The department was established in the academic year 2002-2003 with morning studies only, and then the evening studies were founded in the academic year 2009-2010. The department was targeting at preparing specialist in Chemistry , both theoretically and practically , who are able to fulfil the Market requirements , in addition , for being able to teach Chemistry for students in the intermediate and high school levels, conducting researches and studies to cope with the recent scientific development of Chemistry. They were also supposed to cooperate with governmental institutions and private sector via affording scientific advices and guidance, and in chemical analyses as well