BCPS Professional Science Master's Programs

Master of Materials and Chemical Synthesis

Earn your Master of Materials and Chemical Synthesis online.

Industry demand for tailor-made, environmentally-friendly chemical substances and materials with specific, controllable properties, has led to the emergence of new opportunities in chemical and materials synthesis. The IIT Master of Materials and Chemical Synthesis combines technical depth with a grounding in automation, purification, separation, and materials characterization techniques. This unique professional science master's program incorporates communications skills, project management, and intellectual property law to make you a more effective leader in the workplace.

Convenience

To accommodate your schedule, courses are offered on the Internet.
The entire program may be completed in 2.5 years of part-time study, though you may choose to take longer to finish.
No thesis required.
Lectures may be viewed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Access to instructors via email and phone.
Tuition deferment available.
Students may start the program in August, January or June.

Benefits

Advanced operational knowledge of state-of-the-art materials preparation and chemical synthesis methods in key areas of organic, inorganic and polymer chemistry.
Cross-disciplinary knowledge needed for industrial innovations and for developing materials with controllable properties.
Computer modeling in materials and chemical design.
High-yield, low-waste processed required by environmental concerns and new government regulations.
Skills sought by employers from the chemical, pharmaceutical, petrochemical, electronics, semiconductor, and catalysis industries as well as government research and development laboratories.
Management skills to communicate effectivley and oversee projects.

IIT is a Leader in Professional Science Master's Education (PSM)

Materials and Chemical Synthesis PSM established in 1998.
Additional 3 online PSM programs available in Biology, Health Physics, and Analytical Chemistry.

+ Admission Requirements

A bachelor's degree, ideally in sciences 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

Prerequisites

2 semesters of calculus

2 semesters of organic chemistry

+ Required Courses

Students must successfully complete all 11 required courses, earning a "C" or 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 be 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 454 Computer Applications in Chemistry
CHEM 522 Efficient Chemical and Materials Synthesis	ENVE 545 Environmental Regulations and Risk Assessment
CHEM 531 Tactics in Organic Synthesis	CHEM 511 Project Management
CHEM 535 Polymer Synthesis	CHEM 524 Intellectual Property Management
CHEM 539 Introduction to Pharmaceutical Chemistry	COM 423 Communication in the Workplace
CHEM 505 Spectroscopic Methods I

+ Program Administration

Program Director:
Ishaque Khan, Ph.D.
Professor of Chemistry & Associate Dean of CSL
Department of Biological, Chemical and Physical Sciences, IIT

Executive Coordinator
Elizabeth Friedman, Ph.D.
Illinois Institute of Technology
Telephone: 312.567.7973
Fax: 312.567.3494
email: friedman@iit.edu

For more information see our Frequently asked Questions or contact:

Elizabeth Friedman
Executive Coordinator
Professional Science Master's Programs
Illinois Institute of Technology
Telephone: 312.567.7973
Fax: 312.567.3494
email: friedman@iit.edu