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Degree Offered
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Program Overview
This program provides graduate education for students
planning careers in industry, business, teaching or
additional graduate work or professional studies. Two
options in the program are available: the Separation
Science Emphasis, and the traditional General Program
Emphasis.
The Separation Science Emphasis, the first of its kind
in the Chicago-land area, is designed to train chemists
for the largest subset of industrial analytical chemistry,
known as Separation Science. Highlighted in this emphasis
are the studies of and research in gas and liquid chromatography
and related technologies. Those students who are planning
careers in the pharmaceutical industry and in the environmental
sciences will be well prepared by completing this emphasis
in their master's degree program.
The General Program Emphasis is a more broadly based
program of study well suites for teachers, and students
intending to enter professional schools and to continue
graduate work in chemistry.
Admission Requirements
Students must fulfill the requirements for admission
to the Graduate College.
Full admission to the program requires at least a 3.0
(B) average in the following prerequisite undergraduate
courses:
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two semesters of general chemistry, two semesters
of organic chemistry, two semesters of physical
chemistry, and one semester of analytical chemistry
(all of these must include laboratory);
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two semesters (normally eight credit hours) of
physics including laboratory; and
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two semesters (normally eight credit hours) of
calculus.
Conditional admission to the program may be granted
when a students has a marginal undergraduate record
or a deficiency in prerequisite undergraduate courses.
All conditions must be fulfilled for candidacy (see
below).
If the admission file/evaluation is not completed by
the time of registration, the student may choose to
register as a graduate student-at-large, provided that
the appropriate application is submitted in accordance
with the established deadlines.
Degree Requirements
1. Course Work: (30 credit hours)
A total of 30 credit hours must be earned. The majority
of students take approximately ten formal courses. Options
are available to earn credit hours for research, independent
study, and thesis work as outlined below. Graduate coursework
is at the 400-level. However, two of the following courses
may be taken as part of the master's program if they
have not been previously taken as part of an undergraduate
program.
CHEM-316 Inorganic Chemistry ------------------------------------
4 cr.
and
CHEM-330 Instrumental Analysis: Spectroscopy ------------------
4 cr.
or
CHEM-331 Instrumental Analysis: Quantitative Methods
---------- 4 cr.
Core Courses:
All students must take at least one course in each
of the four areas of the Core Courses.
Analytical Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
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CHEM-402 Organometallic Chemistry ------------------------------
3 cr.
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CHEM-406 Coordination Chemistry --------------------------------
3 cr.
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CHRM-413 Modern Inorganic Chemistry ----------------------------
3 cr.
Organic Chemistry
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CHEM-403 Physical Methods of Organic Chemistry
----------------- 3 cr.
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CHEM-411 Organic Reaction Mechanisms ---------------------------
3 cr.
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CHEM-420C Molecular Computer Modeling --------------------------
3 cr.
Physical Chemistry
Separation Science Emphasis:
Required Coursework:
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CHEM-451 Liquid Chromatography --------------------------------
3 cr.
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CHEM-455 Method Development and Validation in Liquid
Chromatography - 3 cr.
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CHEM-456 Advanced Chromatographic Methods ----------------
3 cr.
Students writing a thesis take 12 hours from the CORE,
the 9 hours of Required Coursework in the Separation
Science Emphasis, and 9 hours of Independent Study and
Thesis Seminar in the area of Separation Science. Non-Thesis
students take 18 hours from the CORE, the 9 Hours of
Required Coursework, and 3 hours of Independent Study
in Chemistry in the area of Separation Science.
General Program Emphasis
Students in the General Program Emphasis must take 30
credit hours from the Core and/or Separation Science
Emphasis and are also encouraged to do research and/or
thesis work. Please check point 4 below for Final Examination.
2. Candidacy:
Upon completion of 12 credit hours, formal application
for candidacy must be filed with the Graduate College.
Conditional admissions are reviewed at this time and
grade point averages must be at least 3.0 (B). Candidacy
is required for continued progress in the Master of
Science program in Chemistry. It is a prerequisite for
research and thesis work.
3. Research and Thesis Work:
Students are encouraged to do laboratory or library
research and/or more formally, write a thesis, and may
do so under the following conditions: (a) acceptance
for candidacy; (b) acceptance by a research or thesis
advisor.
Academic credit for research and thesis work is normally
earned through Independent Study (CHEM-408, 3 cr.) and
Thesis Seminar: Chemistry (CHEM-408, 6 cr.). Individual
arrangements are made between the student and the research
advisor.
4. Final Examination:
Students writing master's thesis are required to make
a public oral defense of their work. Non-thesis students
must make a public oral presentation or their research
work, or take a comprehensive written departmental examination.
Consult the graduate advisor for details.
Course Offerings
Check the schedule of classes for current availability.
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