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Chemistry
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Chemistry is the study of what the world is made of: the gases that
make up the atmosphere, the rocks that make up the mountains, the water
that makes up the lakes and rivers and, most important, all of the molecules
that make up you. The centerpiece of chemistry is the periodic table,
which arranges the 100-or-so natural elements into families with similar
reactivities. The goal of chemistry is to understand how atoms react
with one another to form molecules and to use this understanding to make
new molecules with exciting biological and electronic properties. Chemistry
uses ideas from quantum mechanics (molecules behave as standing waves
with set, discrete geometries) and thermodynamics (chemical reactions
are a balance between maximizing entropy and minimizing energy) to understand
the properties of molecules.
Highlights of the Hopkins Program
Chemistry at Johns Hopkins focuses on three cutting-edge areas of research:
the development of new synthetic approaches and the application of
modern chemical methods to biological problems, the study of physical
properties of molecules such as adsorption and clustering, and the
use of new computational techniques to understand molecular behavior.
The Department has strong programs in both undergraduate and graduate
training with an emphasis on independent research at all levels of
instruction.
Departmental Homepage
Direct access to the department’s undergraduate information and
their own description of their programs.
http://chemistry.jhu.edu/undergraduate/requirements.html
Scheduling
Sample First Semester Schedule
- Calculus I or higher, 110.109
- Introductory Chemistry I, 030.101
- General Chemistry Lab I, 030.105
- Elective H or S course, a H or S course to start fulfilling distribution
requirements
- Elective Course
- Total 12-16 credits
Major Checklist
A checklist which can be used for exploring the requirements of a potential
major and monitoring your own degree progress.
Major: http://www.jhu.edu/~advising/images/checklists_pdf/ChemistryMajor.doc
Career Exploration
Skill Set
The “real world” skills you’ll develop with a major
in Chemistry:
- Operating scientific equipment
- Applying biological theories
- Designing experiments and recording results
- Applying scientific concepts to problems
- Reasoning logically to evaluate the effects of phenomena
- Attention to detail
- Reporting results and conclusions orally and in writing
Career Center
What have alumni done with their major in Chemistry?
http://www.jhu.edu/careers/students/explore/majors/chemistry.html
More information about career possibilities with a major in Chemistry:
http://www.jhu.edu/careers/students/explore/sheets/chemistry.pdf
Looking for information about majors, careers,
and finding jobs and internships? Visit the Career Center’s website:
http://www.jhu.edu/careers/
Last modified: December 9, 2008 |
