化学理学硕士-论文选修

本科的前提条件是美国化学学会规定的最低要求。从ACS认可的学校毕业的学生将满足这些要求。其他人可能需要同时修读本科课程，以满足ACS的要求。建议所有学生使用当前完整的研究生成绩考试（GRE）分数，包括高级化学考试，所有国际学生都需要此分数。拥有ACS认可的化学学位的学生进入MS课程应为该课程的核心课程做好充分的准备。拥有生物学或生物化学等其他科学学位的学生，或在特定本科课程中表现不佳的学生，可能会被要求参加预科课程。该类别中最多六个学期，可申请30小时学位。
The Department of Chemistry offers programs of study and research leading to the MS and PhD degrees. Candidates for advanced degrees in the Department of Chemistry normally are expected to have completed the minimum undergraduate program established by the American Chemical Society Committee on Professional Training. The graduate program in chemistry may include any chemistry courses numbered above 500, along with certain courses numbered between 400 and 500 if approved by the student's advisory committee, or in the first semester of study, by the graduate executive committee of the department. Graduate courses in chemistry include advanced analytical techniques, synthesis, and reaction mechanisms in organic chemistry, molecular modeling and computer simulation methods, physical inorganic and inorganic reaction mechanisms, organometallics, quantum mechanics, molecular spectroscopy and statistical thermodynamics, and sustainable materials chemistry. Special topics courses and seminar courses are also offered. Suitable courses in other departments such as Biochemistry, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Geology, Mathematics, or Physics may also be included in a student's program of study. Thesis-based research is an integral part of the student's training. Research normally comprises about one-half of the 30 semester hours required in a master's degree program and about two-thirds of the work in a doctoral program<br><br>Wood chemistry is a broad, interdisciplinary field focusing on the chemical and biochemical aspects of trees and products such as pulp and paper that are derived from trees. Extensive use of analytical instrumentation is required to determine the chemical composition of forest products and processes. The wood chemistry program is the only such program in a chemistry department in the United States. We are developing methods to separate the major components of wood so that it can be used more efficiently for high value products and energy production.