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Chemistry, PhD at Tulane University

Tulane University, United States

Programme overview

Tulane's graduate program in chemistry offers research opportunities in the areas of bio-organic, biophysical, physical, inorganic, organometallic, synthetic organic, polymer material, surface chemistry, as well as crystallography, spectroscopy, quantum theory and statistical mechanics.

Faculty: School of Science and Engineering  |  Duration: 6 semesters  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: New Orleans, LA, United States

What you will study

The minimum requirement for the PhD degree is six courses (18 course hours in total) at the 7000 level, four of which must be core courses. Out of the four core courses, up to three can be taken within one field of chemistry. The core courses, offered by division, are: Physical Chemistry: CHEM 7110 Intro to Quantum Mechanics (3 c.h.), CHEM 7120 Statistical Mechanics (3 c.h.), CHEM 7150 Chemical Physics (3 c.h.) ; Inorganic Chemistry: CHEM 7210 Inorganic Stru & Bond (3 c.h.

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Entry requirements

Students are required to register for Division Seminar every semester until they have been admitted to candidacy. Admission to Candidacy Prior to the dissertation, an application for admission to candidacy should be filed with the SSE.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Duration: 6 semesters

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