Course Number: 5121
Credit Hours: 1
Title: Graduate Seminar

Course Description:
Offered: Spring

Course Number: 5201
Credit Hours: 2
Title: Special Topics

Course Description:
Offered: Other

Course Number: 5301
Credit Hours: 3
Title: Special Topics

Course Description:
The course is designed to meet special needs of students. Each topic is offered on an irregular schedule as the demand requires.

Course Number: 5310
Credit Hours: 3
Title: Advanced Analytical

Course Description:
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor Offered: Other

Course Number: 5311
Credit Hours: 3
Title: Foundations in Biochemistry I

Course Description:
A graduate-level overview of the structures, reactions and functions of the various classes of biologically important compounds.

Course Number: 5312
Credit Hours: 3
Title: Foundations of Biochemistry II

Course Description:
Graduate-level overview of metabolic pathways featuring details on the biochemical molecules in mammalian and bacterial organisms.

Course Number: 5315
Credit Hours: 3
Title: Advanced Biophysical Chemistry

Course Description:
Graduate-level survey of the most important aspects of the structure and physical properties of molecules of biological importance. Includes discussions on biomacromolecule stability, thermodynamics, steady state, enzyme kinetics and inhibition and evaluation of the structure-property relationship using spectrometry and computational methods.

Course Number: 5330
Credit Hours: 3
Title: Advanced Inorganic

Course Description:
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor Offered: Other

Course Number: 5350
Credit Hours: 3
Title: Advanced Organic

Course Description:
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor Offered: Other

Course Number: 5361
Credit Hours: 3
Title: Chemical Instrumentation

Course Description:
Graduate-level overview of chemical instrumentation. Includes theory, components, basic maintenance, analysis of results and development of analytical methods.

Course Number: 5370
Credit Hours: 3
Title: Advanced Physical

Course Description:
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor Offered: Other

Course Number: 5377
Credit Hours: 3
Title: Modern Laboratory Practices

Course Description:
Graduate-level course centered on the laboratory techniques and instrumentation encountered in industry and graduate laboratories. Attention is paid to the details leading to accuracy, precision and reproducibility.

Course Number: 5381
Credit Hours: 3
Title: Scientific Communications

Course Description:
Overview of the fundamental aspects of scientific communication with a strong emphasis on Chemistry & Biochemistry. Students will be required to actively participate in advanced chemical literature searches, oral presentations and scientific writing.

Course Number: 5388
Credit Hours: 3
Title: Materials Chemistry

Course Description:
This course is designed for graduate-level students and covers three major types of materials being metal, ceramic and soft materials (i.e. polymer-based materials), with a focus on the role of chemistry in materials invention/discovery, advancement and recycling (end of life). Model chemicals are used to illustrate the typical life cycle of a materials product.

Course Number: 5390
Credit Hours: 3
Title: Thesis

Course Description:
Must complete both CHEM 5390 and 5391 for required 6 credits.

Course Number: 5391
Credit Hours: 3
Title: Thesis

Course Description:
Must complete both CHEM 5390 and 5391 for required 6 credits.

Course Number: 5399
Credit Hours: 3
Title: Advanced Forensic Chemistry

Course Description:
A graduate-level overview of the qualitative and quantitative analysis of molecules-related forensic science. Topics include separation, analysis, comparison and discussions on current methods.

Course Number: 5401
Credit Hours: 4
Title: Special Topics

Course Description:
Offered: Other