Master of Science Degree in Chemistry
Chemical Business

I. Chemistry courses ( 18 semester hours )
A. Organic and Inorganic (Select 6 semester hours)
    CHEM 531 Advanced Topics in Organic Chemistry
    CHEM 532 Organic Synthesis
    CHEM 521 Advanced Topics in Inorganic Chemistry
    CHEM 550 Organometallic Chemistry

B. Analytical and Physical (Select 6 semester hours)
    CHEM 534 Chromatographic Methods: Theory and Practice
    CHEM 536 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance: Theory and Practice
    CHEM 540 Chemical Thermodynamics
    CHEM 542 Theoretical Physical Chemistry
    CHEM 544 Electrochemistry
    CHEM 546 Chemical Spectroscopy
    CHEM 548 Chemical Kinetics

C. Electives (Select 6 semester hours)
    CHEM 510 Hazardous Materials
    CHEM 525 Bioinorganic Chemistry
    CHEM 533 Biosynthesis of Natural Products
    CHEM 538 Drug Design in Medicinal Chemistry
    CHEM 570 Selected Topics in Advanced Biochemistry
    CHEM 574 Protein Structure
    CHEM 575 Enzyme Kinetics and Mechanisms
    CHEM 576 Lipid Biochemistry
    CHEM 577 Nucleic Acid Biochemistry
    CHEM 578 Biochemistry Laboratory Techniques
    CHEM-579 Biomolecular Assay Development
    CHEM 590 Selected Topics-Advanced Chemistry

II. Research (Select option a. or b. ( 6 or 2)
A. CHEM 599 Graduate Literature Search in Chemistry
or
B. CHEM 595 Graduate Research
and
    CHEM 698 Master's Thesis

    CHEM 595 is a variable credit course 1-3 s.h. It may be taken twice for maximum
    of 3 s.h. Recommended 2 s.h. + 1 s.h. in two consecutive semesters.

III. Electives in chemistry, allied sciences or mathematics ( 6 or 2 )

(Courses approved by graduate program coordinator only. The number of semester hours are determined by the option selected in II.) Courses at the 400 level or 500 level may be taken in this category in Chemistry, allied Sciences or Mathematics. A maximum of 6 semester hours total may be 400-level courses. these courses are to be approved by the graduate program coordinator.

IV. Comprehensive Examination (in conjunction with CHEM 599 or CHEM 698)

V. Graduate level free electives at the 500 level ( 6 semester hours )

Total Credits: 32

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