Department of Chemistry

The Chemistry Department was established in the year 1973/1974 AD. The duration of study in this department is four years, after which the student is awarded a bachelor’s degree.

The department contains a major in chemistry (physical chemistry, organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, and analytical chemistry). A new major of industrial chemistry is under construction.

The department has had master and doctoral programs since the late 1980s

• Graduating specialized scientific competencies in the various fields of chemistry necessary to serve society and sustainable development.

• Contributing to spreading scientific culture and instilling the principle of moral and professional responsibility

• Embracing distinguished students and providing the department with distinguished cadres in the required specializations that keep pace with scientific developments.

• Supporting faculty members to produce innovative scientific and applied research.

• Teaching chemistry courses to students of the department and other departments in the College of Science and some university colleges as needed.

• Developing and modernizing central research laboratories to enhance the skills of the educational process, scientific research and community service.

• Providing scientific consultations to relevant institutions to activate the partnership between the university and society.

• Developing and updating educational programs in accordance with comprehensive quality standards and striving to obtain academic accreditation.

 A graduate in this major can work in the following fields:

• Academic fields, training in education or in scientific college laboratories.

• Working in factories, chemical companies, and government agencies related to the specialty, such as quality and specifications, and water and sanitation institutions.

1. The required percentage is:  55% scientific) (parallel system 50% scientific).

2. The qualification (high school form) must not be more than six years old.