Course Listing
Displaying fall and spring courses only.Due to the University's move to Blackboard™, much of the course information that was once available online via course webpages is outdated or has been removed. Therefore, the Department of Chemistry has chosen to provide more specific course descriptions to supplement the information given by the University registrar. If you would like still more information about a particular course, please feel free to contact the instructor assigned to teach that course.
Note to undegraduates: You may register for courses listed as graduate courses, but some courses require that you get written permission of the instructor in order to do so.
5 Credits
Chemical Concepts, Systems and Practices I
Instructor(s): Todd D. Krauss, Thomas R. KrughPrerequisites: High School Chemistry.
Crosslisting: None.
5 Credits
Chemical Concepts, Systems and Practices II
Instructor(s): Douglas H. Turner, James M. Farrar, Harry A. SternPrerequisites: CHM 131 or equivalent.
Crosslisting: None.
4 Credits
Quest Organic Chemistry I
Instructor(s): Rudi FasanPrerequisites: Two semesters of general chemistry or an AP score of 4 or 5; coregistration in 173Q.
Crosslisting: None.
4 Credits
Quest Organic Chemistry II
Instructor(s): Bradley L. NilssonPrerequisites: CHM 171Q and CHM 173Q, coregistration in CHM 210.
Crosslisting: None.
1 Credit
Quest Organic Chemistry Laboratory
Instructor(s): Bradley L. NilssonPrerequisites: Coregistration in 171Q.
Crosslisting: None.
4 Credits
Organic Chemistry I
Instructor(s): Joshua L. GoodmanPrerequisites: CHM 131 and CHM 132 or equivalent; coregistration in CHM 207.
Crosslisting: None.
4 Credits
Organic Chemistry II
Instructor(s): Alison J. FrontierPrerequisites: CHM 203 and CHM 207 or equivalent, coregistration in CHM 208 or CHM 210.
Crosslisting: None.
1 Credit
Organic Chemistry Laboratory I
Instructor(s): Bruce ToderPrerequisites: Coregistration in CHM 203.
Crosslisting: None.
1 Credit
Organic Chemistry Laboratory II
Instructor(s): Bruce ToderPrerequisites: CHM 207 or 173Q or equivalent; coregistration in CHM 204.
Crosslisting: None.
2 Credits
Organic Chemistry Laboratory IIH
Instructor(s): Daniel J. WeixPrerequisites: CHM 207 or 173Q or equivalent; coregistration in CHM 204.
Crosslisting: None.
4 Credits
Inorganic Chemistry
Instructor(s): Richard EisenbergPrerequisites: Organic chemistry.
Crosslisting: CHM 411
4 Credits
Chemical Instrumentation
Instructor(s): David W. McCamantPrerequisites: One year each of general and organic chemistry, plus one year each of college level physics and mathematics.
Crosslisting: None.
4 Credits
Molecular Spectroscopy
Instructor(s): Lewis RothbergPrerequisites: CHM 251.
Crosslisting: None.
4 Credits
Advanced Laboratory Techniques
Instructor(s): Patrick L. HollandPrerequisites: CHM 211 recommended.
Crosslisting: None.
4 Credits
Physical Chemistry I
Instructor(s): James M. FarrarPrerequisites: Physics 113-114 or 121-123 and Math 163 or 165.
Crosslisting: CHM 441
4 Credits
Physical Chemistry II
Instructor(s): Misha OvchinnikovPrerequisites: General chemistry (CHM 131/132 or equivalent), first-semester physics (PHY 113 or equivalent) and calculus (MTH 143 or equivalent).
Crosslisting: None.
4 Credits
Biological Chemistry
Instructor(s): Kara L. BrenPrerequisites: Minimum of one semester of organic chemistry required.
Crosslisting: CHM 462.
Restrictions: Students will not receive credit for BIO 250 AND CHM 262/462.
2 Credits
Issues in Workshop Leadership
Instructor(s): Catherine PerezPrerequisites: None.
Crosslisting: CAS 352 (fall) / CAS 355 (spring)
1 Credit
Issues in Workshop Leadership
Instructor(s): Catherine PerezPrerequisites: None.
Crosslisting: CAS 352 (fall) / CAS 355 (spring)
Variable Credits
Independent Study
Prerequisites: None.Crosslisting: None.
Restrictions: Permission of Instructor / Special Application Required. Faculty rules restrict students to one four-credit Independent Studies course per semester.
4 Credits
Senior Thesis Research
Prerequisites: None.Crosslisting: None.
Restrictions: Permission of Instructor / Special Application Required. Faculty rules restrict students to one four-credit Independent Studies course per semester.
4 Credits
Independent Research
Prerequisites: None.Crosslisting: None.
Restrictions: Permission of Instructor / Special Application Required. Faculty rules restrict students to one four-credit Independent Studies course per semester.
4 Credits
Bio-Physical Chemistry I
Instructor(s): Douglas H. TurnerPrerequisites: CHM 252 or equivalent.
Crosslisting: None.
4 Credits
Bio-Physical Chemistry II
Instructor(s): Douglas H. TurnerPrerequisites: CHM 252 or equivalent.
Crosslisting: None.
4 Credits
Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
Instructor(s): Richard EisenbergPrerequisites: Organic chemistry.
Crosslisting: CHM 211.
4 Credits
Bio-Inorganic Chemistry
Instructor(s): Patrick L. HollandPrerequisites: CHM 211/411 or equivalent.
Crosslisting: None.
2 Credits
Group Theory
Instructor(s): William D. JonesPrerequisites: None.
Crosslisting: None.
2 Credits
X-ray Crystallography
Instructor(s): Kara L. Bren, William BrennesselPrerequisites: None.
Crosslisting: None.
2 Credits
Basic Organometallic Chemistry
Instructor(s): William D. JonesPrerequisites: None.
Crosslisting: None.
2 Credits
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Instructor(s): Kara L. BrenPrerequisites: One year of organic chemistry and one semester of physical chemistry.
Crosslisting: None.
2 Credits
Organometallic Chemistry
Instructor(s): William D. JonesPrerequisites: CHM 421
Crosslisting: None.
2 Credits
Physical Methods in Inorganic Chemistry
Instructor(s): Patrick L. HollandPrerequisites: CHM 211/411 or a course in inorganic chemistry. CHM 422 is strongly recommended.
Crosslisting: None.
2 Credits
Organic Structure Determination Techniques
Instructor(s): Joshua L. GoodmanPrerequisites: CHM 422
Crosslisting: None.
4 Credits
Advanced Physical Organic Chemistry I
Instructor(s): Joseph P. DinnocenzoPrerequisites: One year of organic chemistry or equivalent.
Crosslisting: None.
4 Credits
Advanced Physical Organic Chemistry II
Instructor(s): Joshua L. GoodmanPrerequisites: One year of organic chemistry or equivalent.
Crosslisting: None.
4 Credits
Organic Reactions
Instructor(s): Daniel J. WeixPrerequisites: One year of organic chemistry or equivalent.
Crosslisting: None.
2 Credits
Applications of Organometallic Chemistry to Synthesis
Instructor(s): Robert K. Boeckman, Jr.Prerequisites: CHM 421.
Crosslisting: None.
4 Credits
Bioorganic Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Instructor(s): Rudi FasanPrerequisites: One year of organic chemistry; one semester of biology recommended.
Crosslisting: None.
Restrictions: Not open to freshmen and sophomores.
2 Credits
Synthetic Design: Strategy and Tactics
Instructor(s): Robert K. Boeckman, Jr.Prerequisites: CHM 435.
Crosslisting: None.
4 Credits
Physical Chemistry I
Instructor(s): James M. FarrarPrerequisites: Physics (mechanics and electricity & magnetism), and math (calculus through differential equations strongly recommended)
Crosslisting: CHM 251
4 Credits
Quantum Chemistry I
Instructor(s): Misha OvchinnikovPrerequisites: One year of physical chemistry or equivalent.
Crosslisting: None.
4 Credits
Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
Instructor(s): Wolf-Udo SchröderPrerequisites: CHM 251 or equivalent.
Crosslisting: CHE 455
4 Credits
Chemical Bonds: From Molecules to Materials
Instructor(s): Todd D. KraussPrerequisites: CHM 251 or equivalent background.
Crosslisting: OPT 456
4 Credits
Molecular Spectroscopy
Instructor(s): Lewis RothbergPrerequisites: CHM 251 or CHM 451 or equivalent background.
Crosslisting: None.
2 Credits
Chemical Kinetics
Instructor(s): David W. McCamantPrerequisites: CHM 251 or CHM 451 or equivalent.
Crosslisting: None.
4 Credits
Biological Chemistry
Instructor(s): Kara L. BrenPrerequisites: One semester of organic chemistry or equivalent background.
Crosslisting: CHM 262
Restrictions: Students will not receive credit for BIO 250 AND CHM 262/462.
4 Credits
Nuclear Science and Technology
Instructor(s): Wolf-Udo SchröderPrerequisites: Familiarity with calculus, principles of mechanics, electrodynamics, thermodynamics, and quantum mechanics.
Crosslisting: PHY 466.
4 Credits
Computational Chemistry
Instructor(s): Harry A. SternPrerequisites: Quantum and statistical mechanics at the level of advanced undergraduate phyiscal chemistry.
Crosslisting: None.