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Chemistry Education
MASTER CHEMISTRY AND HOW TO TEACH IT
Students studying chemistry education engage in observation, analysis, synthesis and experimentation, breaking natural substances down into their component parts, replicating in the laboratory chemical processes that occur in the physical world and creating new substances to fulfill specific needs. The courses offered in the chemistry education major emphasize the practical application of the principles of chemistry and students learn how chemical knowledge can benefit humankind and society.
AREAS OF STUDY
- Physical Chemistry
- Analytical Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Learning Science
- Adolescent Development
- Teaching Methods
CAREER OPTIONS
- Middle School/High School Teacher
- Department Chair
- Teacher Leader
- Principal
- Instructional Coach
- Textbook Author
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
- Science Education
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Educational Technology
- Counseling
- Teacher Leadership
- Educational Leadership
What's special about this program?
The Secondary Science Education Program has a partnership agreement with local school districts. Through this program, science teachers collaborate with university personnel to provide an innovative science education program that culminates in a capstone experience of student teaching. The Secondary Science Education Program has led the university in using coteaching as a model for student teaching. This innovative approach on learning to teach emphasizes professional collaborations between students and teachers. Chemistry education students are introduced to STEM and various education technologies to enhance their teaching practice. The university’s clinical faculty oversee the students’ field experiences and provide professional development to the district’s science teachers.
Get Involved
American Chemical Society Student Affiliates
American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Chemistry of Baking Club
Alpha Chi Sigma (AXS)
Cosmetic Chemist Society
NOBCChE Student Chapter: National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers
Sample Curriculum
| FALL | SPRING |
|---|---|
| General Chemistry sequence (Part 1): CHEM 103 or CHEM 111 CHEM 133 or CHEM 135 | General Chemistry sequence (Part 2): CHEM 104 or CHEM 112 CHEM 134 or CHEM 136 |
| CHEM 164, Freshman Majors Seminar | CHEM 165, Intro. to Chem. Research (optional) |
| MATH 231, Integrated Calc. IA | MATH 232, Integrated Calc. IB |
| ENGL 110, First-Year Writing | BISC 207, Intro. Biol. I |
| UNIV 101, First Year Seminar | BISC 217, Intro. Biol. Lab. I |
| Second Language | Second Language |
| FALL | SPRING |
|---|---|
| Organic Chemistry sequence: Option 1: CHEM 213 and CHEM 215 Option 2 Part 1: CHEM 321 and CHEM 325 Option 3 Part 1: CHEM 331 and CHEM 333 (2 credits) | Organic Chemistry sequence (only required if a CHEM 3XX organic sequence was chosen): Option 2 Part 2: CHEM 322 and CHEM 326 Option 3 Part 2: CHEM 332 |
| Analytical Chem. sequence (Part 1): CHEM 337 | Analytical Chem. sequence (Part 1): CHEM 338 |
| PHYS 201 OR PHYS 207, Intro. Physics I | Biochemistry sequence: CHEM 214 and CHEM 216 |
| PHYS 221 OR PHYS 227, Intro. Physics Lab. I | PHYS 202 OR PHYS 208, Intro. Physics II |
| Second Language | PHYS 222 OR PHYS 228, Intro. Physics Lab. II |
| EDUC 413, Adolesc. Dev. and Ed. Psych. | |
| Group A/B/C Elective (1/9) |
| FALL | SPRING |
|---|---|
| Physical Chemistry sequence: Option 1: CHEM 418 and CHEM 445 Option 2: CHEM 443 and CHEM 445 | EDUC 419, Div. in Secondary Education |
| Analytical Chem. sequence (Part 2): CHEM 437 | Analytical Chem. sequence (Part 2): CHEM 438 |
| GEOL 107, Geology of Dynamic Earth | Second Writing Requirement (Group A/B/C Elective 3/9) |
| EDUC 414, Teaching Exceptional Adolescents | Group A/B/C Elective (4/9) |
| Group A/B/C Elective (2/9) | Group A/B/C Elective (5/9) |
| Group A/B/C Elective (6/9) |
| FALL | SPRING |
|---|---|
| EDUC 420, Reading in the Content Areas (1 credit) | EDUC 400, Student Teach. (University Capstone, minimum of 9 credits) |
| SCEN 491, Teach. Science in Secondary Schools | SCEN 492, Student Teach. Seminar: Sec. Science (highly recommended) |
| Group A/B/C Elective (7/9) | |
| Group A/B/C Elective (8/9) | |
| Group A/B/C Elective (9/9) |
