愛荷華大學

Learning Outcomes

The Department of Chemistry is committed to maintaining excellence in teaching and mentoring, and to providing the maximum educational benefit to each chemistry graduate. The desired outcomes will prepare students for success in graduate or professional school, industry or government employment, and a wide variety of career choices.

The graduate with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry will be able to use the knowledge and skills obtained in the program to demonstrate the following.

• Knowledge and Understanding of Chemistry
• Graduates will be able to demonstrate:
• mastery of major concepts, theoretical principles, and experimental findings in chemistry;
• an understanding of the relationship between molecular structure and physical/chemical properties;
• an understanding of the relationship between the microscopic, macroscopic, and symbolic descriptions of matter and the changes it undergoes; and
• an understanding of the conditions that affect stability and factors that control rates of change.

Laboratory Skills

Graduates will be able to:

• assess chemical and procedural hazards involved in laboratory work;
• use strategies to minimize the risks associated with laboratory work;
• maintain a clearly organized laboratory notebook;
• use a variety of synthetic techniques;
• use instrumentation and laboratory techniques to separate, purify, identify, quantify, and characterize chemical species; and
• use computers as tools for data acquisition, management, and analysis.

The Bachelor of Science with a major in chemistry requires a minimum of 120 s.h., including 69 s.h. of work for the major (20 s.h. in foundation chemistry courses, 27 s.h. in advanced chemistry, and 22 s.h. in supporting course work). Students must earn at least 20 s.h. in advanced chemistry courses at the University of Iowa. They must maintain a g.p.a. of at least 2.00 in all courses for the major and in all UI courses for the major.

The undergraduate major in chemistry provides a strong foundation for success in graduate and professional study and for positions in academic or industrial chemistry.