Faculty of Sciences

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry



The mission of the undergraduate chemistry program is to deliver a broad­based and challenging chemistry experience that will train students for graduate programs in science or to become professionals in a variety of school, government or private industry positions. The program will foster a culture that values our students, strives to help them become self­learners and promotes an understanding that social consciousness and ethical behavior are essential features of a principled chemistry community.

Program Educational Objectives

1. Graduates will demonstrate the...
fundamental knowledge, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills to solve challenging and relevant problems in the four basic areas of chemistry (analytical, inorganic, organic, physical) and related fields.
2. Graduates will have the ability to design and conduct experiments, to analyze and interpret experimental results, and to communicate effectively in written, oral, and graphical forms.
3. Graduates will work ethically and consider the social implications of their work, especially as it affects the health, safety, and environment of citizens worldwide. They will recognize the need for and have the ability to engage in lifelong learning.

Program Outcomes

a. Students will recognize the fundamentals and application of current chemical and scientific theories.
b. Understand the ethical, philosophical, and social dimensions of problems and issues facing chemists.
c. Apply mathematical foundations, physical principles and modeling basics to solve chemical problems and help to explore new areas of science.
d. Use classical techniques and modern instrumentation and record properly the results of their experiment.
e. Conduct experiments, analyze data, and interpret results, while observing responsible scientific conduct.
f. Employ critical thinking and efficient problem­solving skills in the four basic areas of chemistry (analytical, inorganic, organic, and physical).
g. Communicate the results of their work to biochemists, biologists or to a lay audience.
h. Recognize the need for and an ability to engage in lifelong learning.
i. Find employment in industry or government, be accepted on graduate studies or find employment in school systems.
96 credits
General Education
Arts and Humanities
6 credits
Behavioral and Social Sciences
3 credits
Civic Engagement
2 credits
English Communication
3 credits
MAT216General Mathematics
3 credits
PHY210General Physics
3 credits
The objective of this course is the introduction of various laws, principles and physical mechanisms, whose understanding is essential to students pursuing studies in various branches of science. This course consists of several independent parts. The first one deals with dynamics, the different types of motion, Newton's laws, and conservation of energy. The second part deals with hydrostatics and fluid dynamics. The third part deals with thermodynamics, calorimeters, the first principle and the basic transformations, the ideal gas, and thermodynamic cycles. The fourth part concerns the analysis of simple electrical circuits using Kirchhoff laws and the movement of a particle in an electromagnetic field. In the fifth part we talk about relativity, the theory of photons, and the photoelectric effect. Upon completion of this course the students will have acquired sufficient knowledge of several basic principles in physics and be familiar with these various topics.
History of Lebanon
3 credits
STA220Probability and Applied Statistics
Religious Sciences
3 credits
1 credits
Common Core
INF304CS for Chemistry, Biochemistry and Biology
3 credits
INF216Introduction to Programming
3 credits
This course provides students with a practical method for resolving problems using the programming language Visual Basic. It covers: methods for problems analysis; an introduction to the Visual Basic language, basic concepts of the language, types, expressions, control structures (selection, repetition), one dimensional arrays, two dimensional arrays, strings, procedures and functions; and writing and executing programs.
BCH470Laboratory of Biochemistry
PHY215Optics and Modern Physics
3 credits
The goal of the course is to introduce, first, geometric optics to study the phenomena of light and the behavior of the light beam passing from one medium to another. In the second part we will study the acoustic wave model to understand the propagation of vibrational waves and their overlays. In the last part, the course gives an introduction to basic concepts of relativity. This course is designed to educate students in the process of scientific discovery in general and the important role of experimentation in the development of scientific models of nature.
BCH320Structural Biochemistry
3 credits    |    Pre-requisite: CHM317 Or CHM311 Or CHE311
CHM425Analysis Techniques
3 credits    |    Pre-requisite: CHM222
CHM222Chemistry of Solutions
3 credits    |    Pre-requisite: CHM212
CHM426Food Chemistry
3 credits    |    Pre-requisite: CHM311 Or CHM317
CHM212General Chemistry
3 credits
CHM321Inorganic Chemistry
3 credits    |    Pre-requisite: CHM212
CHM438Internship and Conferences
1 credits
Students are required to undergo training in an institution where the work domain covers their field of study. After training, the students are required to write a detailed report regarding their work and defend it in an oral presentation.
CHM471Lab of Chromatography and Spectroscopy
1 credits    |    Pre-requisite: CHM370
CHM370Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry
1 credits    |    Pre-requisite: CHM222 And CHM270
CHM270Laboratory of General Chemistry
CHM371Laboratory of Organic Chemistry
CHM420Macromolecules, Polymers and Materials
3 credits
CHM317Organic Chemistry
3 credits    |    Pre-requisite: CHM212
CHM411Organic Chemistry II
3 credits    |    Pre-requisite: CHM311 Or CHM317
CHM325Physical Chemistry I
3 credits    |    Pre-requisite: CHM212
CHM412Physical Chemistry II
3 credits    |    Pre-requisite: CHM325
CHM422Process Chemistry
3 credits    |    Pre-requisite: CHM311 Or CHM317
CHM340Spectroscopic Methods
3 credits
CHM330Theoretical Chemistry
3 credits    |    Pre-requisite: CHM212
Faculty Electives
Faculty Electives
9 credits
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