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BIOS 471X - Biological Chemistry Laboratory
Crosslisted as CHEM 471. Experiments in the isolation, purification, and characterization of biomolecules by chromatographic, electrophoretic, and centrifugation techniques; enzyme kinetics; electron transport in mitochondria and microsomes. One lecture and two 3-hour laboratory periods per week.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CHEM 325. CRQ: BIOS 470X, BIOS 472X, CHEM 470, or CHEM 472.
Credits: 3
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BIOS 472X - Biological Chemistry I
Crosslisted as CHEM 472. Detailed study of the structure and properties of proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids. Properties of enzymes. Bioenergetics, including oxidative phosphorylation and photosynthesis.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CHEM 331 or CHEM 337.
Credits: 3
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BIOS 473X - Biological Chemistry II
Crosslisted as CHEM 473. Detailed study of the metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, and nitrogenous compounds, including proteins and nucleic acids. Metabolic regulation. Genetic information.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CHEM 472 or BIOS 472X or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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BIOS 475 - Neural Development
Examination of the principles that govern the development of the nervous system from a single fertilized cell in various organisms.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: BIOS 355 or BIOS 455; CHEM 211 and CHEM 213; MATH 155; and PHYS 211 or PHYS 273.
Credits: 3
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BIOS 476 - Plant Genetics
Examination of plant genetic variation at the level of the genome, population, and higher taxa, using both classical and molecular approaches. How natural and domesticated plant populations are shaped by evolutionary and human forces.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: BIOS 308.
Credits: 3
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BIOS 477 - Human Genetics
Study of human genes, genome organization, and genetic diseases, with emphasis on DNA-based techniques.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: BIOS 308.
Credits: 3
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BIOS 478 - Bioinstrumentation for Cell and Molecular Biology
Classroom instruction and hands-on training on contemporary equipment used in cell and molecular biology, including analysis of data generated by the equipment. Pipetting (calibration, precision, and accuracy), protein/DNA gel electrophoresis, transblotting and immunodetection, image acquisition and analysis, isoelectric focusing, PCR, centrifugation, column chromotography, spectrophotometry/spectrofluorometry, and confocal microscopy. Two hours lecture, six hours laboratory including open laboratory.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: BIOS 302 and BIOS 303 and PHYS 211.
Credits: 4
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BIOS 479 - Biotechnology Applications and Techniques
Detailed study of the methodology, techniques, and applications of biotechnology in both plant and animal systems with emphasis on the use of genomics and genetic engineering approaches in agricultural and medical biotechnology.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: BIOS 302 or BIOS 308.
Credits: 3
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BIOS 480 - Biocomputing
Computing technology as a multifaceted tool applicable to a wide range of biology sub-disciplines through the development of a broad range of computing skills related to the Windows/ NetWare environment. Experience in application of general and specialty software in addressing various biological questions. Three hours of lecture and laboratory.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: BIOS 209 and BIOS 211.
Credits: 3
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BIOS 481 - Vision and the Visual System
Anatomy and physiology of the human and animal visual system, including descriptions of phototransduction, retinal representation in the cortex, perception of motion and depth, motion blindness, color vision, face recognition, and interpretation and processing of information in the brain.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: BIOS 208, BIOS 210, BIOS 209, and BIOS 211.
Credits: 3
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BIOS 482 - Biology of Forensic Analysis
Topics include DNA analysis, forensic pathology, forensic dentistry, fingerprints, craniofacial reconstruction, and blood spatter analysis. Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory per week.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: BIOS 302.
Credits: 4
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BIOS 484X - Science Across Time and Culture
Crosslisted as CHEM 490X, GEOL 475, and PHYS 490X. Examination of major concepts of science and how they evolved. Comparison and contrast of the role and practice of science in various cultures and examination of the interaction between science, technology, and culture.
Credits: 2
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BIOS 485 - Student Teaching in Biology
Student teaching in the discipline for a full semester. Assignments to be arranged by the department. Not available for credit in the major.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: BIOS 400 with a grade of C or better and consent of department.
Credits: 10
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BIOS 486 - Transition to the Professional Biology Teacher
Transitioning experience in which the certification candidate achieves closure on the initial phase of professional preparation and, upon that foundation, charts a path for continuing professional growth as a practicing teacher. Candidate will reflect on the preparatory experience and complete documentation demonstrating ability to perform as a qualified biology teacher. Such documentation will include, but not be limited to, the teacher performance assessment, a professional development plan, and a resume.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department. CRQ: BIOS 485.
Credits: 2
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BIOS 487 - Conservation Genetics
Examination of the genetic characteristics of organisms and their environments. Application of genetic principles to conservation biology. Topics include genetics of small populations, genetic monitoring, and genetic restoration.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: BIOS 308.
Credits: 3
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BIOS 488 - Applied Microbial Biotechnology
Topics include applications of microorganisms for industrial processes related to the production of energy, food, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, as well as bioremediation. Two hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory per week.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: BIOS 313.
Credits: 3
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BIOS 490 - Cooperative Education
Enrollment restricted to students formally participating in NIU’s cooperative education program. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department and the university’s director of cooperative education. Collectively, a maximum of 6 semester hours of credit (9 in the case of students admitted to the department honors program) in BIOS 370, BIOS 399H, BIOS 490, BIOS 495H, and BIOS 499H may be applied to the major.
Credits: 3
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BIOS 491 - Recombinant DNA Techniques Laboratory
Advanced experiments using recombinant DNA technology. Two three-hour laboratories per week plus required, unsupervised research TBA outside normal class times.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: BIOS 302 and BIOS 308.
Credits: 4
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BIOS 493 - Topics in Biology
A. Physiology
B. Development and Morphogenesis
C. Genetics
D. Microbiology
E. Ecology/Environmental Biology
G. Evolution Systematics
K. Molecular Biology
M. Research Methods
Lectures, discussions, and reports on topics of special interest in a particular field of biology. Topics may be selected in one or more fields of biology to a total of 6 semester hours toward any one degree.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 1-3
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BIOS 494 - Biology Senior Assessment
Assessment of the scientific competence of graduating seniors. Includes development of career planning and placement skills. Required for graduation.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Senior status, and biological sciences major.
Credits: 1
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BIOS 495 - Directed Research Biology Honors
Experimental laboratory or field research under the guidance of a faculty member. Eligible students must be admitted into the Department of Biological Sciences Honors Program. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Permission of department. Collectively, a maximum of 6 semester hours of credit (9 in the case of students admitted to the department honors program) in BIOS 370, BIOS 490, BIOS 495, and BIOS 499 may be applied to the major.
Credits: 1-3
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BIOS 499 - Directed Research University Honors
Experimental laboratory or field research under the guidance of a faculty member. Eligible students must be admitted into the University Honors Program. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 credit hours.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department. Collectively, a maximum of 6 semester hours of credit (9 in the case of students admitted to the department honors program) in BIOS 370, BIOS 490, BIOS 495, and BIOS 499 may be applied to the major.
Credits: 1-3
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Black Studies |
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BKST 200 - Racism in American Culture and Society
Examination of the forces that consciously and unconsciously engendered racism in American society and the effect of racism not only on the victims but also on those perpetuating it. The social cost of racism and possible solutions.
Credits: 3
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BKST 202 - Issues Facing African-American Students
Definition, conceptualization, analysis, and discussion of issues related to the survival of students of color on a predominantly white campus.
Credits: 3
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BKST 211 - Educating for Cultural Sensitivity
Analytical look at student’s own ethnic and cultural background, and the ethnic and cultural background of others. Emphasis on surveying materials related to life experiences of ethnics in the United States. Systematic look at the education system and how it has responded to the needs of various ethnic groups.
Credits: 3
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BKST 219 - Introduction to African Studies
Introduction to the African continent: its art and cultures, social and educational structures, history, economic development, political dynamics, and current crises.
Credits: 3
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BKST 300 - Foundations of Black Studies
Introduction to the development, philosophy, and history of black studies.
Credits: 3
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BKST 302 - Topics in Black Studies
The intellectual, methodological, and paradigmatic traditions in black studies related to a specific topic with a broad interdisciplinary perspective or scholarly and artistic research, practice, and theory pertaining to people of African descent. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours when topic varies.
Credits: 3
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BKST 312 - Social Philosophy of Hip Hop Culture
Focus on the comparative historical-cultural analysis of hip hop from it various cultural forms—music, dance, poetry, relationships, fashion. Analyze how hip hop has impacted the current political scene and its contributions to the history and experience of people of African descent.
Credits: 3
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BKST 316 - African–American Critical Thought
Surveys and analysis of the sociohistorical thought of the African-American community of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: BKST 200 or BKST 219.
Credits: 3
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BKST 350 - Black Economics
Focus on the development of historical-cultural analysis of the economic condition of African Americans including the exploration of the development of appropriate interventions for pressing socioeconomic concerns.
Credits: 3
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BKST 402 - The Africana Woman
Examination of and practical look at the history, contributions, and role of the African American woman.
Credits: 3
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BKST 405 - Contemporary Issues of Black Men
Survey and analysis of the sociohistorical condition of Black men, on the continent of Africa and in the Diaspora, the challenges they face, and the potential solutions to the challenges of their particular and global conditions.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: BKST 200, BKST 202, BKST 300, or consent of the instructor.
Credits: 3
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BKST 410 - Psychology of African American Experience
Focus on the development of historical-cultural analysis of the condition of African Americans, and the sociobehavioral responses to those conditions.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: By permit only.
Credits: 3
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BKST 420 - Black Religion in America
Focus on the development and impact of religious structures and organizations on the historical-cultural and economic condition of African Americans.
Credits: 3
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BKST 440 - Black Liberation Movements
Focus on the comparative historical-cultural analysis of the liberation movements of African Americans and Black South Africans.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: By permit only.
Credits: 3
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BKST 445 - Independent Study in Black Studies
Independent research under faculty supervision on a topic approved by the director of the Center for Black Studies and the faculty member who will direct the research. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.
Credits: 1-3
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BKST 493 - Afrocentricity
Capstone course for the minor in black studies. Focus on developing tools for research on Africana populations.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: BKST 219, BKST 300, and consent of director.
Credits: 3
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Business Administration |
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BADM 395 - Career Planning in Business Administration
Career planning and job search skills relevant to business administration majors. Topics include preparation of resumes and cover letters, business etiquette, business communication skills, business ethics, and interviewing techniques.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Business administration major and UBUS 310.
Credits: 1
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BADM 458 - Internship in Business Administration
Full-time work for a summer or a semester as a business administration intern in a business firm or organization under the supervision of the business administration internship coordinator. A permanent full-time or part-time position will not be considered an internship. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Business administration major, UBUS 310, and consent of department.
Credits: 3-6
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Business - Interdisciplinary |
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UBUS 100 - Career Compass
A career exploration program for freshmen and sophomores who have indicated a desire to pursue a major in the College of Business. Based on an assessment of a student’s interests, abilities, and motivators, provides four workshops that will inform and guide students toward a specific business major and ultimately a career that is the best fit. These four workshops must be completed before enrolling in UBUS 310. This course is optional for transfer students with 45 or more credit hours. S/U grading.
A. Kick-Off
B. Who Am I
C. My Major
D. My Career
Credits: 0
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UBUS 101 - Business Disciplines and Issues
Designed to provide students with an understanding of the various disciplines in business by focusing on current business issues through readings and with speakers from business and faculty. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours when topics vary. Not available for credit for upper-division business majors.
Credits: 1-3
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UBUS 200 - Passport Introduction
Introduction of the Passport program to students at the end of their sophomore years or beginning of their junior years. The Passport program helps students identify experiences that are important to be successful in today’s business world. Explanation of the requirements of the program for business students and the reporting process. To be taken before or concurrent with UBUS 310. S/U grading.
Credits: 0
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UBUS 201 - Passport Culmination
Involves an individual meeting with an adviser to confirm successful completion of the Passport program introduced in UBUS 200. Satisfactory completion of UBUS 201 is a graduation requirement for all business majors. S/U grading.
Credits: 0
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UBUS 223 - Introduction to Business Statistics
Collection and presentation of data, measures of central tendency and variability, probability, sampling and sampling distributions, statistical inferences, simple linear regression and correlation, with emphasis on applications of these topics to business situations.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Grade of C or better in MATH 210 or MATH 211 or MATH 229; or consent of college.
Credits: 3
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UBUS 310 - Business Core: Lecture
Introduction to the three primary functional areas in business (finance, marketing, and operations) as well as general principles of business management. Emphasis on interdisciplinary application of the business principles, and the cross-functional relationships between functional areas in business.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: A grade of C or better in each of the following: ACCY 206, ACCY 207, ECON 260, ECON 261, ENGL 104 or ENGL 105, MATH 211 or MATH 229, MGMT 217, PSYC 102, OMIS 259, and UBUS 223; satisfactory completion of UBUS 100: A and B and C and D (this course is optional for transfer students with 45 or more semester hours); cumulative GPA of at least 2.75; and junior standing. CRQ: UBUS 200.
Credits: 9
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UBUS 311 - Business Core: Applications Seminar
Application of the business principles covered in UBUS 310. Case analyses, exercises, current readings, and discussion of contemporary issues in business. Practice in team problem solving, oral and written communication skills. Must be taken concurrently with UBUS 310, or in the semester or term immediately following completion of UBUS 310. Must be taken prior to, or concurrently with, any 400-level College of Business course.
Prerequisites & Notes
CRQ: UBUS 310.
Credits: 3
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UBUS 485 - Business Consulting Project
Supervised student team projects conducted with selected business organizations. Emphasis on collaborative efforts among students, faculty, and business representatives in a project management setting and the delivery of cross-functional business solutions.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: At least junior standing and consent of college.
Credits: 3
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UBUS 490 - Topics in Business
Selected topics from the various business disciplines. Course content includes an integration of the functional areas of business administration and topics of current importance. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of college. CRQ: UBUS 311; or FINA 320, MGMT 333, MKTG 310, and OMIS 338.
Credits: 1-3
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UBUS 499 - Introduction to Business Research
Study of contemporary business research to prepare students for honors projects in business and graduate research assignments, including research design, selected methodologies, and appropriate structure for academic research papers.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: UBUS 310 and admission to department honors in the College of Business, or admission to the University Honors program, or consent of instructor.
Credits: 3
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Chemistry and Biochemistry |
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CHEM 100 - Chemistry in Everyday Life
The principles of chemistry, with emphasis on the role of chemistry in the modern world. Includes topics such as energy resources, environmental issues, health and nutrition, and modern materials. Three hours of lecture/week.
Credits: 3
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CHEM 110 - Chemistry
Development of the fundamental principles and concepts of chemistry by lecture-demonstration, as well as the development of an appreciation of the nature of chemistry as a science. An historical development of the most important concepts and ideas. Methods and limitations of chemistry, its evolution and discussions of the problems currently being solved and created. Three hours of lecture per week. Not available for credit for students with previous credit in CHEM 210.
Credits: 3
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CHEM 111 - Chemistry Laboratory
Designed to accompany CHEM 110. One 3-hour period a week.
Prerequisites & Notes
CRQ: CHEM 110.
Credits: 1
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CHEM 201X - The Professional Secondary Science Teacher
Crosslisted as GEOL 201, and PHYS 201X. Introduction to the role of the professional science teacher. Includes philosophical trends in teaching (and how they affect the science teacher), major factors affecting how science is taught, and an introduction to science content/ teaching standards.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department. CRQ: ILAS 201.
Credits: 1
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CHEM 210 - General Chemistry I
Fundamental laws and principles of chemistry; atomic structure and chemical bonding; stoichiometry; kinetic theory; gases; liquids; solids; solutions. Three hours of lectures and one recitation per week.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: MATH 110 or MATH 155 or MATH 229 or satisfactory performance on the Math Placement Examination; and CHEM 110, or satisfactory performance on the Chemistry Placement Examination, or consent of department. CRQ: CHEM 212.
Credits: 3
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CHEM 211 - General Chemistry II
Continuation of CHEM 210. Kinetics, equilibria, thermodynamics, electrochemistry; descriptive chemistry of the elements. Three hours of lectures and one recitation per week.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CHEM 210 and CHEM 212. CRQ: CHEM 213.
Credits: 3
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CHEM 212 - General Chemistry Laboratory I
Designed to accompany CHEM 210. One 3-hour period per week.
Prerequisites & Notes
CRQ: CHEM 210.
Credits: 1
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CHEM 213 - General Chemistry Laboratory II
Designed to accompany CHEM 211. One 3-hour period per week.
Prerequisites & Notes
CRQ: CHEM 211.
Credits: 1
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CHEM 230 - Introductory Organic Chemistry
Beginning organic chemistry for non-chemistry majors designed to follow CHEM 110 to provide a one-year sequence in general chemistry.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CHEM 110.
Credits: 3
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CHEM 231 - Introductory Organic Chemistry Laboratory
Designed to accompany CHEM 230. One 3-hour period a week.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CHEM 110 and CHEM 111. CRQ: CHEM 230.
Credits: 1
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CHEM 301X - The Interdisciplinary Secondary Science Teacher
Crosslisted as BIOS 301X, GEOL 301, and PHYS 301X. Seminar on the role of a science teacher in an interdisciplinary and/or integrated science class and how a science curriculum is designed based on state and national standards. Focus on skills all science teachers must possess regardless of specific discipline including knowing how to apply the following topics in ways appropriate to the age and development of the students in a classroom: safety procedures, classroom management, designing and conducting demonstrations, experiments, performance assessments, differentiated curriculum, and uses of technology.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department. CRQ: CHEM 494 and ILAS 301.
Credits: 1
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CHEM 325 - Analytical Chemistry I
Fundamentals of measurement, treatment of data and analysis of error. Emphasis on classical quantitative analysis and instrumental separation methods. Two hours of lecture and one 4-hour laboratory period a week.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CHEM 211 and CHEM 213, and MATH 229 or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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CHEM 330 - General Organic Chemistry I
First semester of a two-semester course in general organic chemistry for minors and preprofessional students. Not available for credit for chemistry majors except in emphasis 4. Three hours of lectures a week.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CHEM 211 and CHEM 213.
Credits: 3
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CHEM 331 - General Organic Chemistry II
Second semester of a two-semester course in general organic chemistry for minors and preprofessional students. Not available for credit for chemistry majors except in emphasis 4. Three hours of lectures a week.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CHEM 330.
Credits: 3
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CHEM 332 - General Organic Laboratory I
Basic laboratory techniques, including compound synthesis and analysis of products. Not available for credit for emphasis 1 or emphasis 2 majors. One 3-hour period a week.
Prerequisites & Notes
CRQ: CHEM 330 or CHEM 336.
Credits: 1
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CHEM 333 - General Organic Laboratory II
Continuation of CHEM 332. Laboratory techniques. Not available for credit for emphasis 1 or emphasis 2 majors. One 3-hour period a week.
Prerequisites & Notes
CRQ: CHEM 331 or CHEM 337.
Credits: 1
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CHEM 336 - Organic Chemistry I
Modern structural organic chemistry with emphasis on a mechanistic approach to both classical and modern synthetic methods. Chemistry majors only or consent of department. Three hours of lectures a week.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CHEM 211 and CHEM 213.
Credits: 3
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CHEM 337 - Organic Chemistry II
Continuation of CHEM 336. Chemistry majors only or consent of department. Three hours of lectures a week.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CHEM 336.
Credits: 3
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CHEM 338 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I
Introduction to modern laboratory techniques in organic chemistry, including compound synthesis and analysis of products, for students interested in careers in professional chemistry and biochemistry. One 3-hour period a week. Not available for credit for those having credit for CHEM 332.
Prerequisites & Notes
CRQ: CHEM 330 or CHEM 336.
Credits: 1
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CHEM 339 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory II
Continuation of CHEM 338. One 3-hour period a week. Not available for credit for those having credit for CHEM 333.
Prerequisites & Notes
CRQ: CHEM 330 or CHEM 336.
Credits: 1
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CHEM 340 - Advanced Organic Chemistry Laboratory
Lab activities involving multistep synthetic reactions, advanced laboratory techniques, and use of spectroscopic methods to identify products from organic reactions. Two 3-hour periods a week.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CHEM 339 or consent of department.
Credits: 2
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CHEM 370 - Introductory Biochemistry
Terminal course in beginning biochemistry for non-chemistry majors. Three lectures a week.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CHEM 230.
Credits: 3
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CHEM 400 - Selected Topics in Chemistry
A. Inorganic
B. Analytical
C. Organic
D. Physical
E. Biological
G. Nanochemistry
Lecture and discussions of special topics. Three semester hours as scheduled; course may be repeated up to a maximum of 6 semester hours when topic varies.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 3
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CHEM 401 - Third Clinical High School/Middle School Experience in Chemistry
Discipline-based early clinical experience for students seeking teacher certification in chemistry and general science. Observations, evaluation, methods, and problems practicum in subject discipline teaching. Includes a minimum of 40 clock hours of supervised and formally evaluated experiences.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department. CRQ: CHEM 495X.
Credits: 2
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CHEM 422 - Analytical Separations
Fundamental principles of chemical separations and measurements with emphasis on instrumental methods. Survey of both traditional and emerging techniques.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CHEM 441 and CHEM 425, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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CHEM 423 - Mass Spectrometry
Fundamentals of mass spectrometry, including modern ionization techniques, major types of mass analyzers, and interface to separation techniques. Survey of biochemical, pharmaceutical, and environmental applications.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CHEM 441 and CHEM 425, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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CHEM 424 - Optical Methods in Analytical Chemistry
Theoretical and practical applications of spectral measurements to research and chemical analysis, with emphasis on absorption, emission, and luminescence techniques in the principal regions of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CHEM 425 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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CHEM 425 - Analytical Chemistry II
Fundamentals of physico-chemical techniques of chemical analysis focusing on spectrometric and electrochemical techniques. Fundamentals, instrumentation, and applications of optical and mass molecular and atomic spectrometries, and electrochemical methods. Three hours of lecture and one 4-hour laboratory period a week.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CHEM 325 and CHEM 440, or consent of department.
Credits: 4
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CHEM 426 - Electroanalytical Chemistry
Theory, practice, and applicability of electroanalytical measurements in analysis and research. Traditional and emerging techniques of electroanalytical chemistry and electrochemical kinetics are emphasized.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CHEM 425 and either MATH 232 or MATH 336, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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CHEM 427 - Environmental Chemistry
Crosslisted as ENVS 427X. Exploration of atmospheric chemistry, air pollution, and water pollution, with particular emphasis on the impact of organic compounds in the environment. Three hours of lecture/week.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: GEOG 101 or GEOL 105 or ENVS 301, and CHEM 211 and 213, or consent of the department.
Credits: 3
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CHEM 431 - Organic Synthesis
Systematic presentation of methods of assembling carbon skeletons, functional group interconversions, and analysis of synthetic pathways.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CHEM 331 or CHEM 337.
Credits: 3
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CHEM 432 - Physical Organic Chemistry
Mechanism and structure in organic chemistry including structural theory, stereochemistry, and the study of the reactive intermediates of organic chemistry.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CHEM 331 or CHEM 337, and CHEM 441 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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CHEM 435 - Spectroscopic Identification of Organic Molecules
Application of spectroscopic techniques to the determination of organic structures.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Senior standing and CHEM 440.
Credits: 3
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CHEM 440 - Physical Chemistry I
Study of the gaseous, liquid, and solid states; thermodynamics; chemical equilibrium; kinetic theory. Three lectures a week plus a recitation section.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CHEM 211 and CHEM 213, MATH 230, and PHYS 211 or PHYS 273. PRQ or CRQ: CHEM 442.
Credits: 3
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CHEM 441 - Physical Chemistry II
Atomic and molecular structure, spectroscopy, kinetics, chemical statistics. Three lectures a week plus a recitation section.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CHEM 440 and either MATH 232 or MATH 336. PRQ or CRQ: CHEM 443.
Credits: 3
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CHEM 442 - Physical Chemistry Laboratory I
Modern experimental techniques and underlying theoretical principles for thermodynamics and chemical kinetics. Introduction to computer methods in physical chemistry. One four-hour laboratory per week.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ or CRQ: CHEM 440.
Credits: 1
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CHEM 443 - Physical Chemistry Laboratory II
Modern experimental techniques and underlying theoretical principles for spectroscopy and quantum mechanics. One four-hour laboratory per week.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ or CRQ: CHEM 441.
Credits: 1
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CHEM 444 - Chemical Thermodynamics
Fundamental laws of thermodynamics and applications to chemical problems. Calculation of thermodynamic quantities.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CHEM 441 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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CHEM 445 - Kinetics
Theories and applications of rates of chemical reactions including reactions in the gas phase and in solution. Thermodynamic foundations of chemical reaction rates. Applications of kinetics in the determination of reaction mechanisms.
Credits: 3
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CHEM 446 - Theoretical Chemistry
Continuation of CHEM 440 and CHEM 441. Atomic structure, chemical bonding, and introduction to elementary quantum mechanics. Three lectures a week.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CHEM 441.
Credits: 3
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CHEM 450 - Nanochemistry
Fundamental theory and experimental techniques underlying the fabrication methods and applications of nanoscale materials and devices.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CHEM 441, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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CHEM 460 - Inorganic Chemistry of the Transition Metals
Introduction to symmetry elements and point group classification. Structures, bonding, and physical properties of transition metal complexes, as identified by electronic, vibrational, and diffraction methods. Kinetics and thermodynamics of transition metal reactions. Organometallic chemistry and catalysis. Bioinorganic transition metal chemistry. Three lectures per week.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CHEM 325, CHEM 337, and CHEM 440, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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CHEM 461 - Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
Microscale synthesis and characterization of compounds of both main group elements and transition elements. Experimental examination of magnetic and spectroscopic properties of inorganic complexes. Use of glovebox techniques in the handling of air-sensitive materials. One 4-hour laboratory per week.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CHEM 332 or CHEM 338 or consent of department. CRQ: CHEM 460 or consent of department.
Credits: 1
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CHEM 462 - Inorganic Chemistry of the Main Group Elements
Atomic structure and periodicity. Theories of ionic and covalent bonding, including ionic lattices. Acid-base theories and their application to synthesis. Descriptive chemistry and bioinorganic chemistry of main group elements. Three lectures per week.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CHEM 336, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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CHEM 463 - Inorganic Chemistry III
Chemical applications of group theory including vibrational spectra, molecular orbitals and ligand field theory. Theoretical basis for physical methods in inorganic chemistry. Selected topics in modern structural inorganic chemistry: organometallic compounds, cluster compounds including rings and polymers, and bioinorganic chemistry. Three lectures a week.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CHEM 460.
Credits: 3
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CHEM 470 - General Biological Chemistry
Crosslisted as BIOS 470X. Overall view of biochemistry including structure, properties, function, and metabolism of biologically important compounds.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CHEM 331 or CHEM 337.
Credits: 3
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CHEM 471 - Biological Chemistry Laboratory
Crosslisted as BIOS 471X. Experiments in the isolation, purification, and characterization of biomolecules by chromatographic, electrophoretic, and centrifugation techniques; enzyme kinetics; electron transport in mitochondria and microsomes. One lecture and two 3-hour laboratory periods per week.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CHEM 325. CRQ: CHEM 470 or CHEM 472.
Credits: 3
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CHEM 472 - Biological Chemistry I
Crosslisted as BIOS 472X. Detailed study of the structure and properties of proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids. Properties of enzymes. Bioenergetics including oxidative phosphorylation and photosynthesis.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CHEM 331 or CHEM 337.
Credits: 3
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CHEM 473 - Biological Chemistry II
Crosslisted as BIOS 473X. Detailed study of the metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, and nitrogenous compounds, including proteins and nucleic acids. Metabolic regulation. Genetic information.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CHEM 472 or BIOS 472X or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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CHEM 474 - Enzymes
Basic principles of the concepts of enzyme kinetics, theory and design of experimental methods, and interpretation of enzyme mechanisms.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CHEM 470 or consent of department. Recommended: CHEM 445.
Credits: 3
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