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.

Approved for S/U grading only. Prerequisite: Restricted to third-year or later graduate students in Chemistry, normally in the spring semester after passing the preliminary examination. Exceptions may be made only after consulting with the Director of Graduate Studies.