阿尔伯塔大学

The Department of Chemistry offers thesis-based Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees, both requiring course work and thesis research. The Department provides an outstanding academic environment for those with an interest in analytical, inorganic, organic, physical chemistry, and chemical biology. Within each of these areas, Department members have vast expertise in: materials/polymer chemistry, environmental chemistry, chemical physics, nanoscience/nanotechnology, energy storage/conversion, computational/theoretical chemistry, glycomics, metabolomics, proteomics, catalysis, molecular electronics, natural product synthesis, and solid state chemistry.

The Department is composed of more than 220 graduate students, as well as postdoctoral fellows and research associates that support the Department's tradition of excellence in research. The Department's research infrastructure, staff support, and research funding is among the best in Canada. Faculty have been recognized for their award winning teaching and research excellence.

The active research interests of the staff include the following:

• Analytical
• Chemical Biology
• Inorganic/Materials
• Organic
• Physical

Students are required to complete a minimum of ★9 in coursework and a thesis.

Coursework:

• A minimum of three ★3 graduate-level courses, to be approved by the Graduate Advisory Committee and/or the supervisory committee.
• CHEM 502 - Departmental Research Seminar
  • All MSc students are required to register in CHEM 502 in the fall and winter terms for the first two years of their program. Students must attend a minimum number of 502 seminars and submit evaluations of these, to receive credit for the course.

Thesis:

Registration in 900-level THES.

Supervisory Committee Meeting:

Master's students are required to schedule and attend a meeting with their Supervisory Committee after the first year in the program in order to review progress of the research and present a clear timeline for completion of the program.

Ethics Requirement:

The Chemistry Graduate Curriculum Committee recommends the following courses be taken to satisfy the ethics requirement.

• Plagiarism Seminar
• Code of Student Behaviour Seminar
• GET (Graduate Ethics Training) online course

Length of Program:

The time required to complete the MSc degree will vary according to the previous training of the candidate and the nature of the research project; however a minimum of two years is normally required.

The maximum time to complete the thesis-based MSc program as set by the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research is four years.