该计划的任务是在科学方法的框架内教育学生化学的理论和道德实践，并为学生提供欣赏化学历史及其社会应用的背景。DePaul的化学理学硕士课程旨在为学生准备化学或生物化学领域的高级工作以及进一步的研究生学习。非论文专业的学生必须从四个浓度中选择一个专业领域，包括分析，物理化学，生物化学，药物化学，合成化学。
This program is designed for students whose career goals include industrial positions that require technical mastery. Students completing this program are also well-positioned for further study in a doctoral program. Students take a minimum of 30 credits of course work which includes three core courses: Instrumentation 3, Synthesis and Characterization 3, Kinetics and Energetics 3 (9 credits), plus a nonthesis seminar (1 credit) and Introduction to chemical research (1 credit). The graduate electives (9 credits) may be selected from graduate-level courses offered in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry or other departments in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science/Biomedical Science. For the remaining credit hours, the students conduct independent research under the supervision of a graduate faculty member culminating in a thesis.