Comprehensive Concentration
The Master of Science in Chemistry, Comprehensive Concentration provides graduate chemistry students the opportunity pursue research projects which cover the full range of chemistry subdisciplines including analytical, biological, inorganic, organic and physical chemistry with applications in materials science, environmental chemistry, forensic chemistry, and biological systems.
The program for the MS degree in Chemistry requires a minimum of 30 semester hours of graduate study. At least one half of the coursework must be from those courses numbered 600 or above. Nine hours must be from core disciplines within chemistry, and the remaining coursework is graduate-level electives selected under the guidance of your research advisor.
Applicants who do not possess a bachelor degree in chemistry may be required to take some undergraduate chemistry coursework, which does not count toward the M.S. degree requirements. An oral defense of both an approved thesis abstract and final thesis is required, as specified by the Department of Chemistry and Physics.
Comprehensive M.S. Curriculum
3 hours of
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- CHEM 596 - Seminar in Chemistry Credits: 1
OR
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- CHEM 696 - Seminar in Chemistry Credits: 1, R3
6 hours of
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- CHEM 698 - Research in Chemistry Credits: 1-3, R15
3 hours of
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- CHEM 699 - Thesis Credits: 3, R9
Group A (3 hours)
3 hours selected from the following courses:
- CHEM 521 - Advanced Inorganic Chemistry Credits: 3
- CHEM 540 - Synthetic Organic Chemistry Credits: 3
- CHEM 541 - Physical Organic Chemistry Credits: 3
- CHEM 550 - Advanced Biochemistry Credits: 3
- CHEM 563 - Molecular Biotechnology Credits: 3
- CHEM 571 - Inorganic Syntheses Credits: 1
- CHEM 572 - Organic Syntheses Credits: 1
- CHEM 575 - Biochemistry Laboratory Credits: 1
- CHEM 621 - Graduate Inorganic Chemistry Credits: 3
- CHEM 692 - Topics in Inorganic Chemistry Credits: 3, R6
- CHEM 694 - Topics in Organic Chemistry Credits: 3, R6
Group B (3 hours)
3 hours selected from the following courses:
- CHEM 535 - Instrumental Analysis II Credits: 3
- CHEM 545 - Structural Determination Credits: 3
- CHEM 553 - Physical Chemistry: Quantum Chemistry and Spectroscopy Credits: 3
- CHEM 565 - Forensic Chemistry Credits: 4
- CHEM 573 - Quantum Chemistry and Spectroscopy Laboratory Credits: 1
- CHEM 652 - Graduate Physical Chemistry Credits: 3
- CHEM 693 - Topics in Analytical Chemistry Credits: 3, R6
- CHEM 695 - Topics in Physical Chemistry Credits: 3, R6
Electives (12 hours)
Take 12 additional hours selected from courses in Group A and/or B, courses listed below or courses approved by the student’s thesis research advisory committee:
- CHEM 542 - Introduction to Organic Polymers Credits: 3
- CHEM 554 - Computer Interfacing Credits: 3
- CHEM 555 - Chemometrics Credits: 3
- CHEM 561 - Environmental Chemistry Credits: 3
- CHEM 562 - Molecular Bioinformatics Credits: 3
- CHEM 564 - Genomics Credits: 3
- CHEM 593 - Topics in Chemistry Credits: 1-3 Lecture, 0-3 Lab or seminar
- CHEM 691 - Topics in Chemical Education Credits: 1-3, R9
