Materials Chemistry (Ph.D.)

Required Masters Coursework: 24-30 credit hours

(required of all doctoral students, see M.S. program)

Elective Courses

12 credit hours from courses below required of all doctoral students. Note, students must choose Solid State Physics or Solid State Chemistry but may not count both toward their program of study.

• CHEM 521 - SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS 3 cr hrs
• CHEM 526 - POLYMER CHEMISTRY 3 cr hrs
• CHEM 720 - SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NANO-STRUCTURED MATERIALS 3 cr hrs
• CHEM 721 - ADVANCED PHOTOVOLTAICS (C) 3 cr hrs
• CHEM 722 - SOLID STATE CHEMISTRY AND CRYSTALLOGRAPHY 3 cr hrs
• CHEM 723 - LUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY OF MATERIALS 3 cr hrs
• CHEM 724 - ELECTROCHEMISTRY 3 cr hrs
• PHYS 539 - SOLID STATE PHYSICS (C) 3 to 4 cr hrs (3 hours required)

• * Appropriate courses may be substituted in the student’s program of study with the approval of the Department Chair and Graduate Dean.

Seminar: 6 credit hours

Dissertation: 40 credit hours