化學是探討分子的結構與其反應的特性，因此有機化學的訓練亦是朝此目標，由於學生的背景關係，教學上將以生命科學與生活相關實例作為介紹有機化學的基礎內容，並作為將來修習生物化學與相關科學之入門。對於各類官能基代表性的物質之毒性與應用於日常生活的關係將溶於課程內容中，作為對於有機分子的認識。
教學內容: 基礎概念、官能基的性質(含用途與毒性)與化學反應及官能基的轉換，並延伸至生命相關物質的介紹。
教學計畫: 每週四小時課堂教學; 實驗每週三小時。
課程綱要:
Molecular Structure and Shapes of Organic Molecules
Acids and Bases
Organic Compounds: their Functional Groups, Intermolecular Interactions, and Physical Properties
Stereochemistry and Molecular Chirality
Conformation and Strain in Molecules
Conjugation, pi-Electron Delocalization, and Aromaticity
Organic Reactions and the Concept of Mechanism
Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions of Haloalkanes and Related Compounds
Reactions of Alcohols, Ethers, Thiols, Sulfides, and Amines
Elimination Reactions of Haloalkanes and Related Compounds
Addition Reactions of Alkenes and Alkynes
Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution
Chemistry of Carbonyl Compounds
Reactions involving Radicals
Pericyclic Reactions: Cycloadditions, Electrocyclic Reactions, and Sigmatropic Rearrangements
Rearrangement Reactions involving Polar Molecules and Ions