IUP Prepared Him Well for Teaching
"IUP provided me with a depth of chemistry understanding and also knowledge of teaching techniques and of the laws and regulations guiding the teaching profession. I feel that I received a superior education at IUP that has prepared me above and beyond for the challenges of my career."
Mathew Grata, Chemistry teacher at central Cambria High School in Ebensburg, PA
Having a degree in chemistry is your highway to academic and professional fulfillment. The list of possibilities is endless and includes industry, education, academia, and government. Each of these general career destinations offers a multitude of exciting, challenging jobs.
Careers
With an undergraduate degree in chemistry, you'll have the choice of many jobs and significant fields of endeavor:
- Patent law
- Medicine
- Government agencies, local, state, federal
- Secondary school teacher (with a BSEd in chemistry)
- Pharmaceutical industry
- Chemical research
- Agrochemistry
- Analytical chemistry
- Astrochemistry
- Atmospheric chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Biotechnology
- Ceramics Industry
- Chemical engineering (chemical engineer profile)
- Chemical information specialist
- Chemical sales
- Chemical technology
- Colloid science
- Consulting
- Consumer products
- Environmental chemistry
- Environmental law
- Ethnobotany
- Food chemistry
- Forensic science
- Geochemistry
- Hazardous waste management
- Inorganic chemistry
- Materials science
- Metallurgy
- Military systems
- Oceanography
- Organic chemist
- Paper industry
- Perfume chemistry
- Petroleum and natural gas industry
- Physical chemistry
- Plastics industry
- Polymer industry
- R&D management
- Science writer
- Space exploration
- Surface chemistry
- Technical writing
- Textile industry