Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
Harvard College
Chemistry is the science of the structure, properties, and reactions of matter. It is both a basic science, fundamental to an understanding of the world we live in, and a practical science with an enormous number and variety of applications. The Chemistry concentration is a flexible program of requirements which allows each student to select an area of emphasis. Courses in organic, physical, and inorganic chemistry as well as courses in chemical biology and biochemistry are offered, and current research activity is stressed in the numerous seminars and colloquia.