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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Department of Chemistry


Professor   Annie Lee, Ph.D.
Associate Professor   Dale W. Harak, Ph.D.
    Petia Bobadova, Ph.D. (Chair)
 Assistant Professor   Yu Liu, Ph.D.
    Michael Marvin, Ph.D.
Lecturer   Paula K. Morehouse, Ph.D.
Laboratory Manager   Katherine Hampshire

The American Chemical Society (ACS) approved Chemistry Department offers a broad spectrum of programs in chemistry designed to meet specific needs of students and a variety of vocational objectives. A chemistry degree from Rockhurst can be customized to meet the needs of a variety of career objectives:

  • medical, dental and other health care professions
  • graduate school
  • chemical and pharmaceutical industry
  • chemical manufacturing
  • medical research
  • pharmacy or pharmacology research
  • pharmaceutical sales
  • chemical engineering
  • material science and design
  • agriculture
  • food and beverage industry
  • government research/national laboratories
  • quality assurance
  • environmental science
  • safety and industrial hygiene
  • forensic chemistry
  • chemical education
  • patent law

The Department’s goals are to provide the student with a sound foundation in all major fields of chemistry, to enhance creativity and develop skillful laboratory techniques while promoting a deeper appreciation of chemical experimentation and research.

The Chemistry Department offers the following tracks:

  1. Major in chemistry, General track
  2. Major in chemistry, ACS approved

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Programs

    Bachelor of Science