Courses in the chemistry bachelor’s degree programme are taught on the basis of German Chemical Society (GDCh) guidelines. However, the analytical and bioanalytical chemistry degree programmes in Leipzig are taught in a very broad and in-depth manner. They can also be completed as electives.

Based on the broad-based undergraduate Bachelor’s degree programme in chemistry, there are three Master´s degree programme, two of which have an English-language curriculum. The names of the two international courses ("Advanced Spectroscopy in Chemistry" and "Structural Chemistry and Spectroscopy") indicate that the curricula in Leipzig place great emphasis on the application of spectroscopic methods and structure analysis. Teaching focuses heavily on the current research fields of the members of the Faculty of Chemistry.

The range of subjects offered by the faculty for international students is very broad (3 master's degree programmes). The "Structural Chemistry and Spectroscopy" degree course is based on the German-language Master's degree course in Chemistry. In the joint Master's degree courses "Chemistry and Biotechnology" (cooperation with Ohio University, Athens, USA) and "Advanced Spectroscopy in Chemistry" (partnerships with Lille, Krakow, Helsinki and Bologna), a stay abroad is compulsory. This is facilitated by numerous cooperations and the easy transfer of study credits earned abroad.

The faculty has excellent technical equipment with various research devices. Some of these can also be used for teaching. The devices include NMR, MS (GC-MS, LC-MS, MALDI), laser and fluorescence spectroscopy, atomic force and scanning tunnelling microscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and a 3D laser structuring system. A large number of (147) subject-specific databases can be accessed via the database information system (DBIS) of the Leipzig University Library.

As a research-oriented department, Chemistry and Mineralogy in Leipzig features a wide range of topics, with a strong focus on sustainable chemistry. It focuses on the topics of functional materials and systems, biomolecular systems, catalysis and molecular design. The research within the individual focus areas is strongly interdisciplinary and includes not only the institutes of the faculty but also cooperation with other faculties and non-university institutions. Currently: GRK2721, SFB:TRR 386.

The teaching and research profile of the Faculty of Chemistry and Mineralogy is particularly characterised by the cooperative embedding in the broad spectrum of topics of the University of Leipzig, the neighbouring faculties (Physics and Geosciences, Life Sciences, Medicine) as well as the non-university research institutions (Leibniz Institutes of Surface Engineering (IOM), Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (IfT), the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) and the German Biomass Research Centre).