CUA
The Catholic University of America

MS Degree in Chemical Education

                                                      MS. Degree in Chemical Education

                                            Dr. Diane Bunce, Advising Coordinator
                                                 (202) 319-5390 or bunce@cua.edu    

Course Schedule


Completion Students are required to complete the following education courses
(10 credits):

     EDUC 633, Introductory Statistics for the

     Behavioral Sciences; EDUC 733, Experimental

     Design; and EDUC 652, Psychology of Learning:

     Implications for Instructional Design.

Students are also required to take 11 to 14 credits in the chemistry field. These courses include:

CHEM 737, Chemical Education Research: Theory, Tools and Practice;
CHEM 791, Seminar (literature seminar);
CHEM 765 or
CHEM 766, Research Topics in Chemistry (chemical education research);
CHEM 767 or 768, Research Problems in Chemistry (chemical education research);
CHEM 995 or 996, Master's Thesis Guidance (thesis option only); and
CHEM 793 or 794, Advanced Research Seminar (presentation of research results).

In conjunction with the chemical education adviser, students select three chemistry courses (nine credits) at the 500 or above level. Recommended courses include:

CHEM 501, Advanced Inorganic;
CHEM 508, Instrumental Analysis and Chemical Spectroscopy;
CHEM 541, Environmental Chemistry;
CHEM 571, Biochemistry; and
CHEM 572, Biochemistry.

The proposed schedule of these courses for full-time graduate students is as follows:

FALL SEMESTER - Year 1



EDUC 633 Introductory Statistics for the Behavioral
Sciences (4 credits)

EDUC 652 Psychology of Learning: Implications for
Instructional Design (3 credits)

CHEM Elective (3 credits)

SPRING SEMESTER -Year I I

EDUC 733 Experimental Design (3 credits)

CHEM 765 or 766 . Research Topics in Chemistry (chemical

education research) (3 credits)
CHEM 791 Seminar (literature seminar) (I credit)
CHEM Elective (3 credits)

FALL SEMESTER -Year 2 FALL SEMESTER -Year 2

CHEM 737 Chemical Education Research: Theory, Tools and Practice (3 credits)

CHEM 767 or 768 . Research Problems in Chemistry (chemical education research)
   (3 credits)
CHEM . Elective (3 credits)

COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION

SPRING SEMESTER- Year 2Year 2

CHEM 995 .......Master's Thesis Guidance (thesis option only)
                                 (3 credits)
CHEM 791 ....Seminar (presentations of thesis work) (1 credit)


THESIS DEFENSE

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Part-time students generally take two courses each semester and one course during the summer (depending on availability). The estimated time for degree completion on a part-time basis is three academic years. This figure includes the completion of some course work during at least two summers.