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COURSES OF STUDY
Birmingham-Southern College Catalog 2014-2015
Chemistry (CH)
Bachelor of Science
Scott Dorman, David J. A. Schedler, Clyde T. Stanton, Laura K. Stultz
Career opportunities in chemistry include health care, teaching, and
government and industrial research, including graduate school or dental
school. Students wishing to prepare for teaching chemistry in secondary
schools should complete a chemistry major and confer with the education
department concerning additional requirements in education.
Upon completion of the chemistry major, students will be able to
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demonstrate a knowledge of the broad fundamental concepts of
chemistry,
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search the scientific literature and find adequate, appropriate source
material on a given topic,
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derive hypotheses to answer chemistry questions,
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design experiments to test hypotheses,
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conduct experiments and analyze data,
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draw appropriate conclusions from scientific data,
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explain the results of experiments to a broad audience,
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write clearly and concisely in scientific research format.
Major Requirements
The following courses are required (13 units):
CH 120 or CH 149
CH 211 and CH 212
CH 220
CH 306
CH 308
CH 411 and 412
CH 410
CH 420
MA 232
PH 121 and 122
Courses required for the chemistry major may be used to meet minor
requirements in mathematics and physics.
Minor Requirements
The following courses are required (5 units):
CH 120 or CH 149
CH 211 and CH 212
CH 220
CH 306 or 411 or 418
