Research Programs
Graduate coursework to be used towards a M.A. or Ph.D. degree may be completed at Bryn Mawr College and at the University of Pennsylvania.
Below are examples of coursework recommended for each of the research programs:
Burgmayer Research Group (Inorganic/Bioinorganic Chemistry)
Core Courses:
CHEM B532 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
CHEM B535 Inorganic Seminar: Group Theory
CHEM 555 [@UPenn] Macromolecular Crystallography
Elective Courses (choose 3 or more):
CHEM B511 Advanced Organic Chemistry I
CHEM B512 Advanced Organic Chemistry II
CHEM B521 Advanced Physical Chemistry
CHEM B534 Organometallic Chemistry
CHEM B545 Advanced Biological Chemistry
CHEM B550 Selected Topics in Chemistry: Methods in Spectroscopy
Francl Research Group (Physical/Computational Chemistry)
Core Courses:
CHEM B512 Advanced Organic Chemistry II
CHEM B521 Advanced Physical Chemistry
CHEM B522 Mathematical Modeling of Natural Systems
Elective Courses (choose 3 or more):
CHEM B535 Inorganic Seminar: Group Theory
CHEM B550 Selected Topics in Chemistry: Methods in Spectroscopy
PHYS B507 Statistical Mechanics
CHEM 521 [@UPenn] Statistical Mechanics
CHEM 523 [@UPenn] Quantum Chemistry
CHEM 555 [@UPenn] Macromolecular Crystallography
Goldsmith Research Group (Physical/Inorganic Chemistry)
Core Courses:
CHEM B521 Advanced Physical Chemistry
CHEM B532 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
CHEM B550 Selected Topics in Chemistry: Methods in Spectroscopy
Elective Courses (choose 3 or more):
CHEM B511 Advanced Organic Chemistry I
CHEM B522 Mathematical Modeling of Natural Systems
CHEM B534 Organometallic Chemistry
CHEM B535 Inorganic Seminar: Group Theory
CHEM B545 Advanced Biological Chemistry
MSE 545 [@UPenn] Materials for Energy Storage and Generation
Kung Research Group (Biochemistry/Crystallography)
Core Courses:
CHEM B515 Medicinal Chemistry
CHEM B532 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
CHEM B545 Advanced Biological Chemistry
Elective Courses (choose 3 or more):
CHEM B511 Advanced Organic Chemistry I
CHEM B512 Advanced Organic Chemistry II
CHEM B522 Mathematical Modeling of Natural Systems
CHEM 555 [@UPenn] Macromolecular Crystallography
CHEM 557 [@UPenn] Mechanisms of Biological Catalysis
CHEM 559 [@UPenn] Biomolecular Imaging
Malachowski Research Group (Organic Chemistry)
Core Courses:
CHEM B511 Advanced Organic Chemistry I
CHEM B512 Advanced Organic Chemistry II
CHEM B515 Medicinal Chemistry
CHEM B534 Organometallic Chemistry
Elective Courses (choose 2 or more):
CHEM B521 Advanced Physical Chemistry
CHEM B532 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
CHEM B535 Inorganic Seminar: Group Theory
CHEM B545 Advanced Biological Chemistry
CHEM B550 Selected Topics in Chemistry: Methods in Spectroscopy
Melvin Research Group (Organic/Organometallic Chemistry)
Core Courses:
CHEM B511 Advanced Organic Chemistry I
CHEM B512 Advanced Organic Chemistry II
CHEM B534 Organometallic Chemistry
CHEM B550 Selected Topics in Chemistry: Methods in Spectroscopy
Elective Courses (choose 2 or more):
CHEM B521 Advanced Physical Chemistry
CHEM B532 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
CHEM B535 Inorganic Seminar: Group Theory
CHEM B545 Advanced Biological Chemistry
Plummer Research Group (Biochemistry)
Core Courses:
CHEM B515 Medicinal Chemistry
CHEM B545 Advanced Biological Chemistry
BMB 508 [@UPenn] Macromolecular Biophysics I
Elective Courses (choose 3 or more):
CHEM B511 Advanced Organic Chemistry I
CHEM B512 Advanced Organic Chemistry II
CHEM B522 Mathematical Modeling of Natural Systems
CHEM B521 Advanced Physical Chemistry
CHEM B532 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
BIOM 555 [@UPenn] Eukaryotic Gene Expression
CHEM 557 [@UPenn] Mechanisms of Biological Catalysis