Master of Science in Chemistry

The graduate program in chemistry at California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) leads to a research-based Master of Science (MS) degree. The fields of biochemistry and chemistry aim to increase our molecular understanding of the organization of matter in natural and artificial systems and thereby provide solutions to problems of great importance to society. Our program provides students with both the freedom to explore diverse topics as well as a highly-structured “hands-on” research training environment where they can work one-on-one with faculty to systematically learn how to effectively and efficiently develop, plan, test, and present scientific hypotheses, investigations, and results. Graduates with a MS in Chemistry will be prepared not only to continue study at the Ph.D. level, but also to successfully pursue careers in private industry or government affiliated labs and agencies, and to teach at the college level.