Applied and Industrial Chemistry, MS

  • Elom Pedanou in the Chemistry lab

    MASTER'S STUDENT ELOM PEDANOU’S RESEARCH ON ORAL BACTERIA may have applications in the dental industry. “Professor George Long presented me with opportunities, seeking out grants for students to work over the summer,” he said. “Thanks to him, I got a grant.”

    Kaitlynn Young, alumna

    Internship Led to Job for Chemistry Graduate

    “Professor Keith Kyler helped me acquire my internship with H&W Global during my second year of grad school. Professor Jonathan Southard was my research advisor and was extremely understanding when I was trying to juggle my internship and research as well as schoolwork. The professors will do all that they can to help you succeed.”

    Kaitlynn Young, Process chemist for H&W Global, Blairsville, PA

    Merge Science and Business with the Master of Science Program in Applied and Industrial Chemistry

    IUP’s new two-year interdisciplinary graduate degree prepares you for an emerging trend in the job market. A combination of science coursework and professional skills courses in management, marketing, and communications will advance your career to new heights.

    Following completion of science proficiency courses, you’ll take professional development courses designed to augment your scientific knowledge with communication, business, and management skills to better prepare you to meet the technology challenges of a company.

    The MS internship allows you to gain hands-on industry experience and lets you earn your degree while working full time. The internship gives you experience in managing the breakthroughs created by your company’s research teams. You’ll interact with scientific researchers and business managers, especially in the marketing, finance, and legal departments.

    The MS in Applied and Industrial Chemistry provides the skill set necessary for linking scientific operations with management decisions and marketing strategies.

    The MS degree will prepare you to:

    • Master non-science subjects in business, communications, and information technology.
    • Interact with scientific researchers and business managers through your internship, especially in the marketing, finance, and legal departments.
    • Access a wide assortment of modern instrumentation for research and to fulfill IUP coursework requirements.

    (4+1) BS-MS Program in Applied and Industrial Chemistry

    (Total credits: 30) 

    With early admission in junior year:

    • Twelve graduate credits taken in your senior year will count toward both graduate and undergraduate degrees.
    • Take an additional 18 credits in your fifth year for the master’s program.
  • Madia Department of Chemistry
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    975 Oakland Avenue
    Indiana, PA 15705-1076
  • Phone: 724-357-2361
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