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Chemistry and Geochemistry - Overview
Mission of the Montana Tech Department of Chemistry and
Geochemistry:
The mission of the Department of Chemistry and Geochemistry is
to pursue a better understanding of the world through scholarship
involving faculty working with undergraduate and graduate students
and to communicate that understanding to students and the public
through exemplary teaching and outreach.
Objective of the Montana Tech Department of Chemistry and
Geochemistry:
The objective of the Montana Tech Department of Chemistry and Geochemistry
is to broadly educate its majors in the field of chemistry and to
provide these students with the knowledge and tools to succeed in
pursuing careers in industry, education, government, or professional
fields.
Montana Tech graduates with a B.S. in Chemistry will:
- have a general working knowledge of inorganic, organic, analytical,
physical, and optionally biochemistry;
- be able to effectively apply mathematics through calculus and
introductory physics to understanding chemistry;
- be proficient in basic and safe chemical laboratory skills;
- understand the principles and applications of modern instrumentation,
computation, experimental design, and data analysis;
- be able to apply, adapt, and extend their knowledge to solve
a wide variety of chemical and technical problems;
- have effective oral and written communication skills;
- be able to access, read, understand, and use the scientific
literature;
- be able to work with others to solve chemical problems as a
team;
- compete successfully for careers in industry, government, education,
or health care.
These outcomes will be assessed by:
- taking and passing the specific courses that constitute the
B. S. Chemistry curriculum;
- by national standardized exam scores;
- the successful completion of capstone experiences in undergraduate
research and/or chemistry seminar; surveys of our undergraduates
at the end of the sophomore and at senior years;
- placement rates.
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