Chemistry
Department | Program | Courses
Program
Chemistry is central to many of the major issues that will face society
for years to come from energy and waste management to medicine and biotechnology.
The Department of Chemistry offers a full set of courses designed to prepare
a student for graduate study, medical school, or work in the chemical industry.
This course work includes a foundational two-year program with associated
labs in general, organic, and quantitative chemistry, followed by intensive
junior/senior laboratory courses in conjunction with advanced courses in
biochemistry, and physical, inorganic, and organic chemistry. All majors
assemble a Chemistry Portfolio over their junior and senior years that insures
each student has conducted experiments in all areas of chemistry, has achieved
proficiency in all major areas of instrumentation, and has attended and
given seminars both inside and outside of Berea College.
Chemistry courses are grounded in problem solving using both practical
and quantitative-reasoning skills. The Department faculty are committed
to the idea that students should conduct research as part of their
undergraduate curriculum. All Chemistry faculty direct undergraduate
research with students, as well as send some students to undergraduate-research
programs at other institutions. The Department hopes to prepare its
students to address chemical problems that have come to dominate the
headlines of today’s news, from nuclear to biomedical issues
and everything in between.
Berea’s Chemistry students have gone on to work in many fields,
including chemical-industrial research, medicine (including doctors,
physician assistants, and pharmacists), and college teaching. The
Department’s courses also serve as collateral requirements in
Biology, Nursing, Psychology and Sustainability and Environmental
Studies, as well as provide general chemistry and environmental chemistry
courses to serve the student body at large.
For students inclined toward a Chemical Engineering, the College
offers a 3-2 Engineering Dual Degree Program under the Applied
Science and Mathematics major. In this program, a student attends
Berea College for three years, then completes the Engineering degree
requirements at either the University of Washington (Saint Louis,
Missouri), or at the University of Kentucky (Lexington).
Major Requirements
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