The Chemistry department is considered one of the oldest departments in the university. More over, it is not only one of the biggest departments in the faculty but also in the university. Currently there are 42 staff and 49 assistance lecturers, demonstrators, research assistants, technicians and administrators.
The department contains 30 laboratories equipped with a large number of sofisticated instruments as well as 24 laboratories for teaching students which also include numerous recent instruments.
The department has four specializations:
Organic chemistry, Physical chemistry, Inorganic chemistry and Analytical chemistry.
The department has a branch in the university studies center for girls which was established in 1402/1403 H and includes 15 university staff and about 24 assistant lecturers, demonstrators, technicians and administrators. This department contains a lot of laboratories and facilities.
The MSc program started in the department since 1400/1401 H program. This was followed by a PhD program which started in 1415/1416 H.
The number of researches and books which were published by the university staff more than 400 and 50 respectively. Moreover the department provided a great number of different consultants and services for the various national sectors.
The department also organizes specialized forum and short courses. This strengthens the relation between the department, the industrial and educational sectors in the kingdom.
Graduate students have numerous opportunities for working in many fields, among them , laboratories of oil companies, Royal commission of Jubail and Yanbu, Saudi Arabian standards organization, Saudi Basic industries corporation (SABIC), and in the governmental sectors. In addition, they have also the opportunities for working in industrial national private companies, in the field of metal industries and education.