Undergraduate Courses

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Chemistry (CHEM)

Course Number: 1106
Credit Hours: 1
Title: Chemistry for Allied Health Sciences Laboratory

Course Description:
Laboratory to accompany a survey of elementary inorganic/organic chemistry and gas laws for allied health science majors. Designed for students majoring in health sciences.

Course Number: 1108
Credit Hours: 1
Title: Biochemistry for Allied Health Sciences Laboratory

Course Description:
Laboratory to accompany an elementary survey of structure, function and metabolic processes of molecules in organisms. Designed for students majoring in health sciences. Corequisite: CHEM 1308. Prerequisites: CHEM 1306, CHEM 1106. Offered: Summer

Course Number: 1111
Credit Hours: 1
Title: General Chemistry I Laboratory

Course Description:
Laboratory to accompany an algebra based review of chemical laws and theory for science, engineering and preprofessional majors.

Course Number: 1112
Credit Hours: 1
Title: General Chemistry II Laboratory

Course Description:
Laboratory to accompany CHEM 1312: theories of solutions, equilibrium, thermodynamics and kinetics.

Course Number: 1171
Credit Hours: 1
Title: Supplemental Lab

Course Description:
Laboratory to accompany CHEM 1312: theories of solutions, equilibrium, thermodynamics and kinetics.

Course Number: 1306
Credit Hours: 3
Title: Chemistry for Allied Health Sciences

Course Description:
Survey of elementary inorganic/organic chemistry and gas laws for allied health science majors.

Course Number: 1308
Credit Hours: 3
Title: Biochemistry for Allied Health Sciences

Course Description:
Elementary survey of structure, function and metabolic processes of molecules in organisms. Designed for students majoring in health sciences.

Course Number: 1311
Credit Hours: 3
Title: General Chemistry I

Course Description:
Algebra-based review of chemical laws and theory for science, engineering and preprofessional majors.

Course Number: 1312
Credit Hours: 3
Title: General Chemistry II

Course Description:
A continuation of CHEM 1311. Theories of solutions, equilibrium, thermodynamics and kinetics.

Course Number: 2411
Credit Hours: 4
Title: Integrated Sciences

Course Description:
An integrated approach to understanding the fundamentals of energy, electromagnetic radiation, atomic structure and chemical bonding. Applications of these principles in living systems, environmental science and technology will be emphasized. This course is part of a four course science sequence designed to provide students a basic understanding of the concepts and methodologies employed throughout the fields of science.

Course Number: 3111
Credit Hours: 1
Title: Organic Chemistry I Laboratory

Course Description:
Laboratory to accompany a course on current theories and chemical principles as they relate to the field of structure and reaction of the various types of organic compounds.

Course Number: 3112
Credit Hours: 1
Title: Organic Chemistry II Laboratory

Course Description:
Laboratory to accompany CHEM 3312, a continuation of CHEM 3111.

Course Number: 3131
Credit Hours: 1
Title: Inorganic Chemistry I Laboratory

Course Description:
A laboratory to accompany CHEM 3331 Inorganic Chemistry. This laboratory is designed for chemistry majors to introduce synthesis, purification and analysis of inorganic compounds.

Course Number: 3311
Credit Hours: 3
Title: Organic Chemistry I

Course Description:
Current theories and chemical principles as they relate to the field of structure and reaction of the various types of organic compounds.

Course Number: 3312
Credit Hours: 3
Title: Organic Chemistry II

Course Description:
A continuation of CHEM 3311.

Course Number: 3331
Credit Hours: 3
Title: Inorganic Chemistry

Course Description:
Generalization involving atomic and nuclear theory; properties of the elements with emphasis on periodicity; non-aqueous solvents, acids, bases, oxidation-reduction, etc.

Course Number: 3401
Credit Hours: 4
Title: Quantitative Analysis

Course Description:
Theory and practice of analytical chemistry utilizing gravimetric and titrimetric techniques.

Course Number: 3415
Credit Hours: 4
Title: General Biochemistry

Course Description:
A one semester overview of the chemical processes in living organisms. The class deals with the structure and function of cellular molecules, proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids etc. Designed for non-biochemistry majors.

Course Number: 3491
Credit Hours: 4
Title: Intro to Forensic Sciences

Course Description:
A survey of the basic principals of forensic science. Oral presentations and projects required.

Course Number: 4101
Credit Hours: 1
Title: Special Topics Chemistry

Course Description:
Topics in under-graduate analytical, inorganic, organic and physical chemistry or biochemistry. Library and/or laboratory work and conferences with a faculty member. With permission of the department head, student may repeat the course for credit when the area of study is different. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor and department chair

Course Number: 4131
Credit Hours: 1
Title: Physical Lab

Course Description:
Laboratory applications of modern theory in physical chemistry.

Course Number: 4132
Credit Hours: 1
Title: Physical Lab

Course Description:
Continuation of CHEM 4131.

Course Number: 4141
Credit Hours: 1
Title: Inorganic Chemistry II Laboratory

Course Description:
A laboratory to accompany CHEM 4341 Inorganic Chemistry. This laboratory is designed for chemistry majors to introduce synthesis, purification and analysis of transition metal complexes.

Course Number: 4271
Credit Hours: 2
Title: Intro Research

Course Description:
Problems are on the undergraduate level and emphasizes research techniques. With approval of the department head, these courses may be repeated for credit.

Course Number: 4301
Credit Hours: 3
Title: Special Topics Chemistry

Course Description:
Topics in under-graduate analytical, inorganic, organic and physical chemistry or biochemistry. Library and/or laboratory work and conferences with a faculty member. With permission of the department head, student may repeat the course for credit when the area of study is different.

Course Number: 4311
Credit Hours: 3
Title: Physical Chemistry I

Course Description:
Modern chemical theory as applied to gases, liquids, solids and solutions.

Course Number: 4312
Credit Hours: 3
Title: Physical Chemistry II

Course Description:
A continuation of CHEM 4311.

Course Number: 4315
Credit Hours: 3
Title: Biophysical Chemistry

Course Description:
An overview of the structural and physical properties of biomacromolecules. Includes discussions on protein stability, substrate binding equilibria and structure determination by both experimental and computational methods.

Course Number: 4341
Credit Hours: 3
Title: Inorganic

Course Description:
The quantized atom, valency and the chemical bond, and coordination chemistry with applications to biological systems.

Course Number: 4371
Credit Hours: 3
Title: Intro Research

Course Description:
Problems are on the undergraduate level and emphasizes research techniques. With approval of the department head, these courses may be repeated for credit.

Course Number: 4381
Credit Hours: 3
Title: Chemical Communication

Course Description:
Overview of the fundamental aspects of scientific communication as it pertains to Chemistry, including chemical literature, scientific writing, oral presentations and poster communications.

Course Number: 4401
Credit Hours: 4
Title: Special Topics

Course Description:
+Topics in under-graduate analytical, inorganic, organic and physical chemistry or biochemistry. Library and/or laboratory work and conferences with a faculty member. With permission of the department head, student may repeat the course for credit when the area of study is different.

Course Number: 4411
Credit Hours: 4
Title: Biochemistry I

Course Description:
Structures chemistry and functions of biological compounds. A survey of the detailed structures, chemistry and functions of the various classes of biologically important compounds.

Course Number: 4412
Credit Hours: 4
Title: Biochemistry II

Course Description:
A detailed survey of metabolic pathways and processes.

Course Number: 4461
Credit Hours: 4
Title: Instrumental Methods of Analysis

Course Description:
Instrumental techniques of chemistry. Theory and practice in modern analytical methods.

Course Number: 4471
Credit Hours: 4
Title: Introduction to Research

Course Description:
Problems are on the undergraduate level and emphasizes research techniques. With approval of the department head, these courses may be repeated for credit.

Course Number: 4481
Credit Hours: 4
Title: Environmental Analysis

Course Description:
The causes of environmental pollution, how environmental samples are collected and analyzed, and current governmental regulations concerning pollutants.

Course Number: 4491
Credit Hours: 4
Title: Forensic Chemistry

Course Description:
A survey of and practice in the principal areas of forensic chemistry including microchemistry and microspectrophotometry. Topics of current interest will be introduced.