Chemical profession and career guide

1. Chemistry

In the Catalogue of Undergraduate Majors of Ordinary Colleges and Universities (2012), there is a separate chemistry category under the Science category, and there are five major majors under the chemistry category, namely chemistry, applied chemistry, chemical biology, molecular science and engineering, and energy chemistry.

Chemistry

Major: Chemistry | Major code: 070301 | Category: Science | Discipline: Chemistry | Educational level: Bachelor | Degree awarded: Bachelor of Science

Some of the professional directions of colleges and universities: analysis and testing, fine chemical industry, science, medicine, chemical pharmaceutical.

Main courses: Inorganic chemistry, Analytical chemistry (including instrumental analysis), organic chemistry, physical chemistry (including structural chemistry), Basic Chemical engineering and chemical drawing.

Employment direction and prospects

The graduates are mainly engaged in technology development, product development, production management, production supervision, environmental monitoring, quality inspection, technical services and other work in enterprises and institutions related to fine chemicals and trading companies. Can also be engaged in chemical application research and development, safety management, quality testing and other work in related industries.

Applied chemistry

Major: Applied Chemistry | Major code: 070302 | Category: Science | Discipline: Chemistry | Educational level: Undergraduate | Degree awarded: Bachelor of Science

Some colleges and universities are trained according to the following professional directions: pharmaceutical, Tibetan and Chinese bilingual, functional materials, fine chemicals, drug synthesis quality testing, analysis and testing, pharmaceutical cosmetics, product testing technology Chemical materials and technology.

Students with solid theoretical foundation of applied chemistry, high foreign language level and strong computer application ability are able to adapt to product development, scientific research, technology development, engineering design and production management in fine chemical industry, organic synthesis, biochemistry, biochemistry, drug synthesis and environmental protection and other related majors. And can solve the practical engineering problems of wide caliber senior professionals;

Students in this major mainly learn basic knowledge, basic theories, basic skills and related engineering and technical knowledge in chemistry, receive scientific thinking and scientific experiment training in basic research and applied basic research, have good scientific literacy, and have the basic skills to apply the learned knowledge and experimental skills to applied research, technology development and science and technology management.

Main courses: Inorganic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Modern instrument analysis, Material Chemistry, Chemical Principle, Chemical process, Chemical instrument automation, Chemical equipment, Chemical design, chemical enterprise Management.

Employment direction and prospects

The employment industries of applied chemistry graduates include education, materials, military industry, automobile, military, electronics, information, environmental protection, municipal, construction, building materials, fire protection, chemical industry, machinery and other industries. Departments include: quality supervision and testing departments at all levels, scientific research institutes, design institutes, teaching units, production enterprises, and fire brigades above the provincial level. Graduates of this major are suitable for applied research, scientific and technological development, production technology and management work in production, technology and administrative departments and factories and mining enterprises such as petrochemical industry, environmental protection, commodity inspection, health and epidemic prevention, customs, medicine, fine chemical industry, etc. It is also suitable for scientific research departments and schools to engage in scientific research and teaching.

Chemical biology

Major: Chemical Biology | Major code: 070303 | Category: Science | Discipline: Chemistry | Educational level: Undergraduate | Degree awarded: Bachelor of Science

Chemical biology is an emerging discipline combining chemistry, biology and medicine. It aims to cultivate senior talents with solid basic knowledge of chemistry and biology, extensive cross-field knowledge of chemical biology, proficient experimental skills of chemistry and related biology, basic ability to engage in scientific research in the cross-field of chemical biology, strong sense of innovation and high comprehensive quality.

Compulsory courses: Inorganic chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry, Structural chemistry, bioinorganic chemistry, bioorganic Chemistry, Instrumental analysis, polymer Chemistry, Cell biology, biochemistry, Molecular biology, Introduction to Bioinformatics, Chemical biology, Basic Chemical Engineering and chemical Drawing, etc. Basic experiment of chemistry, biochemistry experiment, comprehensive experiment of chemical biology.

Employment direction and prospects

The employment prospects of this major are quite broad, and students are suitable to engage in research and teaching work in scientific research departments and universities after graduation. Suitable for chemical, pharmaceutical, medical, biochemical pharmaceutical, biological engineering, inorganic new materials, chemical, light industry, energy and other industries, as well as factories and mining enterprises, undertakings, technology and administrative departments engaged in applied research, scientific and technological development and management.

Molecular science and engineering

Major: Molecular Science and Engineering | Major code: 070304 | Category: Science | Discipline: Chemistry | Educational level: Bachelor | Degree awarded: Bachelor of Science

This major is not only different from traditional chemistry and chemical engineering majors, but also not a simple combination of chemistry and chemical engineering majors. It focuses on solving chemistry and related environmental, material and life science problems with molecular level theories and knowledge, and optimizes the teaching content of chemistry and chemical engineering based on the needs of research, development and industrialization of functional chemical new products that the country needs to develop urgently. Add new interdisciplinary knowledge, the development prospect is very broad.

Main courses: Physical Properties of Materials, Pharmaceutical Analysis, Functional polymer materials, Physical Properties of Functional Materials, Chemical Safety and Environmental Protection, Environmental Chemistry, Chemical Separation Engineering, Biological Chemistry, Chemical Design, Green Chemical Technology, Chemical Reaction Engineering, Chemical Thermodynamics, Principles of Chemical Engineering, Inorganic Material Chemistry, Advanced Organic Chemistry, Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, polymer Physics, Polymer Chemistry, Biology Chemistry, Instrumental Analysis and Technology, Structural Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry.

Employment direction and prospects

Students have a wide range of adaptability after graduation, and can be engaged in scientific research, teaching, development, design, management and other work in related industries or departments. At the same time, a high proportion of students in this major will enter the postgraduate stage for further study, mainly engaged in scientific research and new technology development

Energy chemistry

Major: Energy Chemistry | Major code: 070305 | Category: Science | Discipline: Chemistry | Educational level: Bachelor | Degree awarded: Bachelor of Science

This major optimizes the teaching content of chemistry and chemical engineering, adds new interdisciplinary knowledge, and cultivates compound high-quality talents with broad and profound chemistry and chemical engineering foundation, strong innovation consciousness, basic science research ability, and functional chemical new product research and development and industrialization ability to meet the needs of national development.

Main courses: Physical chemistry, organic chemistry, chemical thermodynamics, Principles of chemical engineering, Chemical reaction Engineering, petroleum processing Engineering and experiments, organic chemical technology, Introduction to petroleum refining Engineering, Introduction to Energy Engineering, synthetic fuel Chemistry, renewable energy Engineering, chemical energy Evaluation, synthetic fuel chemical design

Employment direction and prospects

After graduation, the students of this major have relatively more employment units and abundant job opportunities. The fields of employment include: chemical industry, petroleum, light industry, medicine, metallurgy, materials and biological engineering; Agriculture, fine chemical and biological chemical, drug research and development units, medical colleges and universities, pharmaceutical production and commercial enterprises, hospitals, medical and health administration and drug inspection and other departments and food, daily chemical and fine chemical related enterprises and institutions.

Second, chemical industry

Chemical engineering belongs to a professional category of engineering, also known as chemical and pharmaceutical, and is subdivided into the following professional:

Chemical Engineering and Technology

Major: Chemical Engineering and Technology | Major code: 081301 | Department: Engineering | Discipline: Chemical Engineering and Pharmaceutical

This major mainly studies chemical production principle, process flow, technology, equipment and other related knowledge, development and production of new chemical products science

Main courses: Organic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Principles of Chemical Engineering, Chemical reaction Engineering, Chemical machinery, Principles of fine organic synthesis, etc.

Employment direction and prospects

Graduates can work in engineering design, technology development, production technology management and scientific research in chemical, oil refining, metallurgy, energy, light industry, medicine, environmental protection and military industries.

Pharmaceutical engineering

Major: Pharmaceutical Engineering | Major code: 081302 | Category: engineering | Discipline: Chemical Engineering and Pharmaceutical | Educational level: Undergraduate | Degree awarded: Bachelor of Engineering

Pharmaceutical engineering is an engineering major at the intersection of chemistry, pharmacy (Chinese pharmacy) and engineering, with the goal of training talents engaged in drug manufacturing, the development, amplification and design of new processes, new equipment and new varieties. The name officially appeared in the undergraduate directory of the Ministry of Education in 1998.

Main courses: Organic chemistry, biochemistry, physical chemistry, Principles of chemical engineering, pharmaceutical engineering, pharmaceutical synthesis reaction, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology, pharmacy, natural pharmaceutical chemistry, applied spectral analysis, pharmaceutical technology, pharmaceutical polymer materials, pharmaceutical separation engineering, pharmaceutical analysis, pharmaceutical equipment and workshop design, pharmaceutical management, pharmaceutical marketing, etc. Some TCM pharmaceutical disciplines also include pharmaceutical medicine Botany, Chinese Medicine, Formulations, Chinese Medicine Chemistry, Chinese Medicine Pharmacy, Chinese Medicine preparation analysis, Chinese Medicine Pharmacology. Some pesticide pharmaceutical engineering disciplines to learn botany, pesticide science.

Employment direction and prospects

The employment area of this major is relatively narrow, but the employment prospects are good. Graduates are generally concentrated in pharmaceutical factories, hospitals and other units engaged in pharmacists, drug administration, pharmaceutical technicians and other jobs.

Resource recycling science and engineering

Major: Resource Recycling Science and Engineering | Major code: 081303T | Category: Engineering | Discipline: Chemical Engineering and Pharmaceutical | Educational level: Undergraduate | Degree awarded: Bachelor of Engineering

Resource recycling science and Engineering is an emerging interdisciplinary major established in 2010 in order to meet the urgent demand for high-quality talents in strategic emerging industries such as national energy conservation and emission reduction, low-carbon economy and circular economy. It involves the intersection and integration of many disciplines such as environmental science, economy and management.

Main courses: Transmission Engineering, Fundamentals of Materials Science, Introduction to Circular Economy, Fundamentals of Environmental Science, Industrial Waste Disposal and Treatment, Circular Economy Theory and Eco-Industrial Technology, Introduction to Systems Engineering.

Employment direction and prospects

Students have a variety of employment options, can be employed in the state and Beijing enterprises and institutions, foreign-funded enterprises, listed companies; Further study by studying abroad, recommending or taking postgraduate, double degree, master of engineering and other ways. Students are employed in a wide range of industries. Graduates of this major can be engaged in industrial planning, technology development, process and equipment design, clean production evaluation and consultation in the industries of resource recycling, building materials, metallurgy, new material industry, and raw material industry related to comprehensive utilization of resources.

Energy chemical engineering

Major: Energy Chemical Engineering | Major code: 081304T | Category: Engineering | Discipline: Chemical and Pharmaceutical | Educational level: Undergraduate | Degree awarded: Bachelor of Engineering

Energy Chemical Engineering, English name :Energy Chemical Engineering, this major is a new major in 2011. Energy Chemical Engineering (code 081304T) belongs to the engineering category, chemical and pharmaceutical. Research interests: Clean energy transformation, coal chemical industry, environmental catalysis, green synthesis, new energy utilization and chemical transformation of environmental chemical industry.

Main courses: Inorganic Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Chemical thermodynamics, Principles of Chemical Engineering, Chemical Reaction Engineering, Petroleum Processing Engineering and Experiments, Organic chemical technology, Introduction to Petroleum refining Engineering, Introduction to Energy Engineering, Synthetic Fuel Chemistry, Renewable energy Engineering, Evaluation of Chemical energy, Synthetic fuel Chemical Design, Principle of Energy Conversion Catalysis, Synthetic fuel Engineering, Coalification Technology, Natural Gas Chemical Technology, Energy Economics, Energy Chemical Design, Professional English.

Employment direction and prospects

The training goal of this major emphasizes the characteristics of "thick foundation, wide specialization and high quality". The solid basic knowledge of chemistry and chemical engineering and professional knowledge of energy chemical engineering enable graduates to adapt to a wide range of needs involving chemistry, chemical industry, traditional and new energy processing fields.

The work fields of the graduates include: coal chemical industry, natural gas chemical industry, power plant chemical comprehensive utilization industry, bioenergy chemical industry, solid waste comprehensive treatment industry, petroleum processing industry, petrochemical industry, natural gas industry, urban gas, analysis and testing, catalyst production and research and development industry. You can engage in design, scientific research, technical management and other work or further study in these industries.