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Faculty
Master of Science
Sport and High Performance Materials
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Contact Person:
Dr. Jeffrey Wiggins
Polymer Science
(601) 266-4869
or
(601) 266-4868
E-Mail
jeffrey.wiggins@usm.edu
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School of Human Performance and Recreation
Dr. Trent Gould
Ohio University
Curriculum and Instruction
Dr. Gary Krebs
Texas A & M University
Kinesiology
Dr. Louis Marciani
The University of Southern Mississippi
Human Performance/Recreation
Dr. Dennis R. Phillips
Springfield College
Teaching and Administration
Dr. Scott Piland
University of Georgia
Exercise Science
Dr. Michael J. Webster
Auburn University
Physical Education/Exercise Physiology
Polymer Science
Dr. Stephen G. Boyes
University of New South Wales Chemical Engineering
Dr. Roger Hester
Georgia Institute of Technology Chemical Engineering
Dr. Charles E. Hoyle Northwestern University Chemistry
Dr. Robert Y. Lochhead Strathclyde University
Molecular Dynamics of Polymer Solutions
Dr. Lon Jay Mathias
University of Michigan Chemistry
Dr. Kenneth A. Mauritz
Case Western Reserve University
Macromolecular Science
Dr. Charles L. McCormick, III. University of Florida
Chemistry
Dr. Robert B. Moore, III
Texas A & M University
Analytical Chemistry
Dr. Sarah E. Morgan
The University of Southern Mississippi
Polymer Science
Dr. Sergei Nazarendo
USSR Academy of Sciences Physics and Mathematics
Dr. Joshua Otaigbe
University of Manchester Polymer Science and Engineering
Dr. James Rawlins
The University of Southern Mississippi
Polymer Science and Engineering
Dr. Robson Story
University of Akron
Polymer Science
Dr. Shelby F. Thames
University of Tennessee
Organic Chemistry
Dr. Marek W. Urban
Michigan Technological University
Physical and Inorganic Polymer Chemistry
Dr. Douglas Wicks
University of Massachusetts Polymer Science and Engineering |
Master of Science in Sport
and High Performance Materials
Admission Requirements You must first make application for admission to Graduate Studies and be accepted by the Review Committee of the program and by Graduate Studies before enrolling for any courses in these programs.
You may apply online at
http://www.usm.edu/graduatestudies
OR
contact Graduate Studies at 601-266-4369 to request admission forms.
Basic admission requirements include:
- Hold a baccalaureate degree from an institution approved by a recognized accrediting agency.
- Must be eligible to re-enter in good standing the last college or university attended
- Must present evidence, by official transcript, of a grade point average equivalent to at least 2.75 on a 4.0 scale for the last two years of graduate study, and a grade point average of at least 3.0 in the field of proposed graduate study.
- Must have at least three letters of recommendation sent to the department/school from persons qualified to assess the graduate's readiness for graduate study.
- Must have standardized GRE scores sent to Graduate Admissions
- Must submit TOEFL scores if an international student.
- Must satisfy the appropriate department chair and college dean that the applicant shows promise of satisfying Master's degree requirements.
Entering graduate students will be required to take examinations covering undergraduate organic and physical chemistry and calculus.
Degree Requirements
- Core Course Hours = 27 hrs.
- Master Thesis Hours = 6 hrs.
- Total Minimum Hours = 33 hrs.
Core Courses
HPR 701: Advanced Exercise Physiology
HPR 701L: Advanced Exercise Physiology I Laboratory
HPR 704: Tests and Measurements in Human Performance
HPR 834: Advanced Biomechanics
PSC 701: Organic Polymer Chemistry I
PSC 702: Organic Polymer Chemistry II
PSC 710: Polymer Physical Chemistry I: Solution Properties
PSC 712: Polymer Physical Chemistry III
**PSC 820: Advanced Composite Materials
**PSC 820L: Advanced Composite Materials Laboratory
Required Courses
HPR 691: Research
HPR 698: Thesis
PSC 510: Safety Principles and Procedures in the Chemical Sciences
PSC 789: Polymer Science Seminar
Course Descriptions
HPR 701: Advanced Exercise Physiology I (3 hrs.)
Prerequisite HPR 601 or equivalent course. Concurrent enrollment in HPR 701L required. The study of the circulatory, respiratory, nervous, and muscular systems during and after physical activity.
HPR 701L: Advanced Exercise Physiology I Laboratory (2 hrs.)
Corerquisite HPR 701. Use and care of exercise physiology laboratory equipment.
HPR 704: Tests and Measurements in Human Performance (3 hrs.)
Tests of fitness, skills, and abilities. Administration and interpretation of tests and measurements.
HPR 734: Advanced Biomechanics (3 hrs)
The study of mechanical foundations and advanced analytical techniques of human motion.
HPR 734L: Advanced Biomechanics Lab (2)
PSC 701: Organic Polymer Chemistry I (3 hrs.)
Reaction mechanisms, polymer concepts, step-growth poklymerization, and polymer reactivity
PSC 702: Organic Polymer Chemistry II (3 hrs.)
Kinetics, free radical reaction mechanisms, homogeneous chain growth polymerization of vinyl compounds, copolymerization, and degradation of polymers.
PSC 710: Polymer Physical Chemistry I: Solution Properties (3 hrs.)
A study of polymer chain conformation, solution thermodynamics, phase equilibria, and transport phenomena.
PSC 712: Polymer Physical Chemistry III (3 hrs.)
Morphology, crystallization, entropyelasticity, viscoelasticity, glass transition, interfaces of polymers.
**PSC 820: Advanced Composite Materials (3 hrs.)
Study of advanced composite materials and processes.
**PSC 820L: Advanced Composite Materials Laboratory (2 hrs.)
A laboratory designed to accompany PSC 820.
**New courses to be developed
Required Courses
HPR 691: Research ( 1-12 hrs.)
Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor
Topics and procedures must be approved by graduate advisory committee. For Master's level graduate students only.
HPR 698: Thesis (1-6 hrs.)
Credit deferred until thesis completed.
PSC 510: Safety Principles and Procedures in the Chemical Sciences (1 hr.)
Common laboratory hazards and their remediation.
PSC 789: Polymer Science Seminar (1 hr.)
May be repeated each semester while in residence.
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