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Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Master’s and Doctoral Programs
Petra Fromme, Chair, Graduate Programs Committee
Allen, Fromme, Holloway, Kouvetakis, Lindsay, Lohr, A. Moore, T. Moore, Petuskey, Porter, Rose, Shock, Skibo, Steimle, Thorpe, Wang, Williams, Woodbury, Yarger
Anbar, Bond-Robinson, Chizmeshya, Francisco, Hayes, Matyushov, Richert, Wolf
Chaput, Chen, Ghirlanda, Hartnett, Häussermann, Herckes, Jones, Levitus, Seo, van der Vaart, Wachter, Yan
The faculty in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry offer programs leading to the MS and the PhD degrees in Chemistry. Areas of concentration include analytical chemistry, biochemistry, geochemistry, inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry, chemical education, and solid-state chemistry.
The faculty also participate in offering programs leading to the Master of Natural Science degree when one of the concentrations is chemistry (see Natural Science), and the interdisciplinary programs, leading to the PhD degrees with majors in the Science and Engineering of Materials (see Science and Engineering of Materials).
Students admitted to the Master of Education degree program with a major in Secondary Education may also elect chemistry as the subject matter field.
The graduate programs offered by the faculty in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry prepare students for professional careers in chemistry and related fields in industry, government, and educational institutions. All students applying for admission to one of these programs must submit scores for the Graduate Record Examination.
See Master’s Degrees for general requirements.
A minimum of 30 semester hours of credit is required. A thesis carrying six semester hours is also included in the total. The remaining courses are selected by the student in consultation with the supervisory committee.
A general oral examination is required of all candidates for the master’s degree. A written examination may also be required.
See Doctor of Philosophy for general requirements.
A minimum of 84 semester hours, including dissertation, is required. Approximately 20 to 30 hours of this total is formal course work. Courses, including research and dissertation, are selected by the student in consultation with the supervisory committee.
An examination is required that includes a written and oral report of current research, and an original research proposal prepared by the student.
There is no departmental foreign language requirement.
A dissertation based on original work of high quality and demonstrating proficiency in the student’s special field is required. (See Doctoral Dissertations.)
The final oral examination is a defense of the dissertation, during which the candidate presents a summary of the dissertation research. Evidence of a publishable contribution of original research must be presented.
Master’s and Doctoral Programs
The faculty in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry offer programs leading to the MS and the PhD degrees in Biochemistry, with an area of concentration in biochemistry.
The faculty also participate in the interdisciplinary program leading to the PhD degree with a major in Molecular and Cellular Biology (see Molecular and Cellular Biology).
The graduate programs offered by the faculty in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry prepare students for professional careers in chemistry and related fields in industry, government, and educational institutions. All students applying for admission to one of these programs must submit scores for the Graduate Record Examination.
See Master’s Degrees for general requirements.
A minimum of 30 semester hours of credit is required. A thesis carrying six semester hours is also included in the total. The remaining courses are selected by the student in consultation with the supervisory committee.
A general oral examination is required of all candidates for the master’s degree. A written examination may also be required.
See Doctor of Philosophy for general requirements.
A minimum of 84 semester hours, including dissertation, is required. Approximately 20 to 30 hours of this total is formal course work. Courses, including research and dissertation, are selected by the student in consultation with the supervisory committee.
An examination is required that includes a written and oral report of current research, and an original research proposal prepared by the student.
There is no departmental foreign language requirement.
A dissertation based on original work of high quality and demonstrating proficiency in the student’s special field is required. (See Doctoral Dissertations.)
The final oral examination is a defense of the dissertation, during which the candidate presents a summary of the dissertation research. Evidence of a publishable contribution of original research must be presented.
Courses
Information about all courses is available on the Web at ASU Interactive. For more information, see Classification of Courses.
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