Chemistry Degree Focus Areas
As a chemistry department, we offer a range of upper-level electives that can be used to tailor your chemistry degree to your interests, career aspirations or learning style. Three focus areas have been developed to showcase our collective expertise and assist students in centring their studies if they so desire.
Chemistry for energy and climate change
Tackle global energy needs and sustainability by developing renewable technologies, efficient catalysts, and eco-friendly materials.
| Sample courses: | Solar Energy, Biocatalysis, Green Inorganic Chemistry, Natural Product Biosynthesis, Atmospheric Chemistry. |
| Careers: | Materials Chemist, Environmental Chemist, Consultant, Protein Engineer. |
| Employers: | Government Agencies, Green Tech companies, Tesla, CATL, Energy Labs, NGOs. |
Chemistry for medicine and health
Advance medicine through molecules, diagnostics, and therapies that improve human health.
| Sample courses: | Chemical Biology, Metabolomics, Organic Synthesis, Biophysics. |
| Careers: | Medicinal Chemist Biomedical Scientist, Toxicologist, Patent Examiner, Formulation Chemist. |
| Employers: | Pfizer, Novartis, GlaxoSmithKline, biotech firms, diagnostic labs, public health agencies. |
Investigative chemistry
For curious, hands-on learners – apply chemical principles to real-world problems in advanced labs and directed studies.
| Sample courses: | Advanced Chemistry Labs, Honor’s Thesis, Scientific Instrumentation, Chromatography & Mass Spectrometry. |
| Careers: | Analytical Chemist, Instrumentation R&D, Field Service Engineer, Software Developer. |
| Employers: | Agilent, Thermo Fisher, Bruker, Diagnostics Companies, National Labs, Universities. |