Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.

Concentration or Option

Optional Co-Op Experience

If pursuing a co-op, regardless of concentration or option, the following must be completed:
CHEM 5621
and CHEM 5622
Principles of Chemical Biology
and Lab for CHEM 5621
4
CHEM 5628
and CHEM 5631
Principles of Spectroscopy of Organic Compounds
and Lab for CHEM 5628
4
CHEM 5638Molecular Modeling3
or CHEM 5641 Computational Chemistry
or CHEM 5649 Numerical Strategies and Data Analytics for Chemical Sciences
EESC 6400Pre-co-op Work Experience0
EESC 6500Pathways to Professional Success1

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

30 total semester hours required
Additional hours required for students who opt to participate in co-op
Minimum 3.000 GPA required


Analytical Chemistry Concentration

CHEM 5611Analytical Separations3
CHEM 5612Principles of Mass Spectrometry3
CHEM 5628Principles of Spectroscopy of Organic Compounds3
Complete 21 semester hours as follows.21
Complete at least one of the following:
Electroanalytical Chemistry
Photochemistry Fundamentals and Applications
Analytical Biochemistry
Global Biogeochemistry
Principles of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Complete remaining coursework from the following range:

Chemical Biology Concentration

CHEM 5621Principles of Chemical Biology3
CHEM 5676Bioorganic Chemistry3
Complete 24 semester hours as follows.24
Complete one of the following:
Analytical Separations
Principles of Mass Spectrometry
Principles of Spectroscopy of Organic Compounds
Analytical Biochemistry
Complete at least two of the following:
Protein Chemistry
Nucleic Acid Chemistry
Molecular Modeling
Biopolymeric Materials
Chemical Principles and Application of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics
Global Biogeochemistry
Complete remaining coursework from the following range:

Chemical Toxicology and Environmental Chemistry Concentration 

CHEM 5611Analytical Separations3
CHEM 5621Principles of Chemical Biology3
CHEM 5628Principles of Spectroscopy of Organic Compounds3
CHEM 5642Photochemistry Fundamentals and Applications3
Complete 18 semester hours as follows.18
Complete at least one of the following:
Biopolymeric Materials
Plastics Sustainability and Circular Economy: A Chemical Perspective
Global Biogeochemistry
Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage
Complete one of the following:
Chemical Principles and Application of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics
Analytical Biochemistry
Complete remaining coursework from the range CHEM 5550 to CHEM 7750 or up to 6 semester hours from the following restricted electives:
Organic Pollutants in the Environment
Tools and Techniques of Environmental Health
Life Cycle Assessment of Materials, Products, and Infrastructure
Environmental Sampling and Analysis
Air Quality Engineering and Science
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Biological Processes
Environmental Physical/Chemical Processes
Advanced Air Quality
Sustainable Energy and Climate Solutions
Nanotoxicity
Introduction to Epidemiology
Biostatistics in Public Health
Environmental Health
Foundations of Community Health Assessment
Health Policy and Politics
International Environmental Policy

Coursework Option

Complete 30 semester hours from the following range:30

Thesis Option

A thesis-based master's option is available only by department approval. Students who wish to pursue the thesis option must have a chemistry and chemical biology tenure-track faculty member willing to serve as their faculty advisor.

Coursework
Complete 18 semester hours from the following:18
CHEM 5550 or any course within the range of CHEM 5610 to CHEM 7320
Graduate Seminar
Seminar must be completed twice. At least one seminar must be taken for a letter grade.2
Seminar
Graduate Seminar
Laboratory
Complete the following (repeatable) course twice:2
Chemical Safety in the Research Laboratory
Research
CHEM 5984Research4-6
or CHEM 8984 Research
Thesis
CHEM 7990Thesis4