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This course will introduce students to basic chemical facts and concepts. Topics will include units, dimensional analysis, nomenclature, solutions, atomic structure, and stoichiometry.

Introductory course for health professions students and non-science majors covering basic chemical principles with applications in organic chemistry and biochemistry.

A study of the properties of materials and their interactions with each other. Development of theories and applications of the principles of energetics, dynamics and structure. Intended primarily for science majors and preprofessional students. 3 lec.

A continuation of chemistry 211 with emphasis on the inorganic chemistry of the representative elements and transition metals. 3 lec.

A laboratory course that demonstrates the application of concepts introduced in Chemistry 2ll.

A laboratory course that demonstrates the application of concepts introduced in Chemistry 2l2.

An advanced laboratory class designed for Principles of Chemistry II students. This lab will introduce students to concepts and/or techniques important to later laboratory classes and research.

A survey course concerning the use of the chemical literature with an emphasis on online computer searching and ethical issues relating to the conduct of scientific research and the relationship of science to society.

Students attend lectures presented by internal and external speakers to learn about the nature and variety of chemical research.

A systematic study of organic chemistry including modern structural theory, spectroscopy, and stereochemistry; application of these topics to the study of reactions and their mechanisms and applications to synthesis. 3 lec.

Continuation of Chemistry 355. 3 lec.

A study of chemical thermodynamics, equilibrium, and kinetics. 3 lec.-2 lab.

An introduction to of experimental organic chemistry with emphasis on fundamental techniques and their application to the preparation and identification of organic compounds. 6 lab.

A survey course including introduction to basic biochemical concepts, metabolic pathways, and bioenergetics. 3 lec.

Introduction to basic biochemical laboratory techniques including chromatography, electrophoresis, and enzyme kinetics; methods for identification and characterization of biochemical systems. 4 lab.

Independent study or undergraduate research project for outstanding students.

Students engage in research project in collaboration with a faculty member.

Students engage in a research project in collaboration with a faculty member.

This course investigates the theory and functional aspects of modern analytical instrumentation. Emphasis is placed on the components of instruments and the applicability of various techniques to specific analytical problems.

Students attend lectures presented by internal and external speakers to learn about the nature and variety of chemical research. Students also present an oral and written presentation of their capstone experience.

An intermediate level discussion of the biochemistry of mammalian cells.

A combined lecture/lab/self-motivated research course that results in a microscopy based project to be presented by each student in a public forum (may augment capstone).

Students engage in supervised chemical laboratory work in a professional setting.

Students engage in a collaborative research project with a faculty member.

This course investigates the theory and functional aspects of modern analytical instrumentation. Emphasis is placed on the components of instruments and the applicability of various techniques to specific analytical problems.

A survey course including introduction to basic biochemical concepts, bioenergetics, and information transfer.

A combined lecture/lab/self-motivated research course that results in a microscopy based project to be presented by each student at an open forum (can augment thesis project).

Credit in the course is earned by pursuing a directed original investigation in a field of chemistry. Twelve semester hours credit in research are applied toward the M.S. degree. Students may sign for one or more credit hurs per semester depending upon the time to be spent on research. A grade of PR may be reported at the close of each term or semester.