Mellon College of Science
www.cmu.edu/mcs/
The Mellon College of Science (MCS) offers innovative programs in the natural and physical sciences. MCS combines the close personal contact found at small colleges with the modern laboratories and extensive research typical of large universities.
Science students have access to $28 million state-of-the-art interdisciplinary laboratory facilities. Optional first-year seminars are offered that explore various current research topics such as green chemistry, tissue engineering, organ transplantation and stem cell research. MCS alumni include Rhodes Scholars and Nobel Prize winners.
Undergraduate Programs in the Sciences
Biological Sciences
- BS in Biological Sciences
- BS in Biological Sciences/Neuroscience track
- BS in Computational Biology
- BS in Biological Sciences and Psychology
- BA in Biological Sciences with an additional major
Chemistry
- BS in Chemistry
- BA in Chemistry
- MS in Chemistry (through the Honors program)
- MS in Bioorganic (through the Honors program)
Mathematical Sciences
- BS in Mathematics
- BS in Mathematical Sciences
- BS in Computational Finance
- MS in Mathematical Sciences (through the Honors program)
Physics
- BS in Physics
- BA in Physics
Intercollege and Special Programs
Bachelor of Science and Arts (BSA)
Science and Humanities Scholars (SHS)
Designated Minors
Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Computational Finance
Discrete Mathematics and Logic
Environmental Science
Health Care Policy and Management
Mathematical Sciences
Physics
Experimental Genetics and Molecular Biology
Sampling of Courses
Biological Sciences
Advanced Biochemistry
Computational Biology
Developmental Biology
Experimental Genetics & Molecular Biology
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Mathematical Sciences
Algebra Structures
Discrete Time Finance
Principle of Real Analysis
Projects in Applied Mathematics
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Chemistry
Bioorganic Chemistry
Introduction to Green Chemistry
Nanoparticles
Organic Polymer Chemistry
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Physics
Computational Physics
Cosmology
Electronics
Quantum Physics
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Undergraduate Research
Approximately 80 percent of the science undergraduates get involved in undergraduate research either at Carnegie Mellon or through internships. Some examples of internships:
- A biological sciences major applied her training in molecular science to forensics investigation by doing an internship t the FBI DNA Laboratory.
- A chemistry major spent her fall semester at Argonne National Laboratory working on organic superconducting materials.
- A mathematical sciences major did his internship with PNC Park at the Internal Audit Department.
- A physics major spent a semester at the South Pole installing the Viper Telescope.
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute Grant Program
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) grant allows the Mellon College of Science to award 72 paid positions to Carnegie Mellon University over the summer:
- 16 'Scholar' positions to work full-time in research labs and receive wages and housing
- 44 'Researcher' positions to work part or full-time in a research lab and receive wages
- 12 'Summer Research Institute' positions for Mellon College of Science's rising sophomores to participate in an intensive discovery-based course and receive wages and housing
The HHMI grant also funds academic-year (part-time) research opportunities. It is currently sponsoring two Carnegie Mellon students to work overseas in research labs.
