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Department of Chemistry and Physics
Chair: C.T. Wendel, Professor
Location: SCI 105
Phone: 940-898-2550
Fax: 940-898-2548
E-mail: cwendel@twu.edu
Website: www.twu.edu/as/chemphy/
Faculty: Professors J. Gill, J. Johnson; Associate Professors J. Espinosa, R.
Jones; Assistant Professor N. Meagher.
Graduate Degrees Offered
- M.S. in Chemistry.
- M.S. in Chemistry Teaching.
- M S. in Science Teaching.
Analytical, biological, inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry, and science
teaching are areas in which advanced coursework and research are available in the
department. A course of study and research is designed by each individual student
in consultation with a faculty committee as a degree program leading to a master's
degree best fitted to the individual's career goals. The department has excellent
facilities and resources to support a broad variety of research directions.
Cooperation and interaction among the faculty and with the graduate students
create an environment of strong support for the student in both studies and
research, and facilitates the attainment of the educational goals of each student.
Opportunities to serve as a teaching assistant and as a research assistant provide
both financial support and educational experience. Fellowships and scholarships
are also available.
Admission Requirements
Please see the admissions section at the front of this catalog. In addition to
these general requirements, the Department of Chemistry and Physics requires that
the applicant for admission to graduate study leading to the Master of Science in
Chemistry hold a bachelor’s degree in chemistry, equivalent to a chemistry major
offered at Texas Woman’s University as described in the General Catalog. Preferred
scores on the GRE Verbal of 400 and on the GRE Quantitative of 550 should be
presented. The applicant must submit the names and addresses of two reference
contacts. An applicant with a bachelor’s degree in another discipline may be
admitted provisionally until all undergraduate deficiencies are cleared.
An applicant for admission to graduate study leading to the Master of Science
in Chemistry Teaching should hold the bachelor’s degree in a specific field of
science, mathematics, general science, or elementary education with at least 18
semester hours in science or mathematics. Preferred scores on the GRE Verbal of
400 and on the GRE Quantitative of 550 should be represented.
An applicant for admission to graduate study leading to the Master of Science in
Science Teaching should be a teacher who holds a bachelor’s degree, who is certified
to teach in the elementary schools, and who has at least 6 semester hours in science.
Preferred scores on the GRE Verbal of 400 and on the GRE Quantitative of 550 should
be presented.
General Requirements for All Master’s Degrees
Total Hours Required: A minimum of 30 hours, including 6 hours for thesis,
for the M.S.; a minimum of 36 hours for the M.S. in Chemistry Teaching, including
6 hours of courses in education and 3 hours for professional paper or 6 hours for
thesis; a minimum of 36 hours for the M.S. in Science teaching, including 6 hours
of courses in Education and 3 hours for thesis.
M.S. in Chemistry Core: A minimum of 12 hours of chemistry course work
(excluding research, seminar, and thesis) approved by an advisory committee and
designed to meet the needs of the student. Enrollment in CHEM 5101 Seminar is
required each semester of students enrolled for 9 or more hours.
Final Examination: All candidates for master’s degrees must pass a final
oral examination administered by two or three members of the Graduate Faculty.
Minors Offered to Students from Other Departments
Master’s level: 6 hours of organized graduate courses in the Department
of Chemistry and Physics as defined by the chemistry representative on the
candidate’s advisory committee.
Courses of Instruction in Chemistry
CHEM 5014. Modern Chemical Principles I. Fundamental Laws, States of
Matter, Thermodynamics of Solutions, Chemical Equilibria. Three lecture and three
laboratory hours a week. Credit: Four hours.
CHEM 5101. Seminar. Presentation of chemical papers of current
interest, followed by discussion. Prerequisite: One semester of graduate work. One
seminar hour a week. Credit: One hour.
CHEM 5213. Advanced Organic Chemistry. Problems and techniques of
modern theoretical organic chemistry. Prerequisites: CHEM 3223 or equivalent.
Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
CHEM 5323. Advanced Analytical Chemistry. Activity and equilibrium in
water and nonaqueous solvents; precipitation, complexation, redox, electrochemical
and separative processes; sampling and statistics. Instrumentation. Prerequisites:
CHEM 3424 and 4314 or equivalent. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
CHEM 5523. Advanced Inorganic Chemistry. Theory and description
applicable to the elements and their inorganic compounds; bonding, structure
stereochemistry, complexes, acid-base theory. Prerequisites: CHEM 4514 or
equivalent. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
CHEM 5613. Biochemistry I. Chemistry and metabolism of substances of
biochemical origin (carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids). Three lecture hours a
week. Credit: Three hours.
CHEM 5623. Biochemistry II. Chemistry of proteins, enzymes, nucleic
acids, and some specialized biochemical systems. Three lecture hours a week.
Credit: Three hours.
CHEM 5891. Research in Chemistry. Original research. May be used as
thesis subject. May be repeated for additional credit. Prerequisite: Permission of
the instructor. Credit: One hour.
CHEM 5893. Research in Chemistry. Original research. May be used as a
thesis subject. May be repeated for additional credit. Prerequisite: Permission of
the instructor. Credit: Three hours.
CHEM 5896. Research in Chemistry. Original research. May be used as a
thesis subject. May be repeated for additional credit. Prerequisite: Permission of
the instructor. Credit: Six hours.
CHEM 5903. Special Topics. Lectures or conferences on recent
developments in chemical theory or practice. May be repeated with change of topic
for additional credit. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Credit: Three
hours.
CHEM 5911. Independent Study. Independent student readings or
experimentation in chemistry. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Credit:
One hour.
CHEM 5912. Independent Study. Independent student readings or
experimentation in chemistry. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Credit:
Two hours.
CHEM 5913. Independent Study. Independent student readings or
experimentation. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Credit: Three hours.
CHEM 5953. Cooperative Education. Cooperative work-study arrangement
between business, industry, or selected institution and the University.
Pre-planning and evaluation will involve approximately 10% of the laboratory hours
per week. May be repeated for credit. Nine laboratory hours a week. Credit: Three
hours.
CHEM 5956. Cooperative Education. Cooperative work-study arrangement
between business, industry, or selected institution and the University.
Pre-planning and evaluation will involve approximately 10% of the laboratory hours
per week. May be repeated for credit: Eighteen laboratory hours a week. Credit:
Six hours.
CHEM 5973. Professional Paper. Written presentation of literature and
possible laboratory and/or statistical research in a selected area of chemistry.
Credit: Three hours.
CHEM 5983. Thesis. Credit: Three hours.
CHEM 5993. Thesis. Credit: Three hours.
Courses of Instruction in Physics
PHYS 5014. Fundamentals of Physics I. Introductory physics for
non-physics majors, intended to satisfy a requirement for teacher certification;
mechanics, heat, and sound. Experimental laboratory work on topics to correlate
with lecture material. Three lecture hours a week, three laboratory hours a week.
Credit: Four hours.
PHYS 5024. Fundamentals of Physics II. Introductory physics for
non-physics majors, intended to satisfy a requirement for teacher certification;
electricity and magnetism, light, and atomic and nuclear physics. Experimental
laboratory work on topics to correlate with lecture material. Three lecture hours
a week. Credit: Four hours.
PHYS 5913. Individual Study. Independent study in advanced physics.
Credit: Three hours. May be repeated for additional credit.
Courses of Instruction in Science
SCI 5313. Introduction to Oceanography. An integrated study of the
interdisciplinary relationship and applications of the biological, chemical,
geological, meteorological, and physical sciences to the study of the oceans.
Prerequisites: Six hours of science. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three
hours.
SCI 5323. Advanced Physical Geology. Advanced treatment of earth
materials, internal and external geological characteristics and processes,
structural geology, and geology of Texas. Prerequisite: Six hours of earth science
or consent of instructor. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
SCI 5343. Meteorology and Astronomy. Composition and structure of the
atmosphere; clouds, air masses, storms, and weather. Composition and structure of
the solar system; stars, comets, and galaxies. Prerequisites: CHEM 5014, PHYS 5014,
PHYS 5024. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
SCI 5353. Environmental Science. An integrated study of the
interdisciplinary relationships and applications of the biological, chemical,
geological, and physical sciences to the study of the environment and environmental
problems to enhance understanding of the human impact on the environment; water
quality and pollution; air pollution; solid wastes; resource conservation.
Prerequisites: BIOL 5013; CHEM 5014, PHYS 5014; SCI 5323. Three lecture hours
a week. Credit: Three hours.
SCI 5903. Special Topics in Science. Advanced topics in general
science. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
SCI 5911. Individual Study in Science. Independent student readings or
study in general sciences. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Credit:
One hour.
SCI 5913. Individual Study in Science. Independent student readings or
study in general science. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Credit:
Three hours.
SCI 5993. Thesis. Permission of Instructor. May be repeated once for
additional credit. Credit: Three hours.
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