Institute of Chemistry

Graduate Courses

All Graduate Chemistry Courses are listed below. For more details about the Seminar Courses, please click here.

Graduate CourseCourse TitleCourse Credits*Description
Chem 201**Chemistry for Teachers of College Chemistry4 units
(3 hrs lec, 3 hrs lab)
Chem 203**Environmental Chemistry3 units
(3 hrs lec)		Chemistry applied to the study of the environment,
its pollution, and control
Chem 203.1**Environmental Chemistry Laboratory2 units
(6 hrs lab)		The chemical analysis of soil, water, and air samples.
Co-requisite: Chem 203
Chem 211Systematic Inorganic Chemistry3 units
(3 hrs lec)		Study of the chemistry of the metallic and non-metallic elements
Pre-requisite: Chem 112 and Chem 156 or COI
Chem 212Reaction Mechanism of Transition Metal Complexes3 units
(3 hrs lec)		Mechanisms of reactions of first and second-series
transition metal ions in relation to their structures.
Pre-requisite: Chem 211 or COI
Chem 213Physical Methods of Inorganic Chemistry3 units
(3 hrs lec)		Applications of spectroscopy and other modern physical
techniques to the study of inorganic compounds.
Pre-requisite: Chem 211 or COI
Chem 214Inorganic Synthesis4 units
(2 hrs lec, 6 hrs lab)		Methods of synthesis of inorganic and organometallic compounds.
Pre-requisite: Chem 211 or COI
Chem 215Coordination Chemistry5 units
(3 hrs lec, 6 hrs lab)		Bonding and structure of coordination compounds; quantitative
interpretation of spectral, magnetic, and cyrstollagraphic data.
Pre-requisite: Chem 211 or COI
Chem 216Bioinorganic Chemistry3 units
(3 hrs lec)		Structure, bonding, and mechanistic aspect of metal ion
involvement in biological processes.
Pre-requisite: Chem 211 or COI
Chem 217Nuclear Chemistry3 units
(3 hrs lec)		Theories of radioactive decay. The study of nuclear reactions.
Methods of chemical separation of radioactive substances,
their detection, and measurement.
Pre-requisite: Chem 154 or COI
Chem 218Organometallic Chemistry of the Transition Metal3 units
(3 hrs lec)		A study of metal complexes using carbon as the ligating atom.
Pre-requisite: Chem 211 or COI
Chem 219Solid State Chemistry3 units
(3 hrs lec)		Structure and bonding in solid state materials.
Pre-requisite: Chem 211 or COI
Chem 220Instrumental Methods of Analysis3 units
(3 hrs lec)		Fundamentals of chemical instrumentation; theory and
application of some common instrumental methods.
Pre-requisite: Chem 123 or COI
Chem 220.1Laboratory in Instrumental Methods of Analysis2 units
(6 hrs lab)		Pre-requisite: Chem 101.2 or COI
Co-requisite: Chem 220
Chem 221Electroanalytical Chemistry3 units
(3 hrs lec)		Theory of modern electrochemical methods, such as cyclic
voltammetry, Stripping analysis, AC and differential
pulse polarography, and ring-disk electrodes.
Pre-requisite: Chem 220 or COI
Chem 222Optical Methods of Analysis3 units
(3 hrs lec)		Fundamentals of optical instrumentation; Principles and
applications of spectroscopy and spectrophotometry.
Pre-requisite: Chem 220 or COI
Chem 223Theoretical Analytical Chemistry3 units
(3 hrs lec)		Theory of analytical separations based on chemical and
phase equilibria.
Pre-requisite: Chem 123 or COI
Chem 224Aquatic Chemistry3 units
(3 hrs lec)		The composition properties, and processes in
natural aquatic systems
Pre-requisite: Chem 220 and Chem 223 or COI
Chem 225Modular Chemical Instrumentation3 units
(2 hrs lec)		Fundamentals of analog and digital electronics;
modular approach to chemical instrumentation.
Pre-requisite: Chem 220 or COI
Chem 226Analytical Separation Methods3 units
(3 hrs lec)		Advanced treatment of separation theory and its
application to some common analytical separation methods.
Pre-requisite: Chem 223 or COI
Chem 227Radioisotope Techniques4 units
(2 hrs lec, 6 hrs lab)		Methods of chemical separation, detection, and
measurement of radioactive substances; application
to chemical problems.
Pre-requisite: Chem 217 or COI
Chem 230Physical Organic Chemistry I3 units
(3 hrs lec)		Applications of physical chemistry in the study of
structure, reactivity, and reaction mechanism of organic compounds.
Pre-requisite: Chem 34 and Chem 154 or COI
Chem 231Polymer Chemistry3 units
(3 hrs lec)		Synthesis, physical and
chemical properties, structure and functions of
synthetic and natural polymers.
Pre-requisite: Chem 230 or COI
Chem 231.1Polymer Chemistry Laboratory2 units
(6 hrs lab)		Methods and techniques in polymer synthesis; testing
and characterization of polymers.
Co-requisite: Chem 231 or COI
Chem 234Physical Organic Chemistry II3 units
(3 hrs lec)		Principles of stereochemistry and their applications
to the study of configuration, conformation, and reaction
mechanism of organic compounds.
Pre-requisite: Chem 230 or COI
Chem 235Theoretical Organic Chemistry3 units
(3 hrs lec)		Application of quantum chemistry in the
study of structure, reactivity, and reaction mechanisms of
organic compounds.
Pre-requisite: Chem 156 and Chem 230 or COI
Chem 236Organic Synthesis3 units
(3 hrs lec)		Techniques of organic synthesis.
Pre-requisite: Chem 230 or COI
Chem 236.1Organic Synthesis Laboratory2 units
(6 hrs lab)		Experimental techniques in organic synthesis.
Co-requisite: Chem 236 or COI
Chem 237Spectroscopic Methods in Organic Chemistry3 units
(3 hrs lec)		Application of NMR, ESR, IR, UV-Vis,
and Mass Spectrometry in organic chemistry.
Pre-requisite: Chem 230 or COI
Chem 238Heterocyclic Chemistry3 units
(3 hrs lec)		Synthesis, properties, and chemical reactivity of N-, O-, S–
containing heterocyclic compounds.
Pre-requisite: Chem 230 or COI
Chem 239Natural Products Chemistry3 units
(3 hrs lec)		Chemistry and biogenesis of major classes
of secondary metabolites.
Pre-requisite: Chem 230 or COI
Chem 240Advance Biochemistry3 units
(3 hrs lec)		Structure and conformation of biomolecules;
electronic indices and reactivity of biomolecules;
fundamental techniques used in the study of biomolecules.
Pre-requisite: Chem 146 or COI
Chem 241Lipids and Related Systems3 units
(3 hrs lec)		Structure function correlations, cellular utilization
and regulation mechanisms.
Pre-requisite: Chem 240 or COI
Chem 242Carbohydrates and Related Systems3 units
(3 hrs lec)		Structure-function correlations, cellular utilization
and regulation mechanisms.
Pre-requisite: Chem 240 or COI
Chem 243Nucleic Acids3 units
(3 hrs lec)		Structure-function correlations
and mechanism of cellular utilization and regulation
of nucleic acids.
Pre-requisite: Chem 240 or COI
Chem 244Proteins3 units
(3 hrs lec)		Structure-function correlations and
mechanisms of cellular utilization and regulation of
proteins.
Pre-requisite: Chem 240 or COI
Chem 245Enzymes3 units
(3 hrs lec)		The chemical nature of enzymes and
co-enzymes, their general methods of preparation
and investigation, the kinetics and mechanisms of
their action.
Pre-requisite: Chem 244 or COI
Chem 247Molecular Biochemistry3 units
(3 hrs lec)		Behavior of biologically active substance and
mechanisms of enzymes reactions in
terms of electronic theory.
Pre-requisite: Chem 240 or COI
Chem 248Metabolic and Information Pathways3 units
(3 hrs lec)		Integration and regulation of catabolic and
biosynthetic processes; biochemistry of
informal molecules.
Pre-requisite: Chem 240 or COI
Chem 250Chemical Thermodynamics I3 units
(3 hrs lec)		Thermodynamics theory; applications to chemical
and other related systems; introduction to
irreversible thermodynamics.
Pre-requisite: Chem 153 or COI
Chem 251Chemical Thermodynamics II3 units
(3 hrs lec)		Ensembles and thermodynamics;
non-interacting system;
interacting systems; quantum statistics.
Pre-requisite: Chem 153 and Chem 250 or COI
Chem 252Graduate Physical Chemistry Laboratory2 units
(6 hrs lab)		Pre-requisite: COI
Chem 255Quantum Chemistry3 units
(3 hrs lec)		Approximation methods;
non-interacting particles;
the chemical applications of group theory.
Pre-requisite: Chem 156 or COI
Chem 256Advanced Quantum Chemistry3 units
(3 hrs lec)		Representation theory; quantum transitions under
the influence of external perturbation; quantum
theory of scattering; approximation methods.
Pre-requisite: Chem 255 or COI
Chem 257Chemical Kinetics3 units
(3 hrs lec)		Reaction rates and mechanisms.
Pre-requisite: Chem 154 or COI
Chem 288Chemistry Teaching Practicum2 units
(2 hrs lec)		Pre-requisite: Consent of the institute and
passing of the Comprehensive Examination
Chem 289Special Problem in Chemical Education2 units
(2 hrs lec)		Pre-requisite: Consent of the graduate committee
and passing of the Comprehensive Examination
Chem 291Seminar in Inorganic Chemistry1 unitPre-requisite: Completion of 9 units in the M.S. Program
Chem 292Seminar in Analytical Chemistry1 unitPre-requisite: Completion of 9 units in the M.S. Program
Chem 293Seminar in Organic Chemistry1 unitPre-requisite: Completion of 9 units in the M.S. Program
Chem 294Seminar in Biochemistry1 unitPre-requisite: Completion of 9 units in the M.S. Program
Chem 295Seminar in Physical Chemistry1 unitPre-requisite: Completion of 9 units in the M.S. Program
Chem 300M.S. Thesis6 unitsUnits to be completed over 1 year: 3 units per semester.
Chem 319Special Topics in Inorganic Chemistry3 units
(3 hrs lec)		Trends and developments in inorganic chemistry.
May be taken more than once if topical
coverage is different.
Pre-requisite: COI
Chem 319.1Special Topics in Experimental Inorganic Chemistry1 unitMay be taken more than once if topical
coverage is different.
Pre-requisite: COI
Chem 329Special Topics in Analytical Chemistry3 units
(3 hrs lec)		Trends and developments in analytical chemistry.
May be taken more than once if topical
coverage is different.
Pre-requisite: COI
Chem 329.1Special Topics in Experimental Analytical Chemistry1 unitMay be taken more than once if topical
coverage is different.
Pre-requisite: COI
Chem 339Special Topics in Organic Chemistry3 units
(3 hrs lec)		Trends and developments in organic chemistry.
May be taken more than once if topical
coverage is different.
Pre-requisite: COI
Chem 339.1Special Topics in Experimental Organic Chemistry1 unitMay be taken more than once if topical
coverage is different.
Pre-requisite: COI
Chem 349Special Topics in Biochemistry3 units
(3 hrs lec)		Trends and developments in biochemistry.
May be taken more than once if topical
coverage is different.
Pre-requisite: COI
Chem 349.1Special Topics in Experimental Biochemistry1 unitMay be taken more than once if topical
coverage is different.
Pre-requisite: COI
Chem 359Special Topics in Physical Chemistry3 units
(3 hrs lec)		Trends and developments in physical chemistry.
May be taken more than once if topical
coverage is different.
Pre-requisite: COI
Chem 359.1Special Topics in Experimental Physical Chemistry1 unitMay be taken more than once if topical
coverage is different.
Pre-requisite: COI
Chem 391Research Seminar in Inorganic Chemistry1 unitPre-requisite: Completion of 12 units in the PhD Program
Chem 392Research Seminar in Analytical Chemistry1 unitPre-requisite: Completion of 12 units in the PhD Program
Chem 393Research Seminar in Organic Chemistry1 unitPre-requisite: Completion of 12 units in the PhD Program
Chem 394Research Seminar in Biochemistry1 unitPre-requisite: Completion of 12 units in the PhD Program
Chem 395Research Seminar in Physical Chemistry1 unitPre-requisite: Completion of 12 units in the PhD Program
Chem 400Ph.D. Dissertation12 unitsPre-requisite: Completion of all course requirements
and passing of candidacy examination
*Hours are on a per-week basis.
**For Educ students only.