Mission
The mission of the Chemistry Program is to prepare students for entry into graduate and/or professional schools and for productive careers in Chemistry or chemistry related occupations.

Goal
The goal of the program is to expose students to current knowledge in Chemistry by teaching skills and techniques used to obtain, analyze and interpret scientific information.  The student develops the ability to think clearly, independently, and critically.

The Chemistry program supports, nurtures and prepares students for the new millennium.

Objectives

  Provide students with academic curricula to develop a strong understanding of chemistry and to obtain a  baccalaureate degree in chemistry.

  Prepare students to be adaptable to new  developments in chemistry.

  Train students to conduct scientific research through  example, mentoring and personal experience.

  Prepare students for employment in newly evolving and conventional scientific fields related to chemistry.

  Expose students to social, historical and ethical issues through the Chemistry curriculum.

Curriculum Expectations
The Chemistry non-teaching curriculum comprises  48 semester hours of program core requirements 7 - 8 hours of electives and 19 hours of supportive course requirement.  Electives are chosen by the student in consultation with an academic advisor based on the student’s interest and career goals.  An additional 42 hours of general education courses are also required. See the UMES Catalog for the most current and complete description.  The department also offers a Teacher Education degree in conjunction with the Education Department.

  Chemistry Non-Teaching and Teaching Curriculum  (Core Courses)

Chemistry Non-Teaching Curriculum 

Chemistry Non-Teaching Honors Curriculum 

Chemistry Teaching Curriculum 

Environmental Chemistry Curriculum Course Courses:

Summer Research
Chemistry majors have the opportunity to participate in summer internships with private industries, state, federal and local government agencies including the Department of Energy, National Institutes of Health, Federal Government Research Laboratories, Hewlett Packard, US Army Waterways Experimental Research Station and other Universities with which collaborative agreements have been established.  Students are encouraged to take advantage of summer research programs to gain extramural  research experience.

Intramural Research
The Chemistry program offers diversified in-house research opportunities in Energy, Environmental, and Biomedical sciences.

Employment
Graduates are employed by Private and Chemical Industries and local, state and federal government agencies.  Our students  also matriculate into medical and/or graduate schools.

Equipment
Scanning UV-VIS Spectrophotometer, Gas Chromatograph, Atomic Absorption Spectrometer, X-Ray Diffractometer, Toxicity Analyzer, Mass Spectrophotometer, Thermogravimetric Analyzer (TG/MS/GC), Lazer Zee Meter, Autoclave, High Performance Liquid Chromatograph(HPLC), Critical Temperature Apparatus, Fluorometer, FTIR Spectrometer, Inductively Coupled Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS), Electron Microscope, Solution Phase Synthesizer, Gas Chromatograph, Mass Spectrometer, (NMR) Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Accelerated Surface Area Analyzer , Porosimeter (ASAP 2010) and Ion Chromatograph.

Scholarships

  Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC U*)

  UMES Honors Program

  Alliance for Minority Participation (AMP)

  Department of Natural Sciences

  Research Grants and Contracts

   ACS Minority

If you would like more information please contact:
 

Department of Natural Sciences University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, Maryland 21853 (410)651-6013/6015