Degree completion
through part-time study
CHEMISTRY
Bachelor of Arts
Chemistry deals with the basic laws of the
physical world while investigating the composition and properties
of matter. The application of these basic laws has resulted
in discoveries that have made our lives more comfortable,
healthy, and productive. The five areas of the science represented
by the department faculty include the organic, inorganic,
analytical, physical, and biochemical fields. Students may
choose their area of specialization as juniors or seniors.
The Bachelor of Arts is designed for those who plan to seek
employment in areas related to chemistry, preparing students
who wish to enter chemical marketing, technical writing, patent
research, or pharmaceutical and industrial sales, or who wish
to pursue advanced study. Approximately 75 percent of chemists
are employed in industry. Others work in academic settings
or nonprofit and government agencies that deal with health
and agriculture. More than half of all chemists are engaged
in research activities. Many combine teaching with research
or do administrative or production work. The government hires
chemists at the bachelor's level for materials research and
for the development of fuels, medicines, quality control,
and analytical procedures. Delaware's chemistry graduates
have excellent employment opportunities.
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