The Master's degree requires a minimum of five regular lecture courses. Many take advantage of courses in related fields, especially biology, applied science, and marine science. The Department of Chemistry offers an M.S. in Chemistry with either a research project or an all course work degree. Programs in all branches of chemistry are available through the Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Public Policy program, while a concentration in computational chemistry is in the Ph.D. in Computational Sciences and Informatics program offered in conjunction with the Institute for Computational Sciences and Informatics. The George Washington University Chemistry Department is relatively small, with 13 faculty members and approximately 30 graduate students.
Research is supported by all of the standard instrumentation.
Laser Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, and Theoretical Chemistry. The graduate program in Chemical Physics is an interdisciplinary research area, which, as the name implies, involves both chemistry and physics. The Biomedical Sciences program is an interdisciplinary program offered jointly by Old Dominion University and Eastern Virginia Medical School. Students may study at either or both institutions and specialize in one of the research areas listed. The Chemical Physics Program provides an academic path for those candidates wishing to establish a professional career for which in-depth knowledge of both physics and chemistry is desirable.