• 系所簡介

This department was one of the original departments when Tunghai was founded in 1955. More than 2000 students have graduated in the past 50 years. Over one-half have gone on to obtain Master’s degrees, and one-third have obtained doctorates. Their accomplishments have been affirmed by the chemistry world locally and overseas. To meet the requirements of the present, and provide personnel for the nation’s chemical, industrial, and commercial development, and to raise the standard of research in the department, the department was authorized by the MOE to establish MS and Ph.D. programs in 1983 and 2002, respectively. In the year of 2005, the undergraduate program was further divided into two separate groups. One is major in chemistry; the other is major in chemical biology.
 
       


 
化學系為本校民國44年創校時成立的7個學系之一,初創時是以大學部教育為主,採小班制教育學生,強調理論與實驗並重,以建立良好的學識基礎,始能進入高深學理之研究,同時秉承創校「求真、篤信、力行」之精神,重視學生品行之培養。自民國61起大學部逐年增加,直至目前每班50至60人,然教學要求仍維持原有品質,民國72年成立應用化學研究所,本系進入教學研究並重階段,民國90 年成立博士班,使本系研究不論質與量更加提昇,也確立本系研究以生物系統為主流,為配合研究所發展及人力需求,自民國94年起大學部增設化學生物組。本系發展大學部仍以教學為主,強調基礎理論訓練,研究所則以研究為主,力求高品質的研究。

秉持重視教學之創校傳統,本系教師對所開授課程要求嚴格,除傳播化學知識外,更鼓勵學生從事專題研究,指導學生實際參與化學領域內之研究工作。碩士班成立後,除對教學品質之要求仍未鬆懈,在研究上則更為加強,教師們依其專業領域積極投入,並自校外爭取經費。目前本系每年投入之研究經費已超過1000萬元。本系相當重視學術交流,經常邀請校外(包括國內及國外)學者至系上演講,每學期約10至12次,以擴展彼此間在專業知識上視野。此外亦利用旅居國外服務於工業界或學術界系友返校訪問之際,除提供學術演講外,並與系上大學部及碩士班學生座談,得以相互切磋,讓學生吸收新的知識與經驗。