CHEM 593

Credit: 1 hours.

Follows up on CHEM 591 and covers advanced non-technical topics to prepare graduate students for their last years of graduate study as well as their careers beyond graduate school. Topics include professional development plans, resilience in graduate school, mental health, professional behavior in a diverse work environment, recognizing strengths and weaknesses, all forms of harassment, and implicit bias. This course also continues setting the departmental expectations for appropriate professional conduct. The course is required for all Chemistry graduate students in the Spring of their third year.

1 graduate hour. No professional credit. Approved for S/U grading only. Credit does not count towards the required 20 hours of course credit required for obtaining a Ph.D. in Chemistry. Credit does not count towards earning 32 hours of course credit for the Master of Science in Chemistry without Thesis option, or the 20 hours of course credit for the Master of Science in Chemistry with Thesis option. Prerequisite: Restricted to third-year graduate students in Chemistry.