College of Science and Technology

Abdul K. Mohammed, Dean
Veronica C. Nwosu, Interim Associate Dean
Mary Brinson, Executive Assistant
Phone: 919-530-7082
Fax: 919-530-5361
Main Office: 1209 Mary Townes Science Complex
Email: yandersn@nccu.edu

College of Science and Technology Graduate Programs

Master of Science in Biology
Master of Science in Chemistry
Master of Science in Earth Science
Master of Science in Computer & Information Sciences
Master of Science in Mathematics
Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Master of Science in Physics

Mission:

The College of Science and Technology (CS&T) promotes North Carolina Central University’s commitment to excellence in instruction, research, service, and entrepreneurship. Through its culturally diverse faculty, staff, students, and alumni, the CS&T cultivates an interdisciplinary and comprehensive learning environment for our science community by:

• Preparing students through engaging course work, experiential learning, and intensive training in basic, applied, or pedagogical research;
• Fostering computational and technological literacy, critical analysis and analytical thinking;
• Developing hands-on and literature-based research skills for independent learning and effective communication of scientific ideas through writing and presentations;
• Encouraging students, faculty and staff to interact in a motivating and evolving research and learning community, developing essential skills for productive careers as scientists, academicians, and professional leaders.

Vision:

The CS&T will harness its substantial intellectual resources to be a leading educator of underrepresented and underserved populations of students in the sciences and technology by providing a strong, competitive, well-supported environment for teaching and research.

Program Learning Outcomes:

In keeping with its mission and vision, students graduating in the CS&T will demonstrate the following:

• An understanding of the professional and ethical responsibilities associated with scientific discovery as well as their impact in a global society;
• Clear and concise oral and written communications skills;
• Problem solving skills through ability to apply scientific methods to formulate questions and plan investigations;
• The ability to design and conduct experiments and to collect, analyze, and interpret data
• The ability to develop theoretical, computational, and/or conceptual models of physical and natural systems and make predictions and interpretations based on these models

This catalogue is intended to familiarize prospective and current graduate students with the graduate programs in the various CST departments. The departments also have graduate handbooks that provide more detailed information about their graduate programs for the guidance of students and faculty.