MASTER OF SCIENCE: CHEMISTRY
GENERAL INFORMATION
Program Director: Mary K. Cowman
Chemistry is concerned with the knowledge of the structures, properties and reactions of matter and evolving theories to explain observations predict chemical behavior and suggest experiments.
Classical divisions of chemistry are:
- Organic chemistry, dealing with compounds of carbon.
- Inorganic chemistry, concerned with all other compounds.
- Analytical chemistry, concerned with quantitative determinations of compositions.
- Physical chemistry, which seeks understanding of matter, including chemical bonds and molecular interactions.
These classical fields have increasingly overlapped, and several interdisciplinary fields are now of great importance: Biochemistry, Electrochemistry, Photochemistry, Polymer chemistry, Solid-state chemistry and Chemical physics.
Students in this program are trained to perform at the mid-managerial level of the chemical industry and other organizations involved in chemically related work. Many students in this program continue their efforts toward a doctoral degree, and are already employed in chemistry related institutions and will gain the knowledge to move ahead in these organizations. The MS program will allow graduate credit for special learning opportunities involving research as arranged with program advisers.
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
The goals of Master of Science are to advance student’s knowledge and experience beyond the BS level and equip them with the needs of a changing industrial environment.
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