Master of Materials and Chemical Synthesis

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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 2½ 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.

Admissions
Program of Study
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Program Administration

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

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