Materials Chemistry (Ph.D.)

Doctor of Philosophy, Materials Chemistry: Total 82-88 credit hours

Master’s coursework 30 credit hours (from USD or an equivalent Master’s degree in Chemistry from a qualifying institution)
Graduate Seminar 6 credit hours
CHEM 898D - DISSERTATION RESEARCH IN CHEMISTRY (C) 1 to 9 cr hrs (40 credit hours required)
12 credit hours from the courses below are 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 (C) 3 cr hrs
CHEM 526 - POLYMER CHEMISTRY (C) 3 cr hrs
CHEM 720 - SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NANO-STRUCTURED MATERIALS (C) 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 (C) 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.
Note: Up to 6 cr hrs of electives from the master’s program may be counted as electives in the doctoral program with approval of the department chair and graduate program coordinator.