Chemistry Program is designed to cover all fundamental aspects. The curriculum includes general education courses in Mathematics, Physics, Materials Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, General Chemistry and Organic Chemistry. The curriculum is also augmented by several elective courses in various branches of Chemistry. Students are exposed early to all these aspects so that they can make early decisions as to what aspects of Chemistry they want to specialize in. They can either be involved in research or in the utilization of our natural resources. A research chemist studies the ways in which matter changes and how to develop new materials to improve our living conditions. The chemist may be an analytical chemist who performs a variety of tasks such as, to analyze water, air, or petroleum samples, to determine the composition of a newly discovered substance, or to identify the materials in a crime investigation. An inorganic chemist synthesizes and characterizes materials like alloys, semiconductors, superconductors, glasses, catalysts, and inorganic pharmaceuticals. An organic chemist is concerned with the syntheses of new materials such as plastics, pharmaceutical products, or other commercial chemicals from various other chemicals or from natural resources and he studies the chemical properties of various carbon compounds. A physical chemist applies physics principles to the structure of matter and the process of chemical changes. An environmental chemist can investigate the conditions of pollution, monitor pollutants and assess hazardous effects. There are many other branches of chemistry, such as petroleum chemistry, biochemistry, nanochemistry and electrochemistry.
Chemistry graduates are expected to contribute to the academic, civil service and industrial development of the Kingdom by working in educational institutions, in government and in private institutions responsible for public health and safety of the environment, or in one of the many industries whose products or processes involve chemical technology. These areas include: schools and technical colleges, water authorities, desalination plants, agencies for environment protection, the standards and specifications bureau; the vast petroleum, petrochemical and mining industries scattered all over the Kingdom; as well as the many smaller industries whose products or processes involve chemical technology. Chemistry graduates are also expected to form the backbone of the various research centers that are emerging in the Kingdom whether related to government organizations such as agriculture, health, petroleum, commerce (standards and quality control) or to private organizations. Industrial research centers, in particular, are envisaged to supplement huge industrial complexes to utilize manpower trained under the above programs of studies.
The B.S. program in chemistry prepares students for successful careers in private or government sectors or for pursuing graduate studies in chemistry. The program provides quality theoretical and practical learning experiences in various areas of chemistry enriched with diverse research opportunities.
The chemistry program aims at preparing graduates who will be:
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General Studies Requirements |
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Title | Courses | Credit Hours | |||
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English | ENGL 101, 102, 214 | 9 | |||
Islamic & Arabic Studies | IAS 111, 121, 212, xxx | 8 | |||
Global Studies | GS xxx | 3 | |||
Career Essentials | CGS 392 | 1 | |||
Physical Education | PE 101 | 1 | |||
Total | 22 | ||||
Digital/Business Foundation |
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Title | Courses | Credit Hours | |||
Intro. to Programm. in Python & C | ICS 104 | 3 | |||
Introduction to Data Science | ISE 291 | 3 | |||
Intro. to Artificial Intelligence | COE 292 | 3 | |||
Business & Entrepreneurship | BUS 200 | 3 | |||
Total | 12 | ||||
Math & Science Requirements |
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Title | Courses | Credit Hours | |||
Math | MATH 101, 102, 201 | 11 | |||
Physics | PHYS 101, 102 | 8 | |||
Math/Stat Elective | MATH xxx or STAT xxx (MATH 202, MATH 208, MATH 225 or STAT 319) | 3 | |||
Total | 22 | ||||
Core Requirements |
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Title | Courses | Credit Hours | |||
General Chemistry | CHEM 101, 102 | 8 | |||
Analytical Chemistry | CHEM 221, 222, 324, 325 | 7 | |||
Biochemistry | CHEM 363 | 3 | |||
Inorganic Chemistry | CHEM 335, 336, 337 | 6 | |||
Organic Chemistry | CHEM 201, 202, 204, 305 | 9 | |||
Physical Chemistry | CHEM 212, 213, 311, 312 | 8 | |||
Materials Chemistry | CHEM 458, 459 | 4 | |||
Research Skills | CHEM 479, 488 | 3 | |||
Total | 48 | ||||
Electives |
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Title | Courses | Credit Hours | |||
Chemistry Electives | Two CHEM xxx Courses | 6 | |||
Technical Electives | Two XE xxx Courses | 6 | |||
Engineering Elective | One XE xxx Engineering Course | 3 | |||
Free Elective | One XXX xxx Course | 3 | |||
Total | 18 | ||||
Summer Training |
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Title | Courses | Credit Hours | |||
Summer Training | CHEM 399 | 1 | |||
Total | 1 | ||||
Total Credit Hours: 123 |
FreshmanSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
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CHEM 101 | Principles of Chemical Science I | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
ENGL 101 | Introduction to Academic Discourse | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
MATH 101 | Calculus I | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
PE 101 | Health & Physical Education I | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
PHYS 101 | General Physics I | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
Total | 13 | 8 | 16 | ||
FreshmanSemester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
CHEM 102 | Principles of Chemical Science II | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
ICS 104 | Introduction to Programming in Python and C | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
MATH 102 | Calculus II | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
PHYS 102 | General Physics II | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
IAS 121 | Language Foundation | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Total | 14 | 10 | 17 | ||
SophomoreSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
CHEM 201 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
CHEM 202 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
CHEM 221 | Quantitative Chemical Analysis | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
CHEM 222 | Quantitative Chemical Analysis Laboratory | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
ENGL 102 | Introduction to Argument Writing | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
MATH 201 | Calculus III | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
BUS 200 | Business & Entrepreneurship | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 14 | 8 | 16 | ||
SophomoreSemester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
CHEM 204 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
CHEM 212 | Physical Chemistry I: Chemical Thermodynamics | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
CHEM 213 | Chemical Thermodynamics Lab | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
ENGL 214 | Academic & Professional Communication | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
IAS 111 | Belief and its Consequences | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
XXX xxx | Math/STAT Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 14 | 4 | 15 | ||
JuniorSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
CHEM 311 | Physical Chemistry II: Kinetics and Spectroscopy | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
CHEM 312 | Kinetics and Spectroscopy Laboratory | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
CHEM 335 | Fundamentals of Inorganic Chemistry | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ISE 291 | Introduction to Data Science | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
IAS 212 | Ethics and Governance | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
CHEM 324 | Instrumental Chemical Analysis | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
CHEM 325 | Instrumental Chemical Analysis Laboratory | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
Total | 14 | 8 | 16 | ||
JuniorSemester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
CHEM 305 | Organic Synthesis & Characterization Laboratory | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
CHEM 363 | Biochemistry | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
CHEM 336 | Advanced Inorganic Chemistry | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
CHEM 337 | Inorganic Synthesis & Characterization Laboratory | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
COE 292 | Introduction to Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
CGS 392 | Career Essentials | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
XE xxx | Technical Elective I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 11 | 14 | 15 | ||
JuniorSummer Semester |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
CHEM 399 | Summer Training | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
SeniorSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
CHEM 488 | Undergraduate Research | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
XXX xxx | Free Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
GS xxx | GS Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
XE xxx | Engineering Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
CHEM xxx | Chemistry Elective I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 12 | 0 | 14 | ||
SeniorSemester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
CHEM 458 | Materials Chemistry | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
CHEM 459 | Material Synthesis & Characterization Laboratory | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
CHEM 479 | Chemistry Seminar | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
XE xxx | Technical Elective II | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
CHEM xxx | Chemistry Elective II | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
IAS xxx | Islamic/Arabic Elective | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Total | 12 | 4 | 13 | ||
Total Credit Hours: 123 |
FreshmanSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
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CHEM 101 | Principles of Chemical Science I | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
ENGL 101 | Introduction to Academic Discourse | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
MATH 101 | Calculus I | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
PE 101 | Health & Physical Education I | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
PHYS 101 | General Physics I | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
Total | 13 | 8 | 16 | ||
Semester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
CHEM 102 | Principles of Chemical Science II | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
ICS 104 | Introduction to Programming in Python and C | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
MATH 102 | Calculus II | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
PHYS 102 | General Physics II | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
IAS 121 | Language Foundation | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Total | 14 | 10 | 17 | ||
Total Credit Hours: 33 |
SophomoreSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
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CHEM 201 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
CHEM 202 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
CHEM 221 | Quantitative Chemical Analysis | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
CHEM 222 | Quantitative Chemical Analysis Laboratory | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
ENGL 102 | Introduction to Argument Writing | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
MATH 201 | Calculus III | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
BUS 200 | Business & Entrepreneurship | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 14 | 8 | 16 | ||
Semester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
CHEM 204 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
CHEM 212 | Physical Chemistry I: Chemical Thermodynamics | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
CHEM 213 | Chemical Thermodynamics Lab | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
ENGL 214 | Academic & Professional Communication | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
IAS 111 | Belief and its Consequences | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
XXX xxx | Math/STAT Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 14 | 4 | 15 | ||
Total Credit Hours: 31 |
JuniorSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
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CHEM 311 | Physical Chemistry II: Kinetics and Spectroscopy | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
CHEM 312 | Kinetics and Spectroscopy Laboratory | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
CHEM 335 | Fundamentals of Inorganic Chemistry | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ISE 291 | Introduction to Data Science | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
IAS 212 | Ethics and Governance | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
CHEM 324 | Instrumental Chemical Analysis | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
CHEM 325 | Instrumental Chemical Analysis Laboratory | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
Total | 14 | 8 | 16 | ||
Semester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
CHEM 305 | Organic Synthesis & Characterization Laboratory | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
CHEM 363 | Biochemistry | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
CHEM 336 | Advanced Inorganic Chemistry | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
CHEM 337 | Inorganic Synthesis & Characterization Laboratory | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
COE 292 | Introduction to Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
CGS 392 | Career Essentials | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
XE xxx | Technical Elective I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 11 | 14 | 15 | ||
Summer Semester |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
CHEM 399 | Summer Training | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Total Credit Hours: 32 |
SeniorSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
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CHEM 488 | Undergraduate Research | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
XXX xxx | Free Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
GS xxx | GS Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
XE xxx | Engineering Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
CHEM xxx | Chemistry Elective I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 12 | 0 | 14 | ||
Semester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
CHEM 458 | Materials Chemistry | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
CHEM 459 | Material Synthesis & Characterization Laboratory | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
CHEM 479 | Chemistry Seminar | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
XE xxx | Technical Elective II | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
CHEM xxx | Chemistry Elective II | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
IAS xxx | Islamic/Arabic Elective | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Total | 12 | 4 | 13 | ||
Total Credit Hours: 27 |
Summer Semester |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
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CHEM 399 | Summer Training | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Total Credit Hours: 1 |