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Chemistry OverviewChemistry at Bard is geared primarily, but not exclusively, toward meeting the needs of students planning to do graduate work in chemistry and biology. Students receive extensive hands-on experience with contemporary instruments (see Facilities section below) and equipment. In addition to the core courses, a student typically takes at least two advanced electives in chemistry, biology, mathematics, or physics, according to personal goals. RequirementsBefore moderating in the program, students should complete or be enrolled in Chemistry 141-142 and 201-202, Mathematics 141 and 142, and Physics 141 and 142. Students are expected to follow the standard divisional procedure for Moderation and to fulfill the collegewide distribution and First-Year Seminar requirements. To graduate, students must successfully complete Chemistry 301, 312, and 411-412; an elective at the 300 level or higher; and the Senior Project. Recent Senior Projects in Chemistry
FacilitiesFacilities at the Gabrielle H. Reem and Herbert J. Kayden Center for Science and Computation and the Lynda and Stewart Resnick Science Laboratories include individual research laboraties for teaching staff and their students; seminar rooms; and expanded space for student research posters. Students have the opportunity to work with modern instrumentation, including a 400-MHz nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer; a gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer; two Thermo-Nicolet Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometers; Varian ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometers; a polarograph; a Dionex high-performance liquid chromatograph; a Johnson Matthey magnetic susceptibility balance; and, in collaboration with Vassar College, a state-of-the-art x-ray diffractometer. More details and photographs are available at the Chemistry Program website. CoursesCore courses include Chemistry 141-142, Basic Principles of Chemistry; Chemistry 201-202, Organic Chemistry; Chemistry 301, Principles of Chemical Analysis; Chemistry 312, Advanced Inorganic Chemistry; and Chemistry 411-412, Physical Chemistry. Each semester, two advanced elective courses, covering topics such as organic synthesis, chemical kinetics, and organometallics, are offered.
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