Master of Science in Chemistry (MS)
The upper-division courses are designed to educate the chemistry major for graduate studies or industrial work. For students who enroll in our course based masters program, you will enjoy the small class sizes found in our upper level courses and access it provides to your instructors. Students with a strong interest in research can choose to obtain a thesis-based masters in a diverse range of subjects. Our students receive the academic rigor and laboratory instrumentation access associated with our PhD program in a flexible and condensed schedule expected of a Masters Program.
Career Outcomes
You're not only taking coursework & completing research that you’re interested in, you’re establishing a relationship with the faculty, a connection towards your future endeavours. Graduates from our program have gone on to complete their transition to Medical School, better prepare for advanced chemistry or biochemistry degrees, and improve their credentials and experience for industry.
Complete your transition in our Master’s program scheduled on your time. Check out our success stories on our Outcomes Page.
MS Program Structure
Starting Fall 2023:
Course-based programs: This program requires ten graduate level courses in chemistry for a total of 30 credit hours. Students are required to take CHEM 401 to explore chemistry methodology and communication. Four of the remaining courses must be from the following:
-CHEM 424: Molecular Characterization-Part A
-CHEM 435: Current Topics
-CHEM 445: Molecular Characterization-Part B
-CHEM 455: Archeometry
-CHEM 465: Advanced Biochemistry
-CHEM 480: Chemistry for Teachers
-Research (3 hours maximum)
Thesis-based program: This program requires at least six courses in chemistry. Students are required to take CHEM 401 to explore chemistry methodology and communication. Students are also required to take 18 credit hours of courses and 12 credit hours of research. They must take at least one of the following:
-CHEM 424: Molecular Characterization-Part A
-CHEM 435: Current Topics
-CHEM 445: Molecular Characterization-Part B
-CHEM 455: Archeometry
-CHEM 465: Advanced Biochemistry
-CHEM 480: Chemistry for Teachers
Students must write and defend a research thesis.
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