CAREERS IN CHEMISTRY

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Building YOUR Future with
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Chemistry Department, UWI

• One of the largest Departments at UWI
• Started in 1948
• Over 800 undergrads 40 postgraduates
• Over 20 lecturers
• Five divisions
• Physical, Organic, Inorganic, Food Applied
• What do we do?
• We train students
• to think critically
• reason intelligently
• to solve problems to be innovative

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Chemistry Majors

• General Chemistry
• Industrial Chemistry
• Food Chemistry
• Environmental Chemistry

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Chemistry Options Minors

• 5 Chemistry Minors

• General Chemistry
• Industrial Chemistry
• Food Processing
• Food Chemistry
• Environmental Chemistry

• 3 Options
• Special Chemistry
• Chemistry Education
• Chemistry Management

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Sample of Chemistry Courses

• Introductory Chemistry
• Analytical Chemistry
• Food Processing Techniques
• Food Flavour Chemistry
• Environmental Chemistry
• Water Treatment
• Polymer Chemistry
• Organic Chemistry in Medicine Agriculture
• Management for Science based Industries

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How do I Register?

• CSEC Chemistry Only?
• No passes in CAPE or ALevel Chemistry?
• CAPE or ALevel Chemistry 1 unit only?

CHEM0901 Sem. 1 CHEM0902 Sem. 2
Minimum Attendance 75 - Lectures, Labs
Tutorials
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How do I Register?

• CAPE or ALevel 2 units?

CHEM1901 Sem. 1 CHEM1902 Sem. 2
Remember Register for Lectures, Labs Tutorials
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How do I Register?

• Level 1 MATH
• Required for Chem Majors
• CAPE or ALevel MATH BOTH units

MATH 1185 Sem. 1 Calculus for Scientists
Engineers
STAT1001 OR MATH 1141 Sem. 2
STAT1001 Statistics for Scientists MATH1141
Intro to Linear Algebra Geometry
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In the words of National HeroMarcus Mosiah
Garvey.

• If you haven't confidence in self, you are twice
  defeated in the race of life. With confidence,
  you have won even before you have started.  
  ? Marcus Garvey

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Why should I do Chemistry?

• Medicine, Engineering, Forensics, M.Phil Ph.D.

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Where do Chemists Work?

• Public Service
• Forensic Lab
• NWC RADA
• NEPA BSJ
• SRC JBI

• Industry
• Bauxite/Alumina
• Cement
• Sugar/Rum
• Petroleum
• Paint
• Water Treatment
• Food Processing

• Academics
• UWI
• UTech NCU
• CASE High Schools

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Labs for Learning

• Interesting!
• Hands-on!
• Well supervised!

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Pilot-scale Food Industrial Lab Exercises
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• Summer placement in industry
• Opportunities for
• undergraduate research
• using sophisticated equipment
• Developing business ideas

• In-house book rental system
• Peer-led tutorials
• Join the UWI Chemistry Society
• Pursue a meaningful career

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Life is full of CHOICES!!
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• Join Us and Experiment with other Chemists!!
• Youll ________ the reaction