see the education section for additional requirements).
Secondary Education Licensure:
Students interested in teaching high school chemistry are required to meet chemistry licensure requirements. The specific requirements are available from the education department.
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Learning Objectives
The Chemistry Major seeks to provide students with experiences that enable them to:
- achieve a solid foundation in major areas of chemistry (Organic, Analytical, Physical, Inorganic and Biochemistry), such that they understand and can apply the fundamental laws and theories of chemistry in the various sub-disciplines and understand the central role of chemistry in the sciences.
- understand the relationship between molecular properties and macroscopic behavior by providing them with the skill to use chemical and mathematical symbols and equations to represent the behavior of matter at the macroscopic, molecular and atomic levels.
- exercise critical discernment of the key features of chemical problems and apply knowledge and judgement to solve such problems, including the design and execution of experiments and computations involving the synthesis of molecules and characterization of chemical properties and phenomena via experimental and computational techniques using modern instrumentation and computer technologies.
- communicate effectively, including accessing and using major information sources of the discipline, conveying (orally and in writing) the results of scientific inquiry in a clear and professionally acceptable manner, and working cooperatively with others in team settings.
- prepare for professional attainment.
Major Requirements
These courses are required:
Note(s):
Recommendations. Students electing to do the Basic Major are encouraged to increase their curricular development by taking additional science courses, particularly if they wish to pursue graduate work in chemistry. In selecting those courses students should consult with their academic advisors and the chemistry faculty.
When possible, chemistry majors are encouraged to complete courses such as CHEM 340 and CHEM 351 by the end of their junior years. This schedule will maximize the value of research experiences available both within and outside of the department.
Students interested in graduate study in chemistry should demonstrate their mastery of the discipline by taking the chemistry (subject) test of the Graduate Record Examination by December of the senior year.
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