The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry enjoys a solid reputation as a quality program with faculty who strive to be the best teachers on campus.  Coursework in Chemistry and Biochemistry is designed to prepare students for a variety of options and career paths following graduation. The upper division courses are based on a sequence of integrated laboratory/lecture courses in organic/physical chemistry, inorganic/physical chemistry, biophysical chemistry, instrumental methods and biochemistry.  

You can find more information on our curriculum using the links on the left. Some instructors also maintain course-specific information on their Faculty web-pages.

Each year, the Department offers “Special Topics” courses that provide an advanced experience in a modern, topical application of chemistry or biochemistry.  Examples include:

• Biotechnology
• Computational Chemistry
• Extreme Biochemistry
• Medicinal Chemistry
• NMR Spectroscopy
• Nucleic Acid Chemistry
• Pollution in the Sand

Dr. Bolender and chemistry majors in Baja Sur for Pollution in the Sand, Summer 2005.