Chemistry with Business Emphasis
In today's society, the increasing interplay between technology and the economy is the keystone for the growth of many businesses and industries. Issues such as the comparison between traditional and alternative fuels, production and costs of pharmaceuticals and the environmentally appropriate treatment of hazardous waste make headlines. UW-Eau Claire’s major in chemistry/with business emphasis combines studies in these two areas to offer students the opportunity to earn a degree in a field that is expanding and exciting.
Why study chemistry with business emphasis?
- The combination of technical and business expertise is especially attractive to industrial employers.
- Prepare for non-laboratory careers in the chemical industry including product development, business development, sales, marketing research, technical service and manufacturing.
- It's good preparation for graduate studies in business or for careers in expanding industries such as pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, nanotechnology, electronic materials, petrochemicals, polymers, pollution control, and the production of bio-based fuels and materials.
- The logic and analytical skills developed in chemistry will enhance your ability to find solutions in any field.
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Career options
- Technical service engineer
- Pharmaceutical sales representative
- Quality control and quality assurance specialists
- Purchasing agent
- Business development specialist
- Marketing specialist
- Product manager
- Distribution and transportation manager
- Regulatory specialist (EPA, FDA, OSHA)
- Laboratory manager
- Business owner, corporation vice president or president
Undergraduate programs
To meet the needs of students and the society they will serve, the UW-Eau Claire chemistry department has developed four major emphases under the guidance of the American Chemical Society. Broad professional options are provided by the A.C.S. and liberal arts majors that allow entry into all fields of physical and life sciences. The teaching and chemistry/ with business emphasis majors offer opportunities for some specialization. Opportunities in biochemistry and molecular biology are available in a comprehensive major provided by the biology and chemistry departments.
High school preparation
- The normal entry in the chemistry major track is Chem 115, a one semester general chemistry course that requires excellent preparation in high school chemistry. Successful students usually have had AP chemistry or a second year of high school chemistry. Students should also be prepared to start mathematics in Math 111 or above. Students who have average high school chemistry preparation or who place into a lower level math course (Math 109 or lower) should elect the two semester general chemistry sequence, Chem 103 followed by Chem 104. Students who place into remedial math (Math 010 or Math 020) should delay their chemistry course work until their math skills prepare them for algebra.
- All students who enroll at UW-Eau Claire are required to have a minimum of 17 college preparatory units including:
– 4 years of English (at least 3 composition and literature)
– 2 years of a single foreign language
– 3 years of math (algebra, geometry, 1 advanced college preparatory math)
– 3 years of natural science
– 3 years of social science (1 must be world or American history)
– 2 additional units in the areas already mentioned or other academic areas
Freshman course work (sample first year)
Fall semester
- Chem 115, Chemical Principles, 6 credits
- Math 111, Short Course in Calculus, 4 credits
- Econ 103, Principles of Microeconomics, 3 credits
- General education course, 3 credits
Spring semester
- Chem 213, Quantitative Analysis, 4 credits
- Econ 104, Principles of Macroeconomics, 3 credits
- Engl 110, Introduction to College Writing, 5 credits
- General education course, 3 credits
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