MNS in Applied Chemistry

                                                             Forensic Option Coursework

 

Core Curriculum

Required Chemistry Courses

Strongly Recommended Chemistry Department Electives

Other Suggested Electives

Placement Examinations

 

Curriculum A

Courses

Note

Hours

Area of Emphasis

Areas of emphasis are restricted to disciplines in the natural sciences.

15-18

Complementary Area

May be chosen from any department in the University.

6

Thesis

An oral defense of the thesis is required.

6

Electives

May be chosen from any department or discipline, with no restriction on the total number of hours from any department or discipline.

2-5

Total


 

32

 

Notes:

Area of emphasis will be Applied Chemistry.
Complementary area will be Forensic Chemistry.
An oral defense of the thesis is required.
At least six hours on the degree program must be forensic or related courses.


Required Chemistry Courses

CH607 - Introduction to Research & Chemical Literature 
CH608 - Seminar (must be taken 3/4 semesters)
CH609 - Seminar (must be taken 1/4 semesters)

CH681-683 - Internship in Chemistry (maximum 3 hours)
CH691-695 - Research (Internship + Research must total at least 6 hours)

 

Strongly Recommended Electives for the Forensic Option

CH575 - Chemical Instrumentation
CH675 - Topics in Analytical Chemistry

FS550 - Crime Laboratory I: Microscopy                                                             

FS552 - Crime Laboratory II: Bloods and Fluids                                                    

FS601 - Problems in Forensic Science: evidence collection and preservation 

MA623 - Statistical Analysis for Forensic Science  

 

Other Chemistry Department Electives

CH531 - Biochemistry I

CH532 - Biochemistry II

CH533 - Biochemistry Laboratory

CH545 - Organic Preparations and Characterization

CH547 - Advanced NMR Techniques

CH563 - Inorganic Chemistry

CH565 - Inorganic Preparations

CH611 - Topics in Physical Chemistry

CH641 - Topics in Organic & Biological Chemistry

CH663 - Topics in Inorganic Chemistry

CH68x - Problems in Chemistry

 

Other Suggested Electives

BI501 - Fundamental Concepts of Genetics

BI616 - Cell and Molecular Biology I

BI650 - Molecular Biology Investigations

BI653 - Occupational Health

BO501 - Fundamental Concepts of Botany

CJ600 - The Criminal Justice System: An Overview                                               

MA523 - Probability and Statistics I                                                                    

MA524 - Probability and Statistics II                                                                   

MA580 - Experimental Design and Analysis of Variance                                          

CS683 - Bioinformatics                                                                                    

GR691 - Methods of Research

 

Placement Examinations

 

Entering students will take a placement exam stressing fundamental knowledge in areas of analytical chemistry, organic chemistry, and physical chemistry. More advanced exams may be used to determine the correct placement of better prepared students. On the basis of the exam scores, the students will be placed either into refresher courses or into required degree courses. These courses are the same as the Southeast Chemistry courses Introduction to Physical Chemistry (CH310), Essentials of Organic Chemistry (CH340), and Quantitative Analysis (CH271) and include lab, but graduate students receive only two hours of credit for each refresher course taken. A maximum of 2 hours of refresher courses may count as elective credit towards the degree.

 

Refresher Courses

CH511 - Fundamentals of Physical Chemistry
CH540 - Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry
CH571 - Fundamentals of Quantitative Analysis

 

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