Chemistry, M.S.

Required Courses (18 credits)

• CHEM 6607 - Modern Organic Chemistry
• CHEM 6615 - Basics of Computational Chemistry
• CHEM 6631 - Advances in Analytic Chemistry
• CHEM 6682 - Graduate Seminar
• CHEM 6710 - Computational Chemistry
• ENGR 6780 - Research Methods, Writing, and Ethics

Restricted Elective Courses (3 credits) - select at least one

• CHEM 6685 - Graduate Research Project
• CHEM 6688 - Graduate Internship
• CHEM 6698 - Thesis I
• CHEM 6699 - Thesis II

Focus Area Courses (9 credits) select three courses from one of the following areas

Project Requirement

Each student must complete a substantial research project. There are three different ways that a student can satisfy the project requirement:

1. CHEM 6685 Graduate Research Project (restricted elective).  Students must find an advisor, prepare a project proposal and obtain written approval for the project prior to registration.  This option offers an advantage to students who may choose to explore areas outside the curriculum.
2. CHEM 6698 Thesis I and CHEM 6699 Thesis II (restricted electives).  Students who plan to do a thesis should find a thesis advisor in their first or second semester, prepare a thesis proposal, and obtain written approval for the thesis prior to registration.  For this option, both CHEM 6698 and CHEM 6699 must be completed.
3. CHEM 6688 Graduate Internship (restricted elective). Students must find a company or research-related organization that will host students to conduct an internship activity related to chemistry research, such as computational modeling, chemical synthesis, chemical characterization, or chemical processing. An evaluation of the internship performance will be provided by the internship supervisor.