Chemistry

Professor Mary Jane Shultz, Chair; Surface chemistry, environmental and materials chemistry
Professor Robert R. Dewald, Physical chemistry
Professor Terry E. Haas, Physical inorganic and materials chemistry
Professor Jonathan E. Kenny, Physical and environmental chemistry
Professor Robert D. Stolow, Organic chemistry, conformational studies
Professor David R. Walt, Robinson Professorship in Chemistry; Bioorganic and materials chemistry
Associate Professor Marc d'Alarcao, Organic and biomedical chemistry
Associate Professor Samuel P. Kounaves, Analytical, environmental, and materials chemistry
Associate Professor Krishna Kumar, Organic and bioorganic chemistry
Associate Professor Albert Robbat, Jr., Analytical chemistry
Associate Professor Elena Rybak-Akimova, Inorganic and bioinorganic chemistry
Associate Professor Arthur L. Utz, Physical and materials chemistry
Assistant Professor David H. Lee, Organic and bioorganic chemistry
Assistant Professor Charles Sykes, Physical chemistry
 

Chemistry, the central science, offers exciting challenges to professionals who seek a fundamental understanding of the world we live in, and creative solutions to the problems confronting the global community. Chemistry offers more than hope in our attempts to feed, clothe, and house our burgeoning populations: It offers possibilities. In the search for renewable substitutes for scarce energy sources and minerals, chemistry provides the basic framework for materials scientists. As the medical community fights to conquer new and old diseases and improve the health of our populations, chemical principles guide the paths of investigators, suggesting correlations in results, and pointing the way toward ultimate solutions.

On a national level, chemistry provides the key to the future. In monitoring, cleaning up, and protecting our environment, chemistry can and must be wisely applied. In ensuring a healthy economy, chemistry now plays a vital role, as the U.S. chemical industry employs more than one million people and provides the second-largest positive international trade balance of all commodity groups. From community health to economic well-being, chemistry can be expected to maintain its preeminent role in shaping and protecting our nation's future.

The study of chemistry is appropriate to many different career goals, including medicine, law, physical and social sciences, engineering, and public policy. The Department of Chemistry at Tufts is well equipped to provide basic and advanced chemistry education to undergraduates. It offers a wide variety of courses, newly expanded and improved facilities, an active teaching and research faculty, and a favorable faculty-to-student ratio. Students who participate in research receive a great deal of personal attention from their faculty adviser, and have excellent opportunities for undertaking senior projects and honors theses. They may choose from a broad range of research projects, because the faculty is involved in all the traditional areas of chemical research, as well as many of the exciting new interdisciplinary endeavors. 

Undergraduate Concentration Requirements

The chemistry department offers four majors: 1) an American Chemical Society- (ACS-) certified major, 2) a chemistry major, 3) a chemical physics major, and 4) a biochemistry major. Each of these four majors must be completed with a minimum GPA of 2.00 for the courses applied to the major. Additionally, no more than one course (of any credit value) with a grade below a C- may be applied to any of these majors. The ACS-certified degree includes a certificate issued by the American Chemical Society and is recommended for those whose career goals include employment as a professional chemist or scientist, involvement in research, or graduate school in chemistry. Courses leading to a certified major include research that offers students an opportunity to work closely with members of the department's renowned research faculty. 

The major in chemical physics also carries American Chemical Society certification and is intended for those students who desire a more theoretical, physics-oriented education. The biochemistry major is recommended for those students with an interest in biologically oriented chemistry. The chemistry major offers greater flexibility in course selection.

Students with interest in any of these majors should acquire a copy of the chemistry department undergraduate handbook, available from the department office located in Pearson 110 or on the department's Web site at http://chem.tufts.edu.

ACS-Certified Major in Chemistry
Foundation: Chemistry 1, 11, or 16; and Chemistry 2 or 12. Core courses: Chemistry 31, 32, 33, 34, 42, 51, 52, 53, 54, 61, and 141. Research: Chemistry 91 and 92. The following sequence of courses is suggested: first year, Chemistry 1 (or 11) and 2 (or 12); second year, Chemistry 51/53, 52/54; third year, Chemistry 31/33, 32/34, and 42; fourth year, Chemistry 91/92, 61, and 141. The following alternate sequence is recommended for students with greater interest in physical or materials chemistry: first year, Chemistry 1 (or 11) and 2 (or 12); second year, Chemistry 31/33, 32/24, and 42; third year, Chemistry 51/53, and 52/54; fourth year, Chemistry 61, 91/92, and 141.

Major in Chemistry
Foundation: Chemistry 1, 11, or 16; and Chemistry 2 or 12; Intermediate: Chemistry 31, 33, 42, 51, 53; three additional courses in intermediate or advanced chemistry, excluding Chemistry 34 and 54; and two approved courses in related fields. Full credit chemistry courses with numbers higher than 16 (except 91) may be used to fulfill the related fields courses. Because of the importance of taking intermediate and advanced formal courses in chemistry, such as Chemistry 32, 34, 52, 54, and 61, only one course of undergraduate research, specifically Chemistry 92, Research II, may be counted toward the three additional courses in intermediate or advanced chemistry.

Work in mathematics and physics is required as a prerequisite to Chemistry 31 and 32. Additional work in biology, mathematics, and/or physics is also desirable. A student contemplating concentration in chemistry is advised to take courses in mathematics and physics as well as chemistry during the first year. Students majoring in chemistry should complete Chemistry 31, 32, 33, 42, 52, and 54 before the end of the junior year.

Major in Chemical Physics
Ten courses as follows. Foundation: Chemistry 1, 11, or 16; and Chemistry 2 or 12; four more advanced courses in chemistry; two courses in mathematics more advanced than Mathematics 13; and four courses in physics more advanced than Physics 2 or 12. Either Physics 64 or Chemistry 34 must be included. With the exception of these, one physics course and one chemistry course may be replaced by approved courses in related fields.

Faculty advisers in the chemistry and physics departments are available for consultation about the chemical physics program.

Major in Biochemistry
Chemistry 1, 11, or 16; and Chemistry 2 or 12; Chemistry 51/53, 52/54, 31, 42, 171, and 172; Biology 13, 41, 50 (or Chemical Engineering 163), and 105. Course work in mathematics (Mathematics 12) and physics (Physics 2 or 12) is required as prerequisite to Chemistry 31. The following sequence of courses is suggested for students concentrating in biochemistry: first year, Chemistry 1 (or 11) and 2 (or 12), Biology 13; second year, Chemistry 51/53, 52/54; third year, Chemistry 31 and 42, Biology 41 and 105; fourth year, Chemistry 171/172, Biology 50 (or Chemical Engineering 163).

Graduate Program
The Department of Chemistry offers M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in chemistry as well as in chemistry/biotechnology. Students interested in the joint chemistry/biotechnology program should obtain the booklet Academic Requirements and Procedure for the Chemistry/Biotechnology Graduate Program, available in the chemistry department office.

In the first year of graduate study, entering students meet with the department's graduate committee and are placed into a series of core courses in each of the traditional areas of chemistry: analytical, inorganic, organic, and physical. These courses are intended to ensure that by the end of the first year the student has an adequate grounding in the fundamentals of chemistry. Each student then takes additional advanced courses in his/her area of specialization.

Master of Science
A candidate for the master of science degree in chemistry is expected to have a satisfactory background in physics, mathematics, and chemistry.

All master's degree candidates are required to pass (B- or better) eight formal classroom graduate courses in chemistry or approved, related fields. Four of these courses must be in chemistry. Two may be approved independent study (293, 294). Alternatively, a student may elect to take six formal classroom courses and two credits of research (295, 296). The courses must be chosen in consultation with the graduate committee. Students may also elect to prepare a master's thesis which they must then present and defend before their research committee.

Doctor of Philosophy
The doctorate in chemistry is awarded to students who have demonstrated a broad familiarity with the science of chemistry, a thorough knowledge of their specialized field, and who have displayed competence in planning and conducting chemical research.

By the end of the third semester, each graduate student must pass (with a B- or higher) one formal classroom course in each of the four traditional areas of chemistry. At least six formal graduate courses in chemistry (exclusive of research) are required for the degree and must be completed satisfactorily by the end of the fourth semester. Additional courses in chemistry or related fields may be required by individual research supervisors.

Selection of a research supervisor is usually made on the basis of common interest during the first year. The student and research supervisor nominate two faculty members to serve on the student's doctoral committee. The doctoral committee (in conjunction with the student's research adviser) takes over the advisory function from the graduate committee and guides the student's research to promote his/her development as an independent investigator.

Doctoral students must also satisfy the following requirements:
1) Service as a teaching assistant.
2) Presentation of two independent study topics during the second year. One study topic is to be presented as a departmental seminar.
3) By the end of the eighth semester in residence, the student must successfully defend an original research proposal that will be judged on the basis of novelty and proposed methodology.
4) Completion of a dissertation reporting significant work of publishable quality.

The department is actively engaged in research in the areas of organic, inorganic, physical, and analytical chemistry, as well as the interdisciplinary areas of bioorganic, environmental, and materials chemistry. For more information concerning research interests, facilities, and financial aid, please see the booklet Graduate Program in Chemistry, available by request from the Department of Chemistry, or visit the department's Web site at http://chem.tufts.edu.

Undergraduate Courses
There will be a $30 laboratory fee per laboratory course.

1 Chemical Fundamentals. Atomic and molecular structure; intermolecular forces and states of matter; the relationship of structure and bonding to the physical and chemical properties of matter; patterns of chemical reactions. Qualitative thermodynamics and equilibrium. Three lectures, one laboratory, one recitation. Only one of Chemistry 1, 11, or 16 may be counted for credit. Members of the department

2 Chemical Principles. Physical and chemical equilibria, properties of solutions, thermochemistry and thermodynamics. Chemistry of selected elements. The laboratory includes preparative inorganic chemistry. Additional topics may include electrochemistry, nuclear chemistry, coordination chemistry, organic chemistry, polymer chemistry, biochemistry. Three lectures, one laboratory, one recitation. Prerequisite: Chemistry 1, 11, 16, or consent. Only one of Chemistry 2 or 12 may be counted for credit. Members of the department

8 Environmental Chemistry. An introductory course designed primarily to give nonscience majors an appreciation of basic chemical principles underlying the causes of and possible solutions to current environmental problems. The concept of equilibrium in complex systems; thermodynamic limits and kinetic realities. Case studies from current literature. Prerequisite: High-school chemistry. Spring 2006 and alternate years. Kenny

11, 12 General Chemistry. Topics covered are the same as in Chemistry 1 and 2, but discussed in greater detail and with a higher degree of mathematical rigor. Designed to provide a strong foundation for advanced courses in chemistry. For well-prepared students intending to be science majors. Some familiarity with elementary calculus concepts assumed. Three lectures, one seminar on frontiers in chemistry, one laboratory, one recitation. Three courses. Prerequisites: Score of at least 3 on the AP chemistry exam or consent; Mathematics 11 (may be taken concurrently). Only one of Chemistry 1, 11, or 16 and one of Chemistry 2 or 12 may be counted for credit.  Members of the department

16 Chemistry of Materials. An introductory course investigating the fundamentals and principles of chemistry through exploration of modern materials, e.g., thin films, superconductors, ultra-small structures, modern electronics and photonics. Topics include atomic and molecular structure, intermolecular forces, ionic and covalent bonding. This one-semester course may be used in conjunction with Chemistry 2 to fulfill the basic chemistry requirement for a chemistry major. Three lectures, one recitation, one laboratory. Prerequisite: Good background in mathematics. Only one of Chemistry 1, 11, or 16 may be counted for credit. Spring. Members of the department

31 Physical Chemistry I. Fundamental principles of chemical thermodynamics and kinetics and their application to the energetics and rates of chemical reactions in the gaseous and solution states. Three lectures. Prerequisites: Chemistry 2 or 12, Mathematics 12 or equivalent, and Physics 2, 4, or 12, or consent. (Physics may be taken concurrently.) Fall. Members of the department

32 Physical Chemistry II. Four main topics of modern physical chemistry: elementary wave mechanics and chemical bonding, elementary statistical thermodynamics, elementary mathematical models for problems in molecular structure, topics in chemical kinetics. Three lectures. Prerequisites: Chemistry 2 or 12, Mathematics 12, and Physics 2, 4, or 12, or consent. Spring. Members of the department

33 Beginning Physical Chemistry Laboratory. Thermodynamic, kinetic, and electrochemical experiments. One laboratory. One-half course. Prerequisite: Chemistry 31 or concurrent registration. Fall.

34 Intermediate Physical Chemistry Laboratory. Spectroscopic, kinetic, and advanced physical chemistry experiments. One laboratory. One-half course. Prerequisite: Chemistry 32 or concurrent registration. Spring.

42 Analytical Chemistry. Introduction to methods of quantitative analysis. Data treatment; volumetric and gravimetric analysis; equilibrium and buffer chemistry; basic instrumental concepts of spectroscopy, chromatography, coulometry, voltametry, and biosensors. For both chemistry and life science majors, as well as students enrolled in environmental studies. Three lectures, two laboratories. One and one-half courses. Prerequisite: Chemistry 2, 12, or consent. Spring. Members of the department

50 Survey of Organic Chemistry. One semester survey of organic chemistry. Topics include structure and bonding in organic molecules, spectroscopy, stereochemistry, reactivity, synthesis, polymer chemistry, and bioorganic chemistry. Will not fulfill the organic chemistry requirement for chemistry majors, premedical, predental, or preveterinary students. May not be taken for credit in conjunction with Chemistry 51 or 52. Students needing a laboratory should register for Chemistry 53. Three lectures. Prerequisite: Chemistry 2 or 12. Spring 2006 and alternate years. Members of the department

51 Organic Chemistry I. Structure, bonding, stereochemistry, and reactions of carbon compounds. Mono- and polyfunctional compounds, aliphatic and aromatic structures. Synthesis, reaction mechanisms, electronic interpretations of reactivity, spectroscopy. Two 75-minute lectures, one recitation. One course. (Note: The laboratory course, Chemistry 53, is normally taken concurrently with Chemistry 51.) Prerequisite: Chemistry 2 or 12. Fall. Members of the department

52 Organic Chemistry II. Continuation of Chemistry 51. Two 75-minute lectures, one recitation. One course. (Note: The laboratory course, Chemistry 54, is normally taken concurrently with Chemistry 52.) Prerequisite: Chemistry 51. Spring. Members of the department

53 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I. Experiments based on topics in Chemistry 51. One laboratory, one lecture. One-half course. Corequisite or prerequisite: Chemistry 50 or 51. Fall.

54 Organic Chemistry Laboratory II. Experiments based on topics in Chemistry 52. One laboratory, one lecture. One-half course. Prerequisite: Chemistry 53. Corequisite or prerequisite: Chemistry 52. Spring.

55 Advanced Synthesis Laboratory. Introduction to advanced laboratory techniques in synthetic organic and inorganic chemistry. Emphasis on synthetic methods which involve organometallics, catalysts, and enzymes. Techniques include inert atmosphere manipulations, chromatography, and spectroscopic analysis. Nine hours of laboratory. Prerequisites: Chemistry 52 and 54. Members of the department

61 Inorganic Chemistry. Chemistry illustrative of the kinds of bonding in inorganic compounds, including discussions of ionic, covalent, electron-deficient, and coordination compounds. Three lectures. Prerequisites: Chemistry 31 and 52. Only one of Chemistry 61 or 161 may be taken for credit.  Fall. Members of the department

63 Inorganic and Synthetic Chemistry Laboratory. Experiments include those based on topics in Chemistry 61. Techniques in synthesis, spectroscopy, and reactivity studies. Applications of inorganic compounds in synthesis, catalysis, materials sciences, and biology. One laboratory, one lecture, one-half course. Corequisite or prerequisite: Chemistry 61 or 161. Fall. Members of the department

91 Research I. Training in the methods of chemical research. Frequent conferences and library assignments. Open to qualified advanced students. At least fifteen hours per week of laboratory or research work in chemistry required. Prerequisite: consent. Pass-fail grading. Members of the department

92 Research II. Continued training in the methods of research. At least fifteen hours per week of laboratory or other research work in chemistry required. Students write a report of research accomplished. Prerequisites: Chemistry 91 and consent. Members of the department

Courses for Undergraduate and Graduate Students

131 Chemical Thermodynamics. A detailed application of the laws of thermodynamics to chemical and phase equilibria. Thermodynamics of solutions and solids. Introductory statistical thermodynamics. Three lectures. Prerequisites: Chemistry 31 and Mathematics 13, or consent. Spring 2006 and alternate years. Members of the department

132 Chemical Kinetics and Dynamics. Study of chemical reaction rates in the gas phase and solution. Topics include kinetic models, experimental methods, molecular reaction dynamics, kinetic theory of gases, potential energy surfaces, and transition state theory. Prerequisite: Chemistry 32 or consent. Spring 2005 and alternate years. Members of the department

133 Quantum Mechanics. Covers Schrödinger equation and basic quantized systems, statistical interpretation and uncertainty, perturbation theory, scattering, symmetries and invariances, approximation methods, energy calculations. Prerequisite: Chemistry 32; Mathematics 38 recommended. Fall. Members of the department

134 Statistical Mechanics. Fermi-Dirac, Bose-Einstein, and Maxwell-Boltzmann statistics. Ensembles, most probable distribution, and fluctuations. Calculation of chemical potential from molecular constants; determination of equilibrium in gas-phase reaction systems; transport properties; simple theories of solids, liquids, and solution. Prerequisite: Chemistry 32; Mathematics 38 recommended. Not offered 2004-2005.  Members of the department

135 Biophysical Chemistry. Thermodynamics of biochemical systems, biochemical and biological dynamics, biochemical spectroscopy and structure determination, statistical thermodynamics and transport properties, electrochemistry in the biological context, and membrane biophysics. Three lectures. Prerequisites: Chemistry 52 and 31. Not offered 2004-2005. Members of the department

136 Spectroscopy and Molecular Structure. Electronic, vibrational, and rotational energy levels of molecules, and transitions between these levels. Molecular symmetry. Time dependence and symmetry requirements of spectroscopic transitions. Born-Oppenheimer approximation, Franck-Condon principle, potential surfaces, other spectroscopic methods. Prerequisite: Chemistry 133 or consent. Spring 2005 and alternate years. Members of the department

141 Instrumental Analysis. Theory, operation, and application of principal instruments used in chemical analysis and research. Selected special topics such as molecular, atomic, and mass spectroscopies; electrochemistry; and chromatography are included. Designed to acquaint the student with modern laboratory techniques used in all areas of chemistry. Prerequisites: Chemistry 31, 42, and 51, or consent. Fall. Members of the department

142 Advanced Analytical Methods. In-depth study of several modern specialized techniques and their application to current qualitative and quantative problems in environmental, materials, and biochemical areas of analysis. Three lectures. Prerequisite: Chemistry 42 or 141, or consent. Fall 2004 and alternate years. Members of the department

143 Computers in Chemistry. Introduction to computers, operation, interfacing, programming, and typical applications in chemistry. Applications include data analysis, numerical methods, curve-fitting, chemical modeling, the use of chemical databases, and chemistry on the Internet and the Web. Three class meetings and one laboratory. Prerequisites: Chemistry 2 or 12. Not offered 2005. Kounaves

144 Spectroscopic Methods of Analysis. Spectroscopic analytical techniques, including principles and applications of spectroscopic measurements, fundamental interaction of radiation and matter, emission spectroscopy, atomic absorption, UV-visible fluorescence, Fourier transform IR, X-ray techniques, mass spectroscopy, and surface techniques such as AES, ESCA, and SIMS. Three lectures. Prerequisites: Chemistry 42 or 141, or consent. Spring 2005 and alternate years. Members of the department

145 Separation Science. Basic separation theory, practice, and instrumentation in gas, liquid, and other chromatographies, membrane and affinity separations, extraction techniques, electrophoresis, and separations based on phase equilibria. Three lectures. Prerequisites: Chemistry 42 or 141, or consent. Spring 2006 and alternate years. Robbat

146 Electroanalytical Chemistry. Basic theory and application of modern electrochemical methods of analysis including amperometry, voltammetry, modern cyclic and pulse techniques, and stripping analysis. Mechanisms, kinetics, and electron transfer theory are also covered. Three lectures. Prerequisites: Chemistry 42 or 141, or consent. Fall 2005 and alternate years. Kounaves

150 Intermediate Organic Chemistry. Survey of the principles of organic chemistry. Topics include reaction mechanisms, synthesis, and spectroscopic methods of structure determination. Three lectures. Prerequisite: Chemistry 52. Fall. Members of the department

151 Physical Organic Chemistry. Advanced organic chemistry with emphasis on structure and reaction mechanisms, uses of kinetics and other physical methods, and dynamic interaction between current theoretical concepts and experiment. Three lectures. Prerequisite: Chemistry 52. Spring 2006 and alternate years. Members of the department

152 Advanced Organic Synthesis. Study of noteworthy syntheses of complex molecules with a view to developing a rationale and methodology for synthesis. Examination of the mechanism and scope of new bond-forming methods and functional group transformations. Three lectures. Prerequisite: Chemistry 52. Spring 2005 and alternate years. Members of the department

155 Organic Spectroscopy. Applications of NMR, IR, UV, and mass spectrometry to the identification of organic compounds. Three class meetings. Prerequisite: Chemistry 52. Spring 2005 and alternate years. Stolow

157 Medicinal Chemistry. Molecular-level mechanism of action of compounds useful in human medicine. Introduces the biochemistry of a biological system relevant to a particular disease process, then focuses on the detailed interaction of chemotherapeutic agents with the system. Material is drawn principally from the primary literature. Course is not comprehensive. Topics may include antiviral/antitumor agents, compounds affecting immunity and inflammation, antibiotics, nucleic-acid-based therapeutics, and combinatorial drug discovery methods. Prerequisites: Biology 13 and Chemistry 52. Fall 2005 and alternate years. d'Alarcao

161 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry. Atomic and molecular structure. Symmetry operations and symmetry point groups. Chemical bonding in inorganic and coordination compounds. Types of inorganic reactions and their mechanisms. Reactivity of major classes of inorganic compounds. Descriptive chemistry of selected main-group elements. More rigorous than Chemistry 61. May receive credit for only one of Chemistry 61 or 161. Prerequisites: Chemistry 32 and 52. Fall. Members of the department

162 Chemistry of Transition Elements. Descriptive and theoretical chemistry of transition elements; structure, bonding, reactivity, and spectroscopic properties of metal complexes. Prerequisite: Chemistry 61 or 161. Spring 2005 and alternate years. Members of the department

163 Diffraction Methods of Structure Determination. Introduction to structure determination methods that give detailed information on atomic arrangements in crystalline solids. Emphasis on single-crystal X-ray diffraction, with some attention to neutron diffraction, and powder methods. Space group symmetry, structure factors, methods of structure solution, and measures of structure accuracy. Prerequisite: consent. Spring 2005 and alternate years. Members of the department

164 Bioinorganic Chemistry. The role of metal ions in living organisms; understanding and modeling. Metal ion transport and storage, biocoordination chemistry of ion pumps. Metal ion folding and cross-linking of biomolecules. Small molecule (oxygen, nitrogen) binding and activation. Hydrolytic and redox metalloenzymes. Structure-function relationships in metalloenzyme mimics. Bioinorganic chemistry and drug design. Prerequisite: Chemistry 61 or 161, or consent. Fall 2004 and alternate years. Rybak-Akimova

165 Physical Methods in Inorganic Chemistry. Spectroscopic methods in inorganic and coordination chemistry: UV-Vis, infrared, Raman, electron paramagnetic resonance, nuclear quadrupole resonance, Mossbauer spectroscopy. Multinuclear NMR, NMR of paramagnetic compounds. Magnetism applications of different methods to electronic structure determination and to studies on complexation in solution. X-ray crystallography. Prerequisite: Chemistry 61 or 161, or consent. Spring 2006 and alternate years. Members of the department

170 Scientific Writing. A writing laboratory based on scientific material encountered in current chemical research, with a focus on the writing and preparation of scientific manuscripts. One-half course. Prerequisite: consent. Not offered 2004-2005.

171 Biochemistry I. (Cross-listed as Biology 171.) First course in two-course sequence. Chemistry of biological molecules: proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, nucleic acids, etc. Mechanisms of enzyme and ribozyme catalysis. Metabolic pathways, integrated metabolic systems, and molecular physiology. One course. Prerequisites: Biology 13, Chemistry 52. Fall. Members of the faculty of the chemistry and biology departments

172 Biochemistry II. (Cross-listed as Biology 172.) Continuation of Chemistry 171. One course. Prerequisites: Chemistry 171. Spring. Members of the faculty of the chemistry and biology departments

191, 192 Seminar in Chemistry. Discussion of specialized problems and current chemical research. Prerequisite: open to qualified advanced students in chemistry. Credit as arranged. Members of the department

193, 194 Special Topics. Guided individual study of an approved topic. Credit as arranged. Members of the department

Graduate Courses

237, 238 Special Topics in Physical Chemistry. Selected topics of contemporary interest in physical chemistry. Three lectures. Prerequisite: consent. Two courses. Members of the department

247, 248 Special Topics in Analytical Chemistry. Selected topics of contemporary interest in analytical chemistry. Three lectures. Prerequisite: consent. Two courses. Members of the department

257, 258 Special Topics in Organic Chemistry. Selected topics of contemporary interest in organic chemistry. Three lectures. Prerequisite: consent. Two courses. Members of the department

267, 268 Special Topics in Inorganic Chemistry. Selected topics of contemporary interest in inorganic chemistry. Three lectures. Prerequisite: consent. Two courses. Members of the department

293, 294 Special Topics. Guided individual study of an approved topic. Credit as arranged. Members of the department

295, 296 Thesis. Guided research on a topic that has been approved as a suitable subject for a master's thesis. Credit as arranged. Members of the department

297, 298 Graduate Research. Guided research on a topic suitable for a doctoral dissertation. Credit as arranged. Members of the department

401PT Master's Continuation, Part-time.

402FT Master's Continuation, Full-time.

501PT Doctoral Continuation, Part-time.

502FT Doctoral Continuation, Full-time.