BCPS Professional Science Master's Programs

Master of Materials and Chemical Synthesis

This program provides advanced operational knowledge of state-of-the-art materials preparation and chemical synthesis methods in key areas of organic, inorganic and polymer chemistry. Students learn essential skills and computer modeling techniques sought by employers from the chemical, pharmaceutical, petrochemical, electronics, semiconductor and catalysis industries. Environmental and government regulations such as high-yield, low-waste processes are also included in the program.

For your convenience, courses are offered online and lectures can be viewed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Students may start the program in August, January or June. Only one visit to the IIT Main Campus may be required. The program is designed to be completed in 2.5 years of part time study and no thesis is required.

Students are required to complete a minimum of 31 credit hours. A comprehensive exam, to be completed towards the end of the program, is also required.

Admission Requirements

A bachelor's degree, ideally in science or engineering, with a GPA of at least 3.0/4.0 from an accredited U.S. educational institution is required for domestic students. The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is required for International students, those with an undergraduate GPA between 2.5 and 3.0, or at the request of the admissions committee.

Submit your application online.

Prerequisites

Required

2 semesters of calculus

2 semesters of organic chemistry

Required Courses

Students must successfully complete all 11 required courses, earning a "C" of higher in each course while maintaining a minimum grade point average of 3.0/4.0 ("B" average). Courses for which students have received a failing grade, "E", do not count toward degree fulfillment and must by repeated.

To earn the degree, students must pass a comprehensive exam. Students are eligible to take this exam upon permission of the Program Director.

CHEM 521 Structural Inorganic and Solid State Chemistry

CHEM 522 Efficient Chemical and Materials Synthesis

CHEM 531 Tactics in Organic Synthesis

CHEM 535 Polymer Synthesis

CHEM 539 Introduction to Pharmaceutical Chemistry

CHEM 505 Spectroscopic Methods I

CHEM 454 Computer Applications in Chemistry

ENVE 545 Environmental Regulations and Risk Assessment

CHEM 511 Project Management

CHEM 524 Intellectual Property Management

COM 580 Topics in Communication - Communicating Science