The Department of Chemistry was set up in 1960 and was authorized, by the Qinghai provincial government, to be the provincial key discipline in 1997. It was authorized in 2000 and 2005, by the State Council, to confer master’s degree in physical chemistry and in pharmacological analysis respectively.

    We have good experimental conditions. The labs cover an area of 4,845m2 with a total asset of over 5,000,000 yuan. The college has a teaching staff and academic faculty of excellent quality performing well in teaching and scientific research. Over the past two years, the college has undertaken two scientific research projects at state level and two key research projects of the provincial department of science and technology. Three theses have been taken by the SCI as well as hundreds of theses taken by the open journals home and abroad.

    At present the college of chemistry and life sciences has a full-time faculty of 34, of whom there are 7 professors, 17 associate professors, 6 lecturers and 4 assistants. One professor enjoys the subsidy of the State Council. The number of the students including the four-year undergraduates, three-year undergraduates and postgraduates is over 600. It has a 4,845-square-meter center for chemical experiment with 32 labs equipped with about 300 apparatuses for teaching and scientific research. The college has already formed a set of multi-level teaching system for higher education of undergraduates and postgraduates.

Specialities:
1. Education of chemistry: to train professional technical talents who have a good knowledge of chemistry, perform well in chemical experiments, operate computer, master a scientific theory and method of teaching and conduct the teaching of chemistry and relevant jobs.
2. Pharmacology: to train professional talents who have a good knowledge of pharmacology and do experiments skillfully. They should be able to work on the production, inspection, marketing and usage of drugs. Meanwhile, they can be involved in the field of medicine development learning about the appraisal, design and clinical usage of drugs.
3. Applied chemistry: to train professional technical talents who have a comprehensive command of chemistry and method of doing experiments and operate computer well. They can be engaged in the applied studies, analysis and inspection and teaching.
4. Biochemistry engineering: to train professional talents who have a good knowledge of biochemistry engineering and the manufacture of meticulous chemical products. They can work on manufacturing techniques, products development and marketing.
5. MA in physical chemistry: 4 research directions in stoichiometry, electrochemistry, applied quantum chemistry and applied chemical physics.
6. MA in pharmacological analysis: 3 research directions in pharmacological analysis, chromatograph fingerprint atlas analysis on Chinese traditional medicine and calculable chemistry of Chinese traditional medicine.

Characteristics:
    In terms of chemistry, the relevant disciplines, pharmacy, biochemistry engineering, material and environmental engineering have been the focal points of studies. The education of undergraduates plays an essential role in the school running while the education of postgraduates has been progressing. The adult education and the vocational education have also been developed properly. It is crucial to highlight teaching and to conduct scientific research in the meantime. The college has trained and brought out students with strong ability to work on their own. The excellent talents work as teachers, technicians and researchers in Qinghai and west China. Meanwhile, the college has provided scientific research for the society.