Note: Sequencing rules in effect for many Math courses prohibit students from earning credit for a lower numbered Math course after receiving credit for a higher numbered Math course. Sequencing rules are included in the course descriptions of applicable courses.
Center for the Application of Substance Abuse Technologies (CASAT)
CAS 354 - Screening and Client Engagement
(3 units)Overview of philosophical and procedural components for providing addictions services; professional characteristics, ethical/legal issues, helping process and initial assessment. Motivational interviewing practiced. (Formerly HCS 354; implemented Fall 2009)
Prerequisite(s): CAS 154; and Acceptance into the minor or certificate in Addiction Treatment Services.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall, Spring, and Summer Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
CAS 355 - Individual and Group Addiction Treatment
(3 units)Strategies and core competencies for treating addicted individual and group counseling. Experiential learning is the primary approach utilized in this class. (Formerly HCS 355; implemented Fall 2009).
Prerequisite(s): CAS 254 and acceptance into the minor or certificate program in Addiction Counseling and Prevention Services. Recommended preparation: CAS 354.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall and Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
CAS 357 - Behavioral Health Considerations in the Criminal Justice System
(3 units)Examines social, cultural, and legal challenges faced by the criminal justice system and therapeutic communities related to substance and mental health issues.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course: 1. Students will be able to demonstrate how the history and goals of social control have influenced the criminal justice system and its response to behavior health challenges. 2. Students will be able to detail the major theories of criminal justice and relate these to system practices found within criminal justice’s approach to mental health and substance abuse concerns. 3. Students will be able to specify current risk assessment tools including the relevance and meaning of their various scores. 4. Students will be able to stipulate the goals and operations of community based corrections programs. 5. Students will be able to explain the challenges surrounding special populations in the criminal justice system (e.g., people with mental illness and/or addiction, veterans, the elderly, the physically and/or intellectually disabled) and how behavioral health and criminal justice professionals face these challenges. 6. Students will be able to discuss the history and operation of the various specialty courts currently in use. 7. Students will be able to describe the past and current clinical-social perspectives on addiction.
(3 units)A multidisciplinary overview of factors affecting the identification, intervention and treatment of substance-related and behavioral addictions older adults.
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall and Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Explores the history, prevalence and etiology of problem gambling. Investigates stages of progression, effects on families and relationships to other addictions. (Formerly CAS 439R/639R; implementation /Fall 2010)
Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior standing.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall, Spring, and Summer Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Field placement in a community-based organization where students practice applying knowledge and skills attained in peer support specialist certificate classes
Units of Internship/Practicum: 3 Offered Every Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course: 1. Students will be able to display core relational skills in peer-to-peer relationships as evidenced by classroom reflection and constructive supervisory feedback. 2. Students will be able to maintain non-judgmental and respectful behavior and attitudes focused on the individual, not the diagnosis. 3. Students will be able to exhibit appropriate boundaries when supporting peers. 4. Students will be able to show skills of case management including the ability to maintain written case notes and plans as requested an assessed by field supervisor. 5. Students will be able to consistently maintain confidentiality. 6. Students will be able to determine applicability of peer support as an appropriate career path.
(3 units)Subjects related to alcohol and drug addiction and other compulsive behaviors. Topical areas may include perinatal substance abuse, women’s issues, and co-occurring disorders. Maximum of 9 credits. (Formerly HCS 459/659; implemented SU/FL 2009)
Units of Lecture: 3 Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Basic information regarding consequences of in utero substance exposure involvement and methods necessary to intervene with this special population.
Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior standing.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
CAS 464 - Practicum in Addiction Treatment and Prevention
(3 units)Placement in an accredited substance abuse treatment program or a prevention program site with an opportunity to apply skills and knowledge learned in previous CEP courses. Maximum of 6 credits. (Formerly HCS 464; implementation Summer/Fall 2009).
Units of Lecture: 1 Units of Internship/Practicum: 2 Offered Every Fall and Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(1 to 3 units)Study of various topics in addiction treatment and/or prevention. Maximum of 3 credits. (Formerly HCS 491; implementation Summer/Fall 2009).
Offered Every Fall and Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)A multidisciplinary overview of factors affecting the identification, intervention and treatment of substance-related and behavioral addictions older adults.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall and Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Explores the history, prevalence and etiology of problem gambling. Investigates stages of progression, effects on families and relationships to other addictions. (Formerly CAS 439R/639R; implementation /Fall 2010)
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall, Spring, and Summer Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Subjects related to alcohol and drug addiction and other compulsive behaviors. Topical areas may include perinatal substance abuse, women’s issues, and co-occurring disorders. Maximum of 9 credits. (Formerly HCS 459/659; implemented SU/FL 2009)
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Spring - Odd Years Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Basic information regarding consequences of in utero substance exposure involvement and methods necessary to intervene with this special population.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
CAS 674 - Overview of Addiction Prevention, Treatment & Recovery
(3 units)Physical and psychological aspects of the addictive process with emphasis on assessment, diagnosis, treatment, referral and self-help options for individuals and families.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall and Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Explores the etiology of alcohol and drug dependency with an emphasis on brain disease and neurobiological influences upon addiction. (Formerly HCS 712; implemented Summer/Fall 2009)
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
CAS 759 - Assessment, Treatment and Case Management
(3 units)Analysis of the methods, procedures and policies that guide the delivery of addiction counseling services. (Formerly HCS 759; implementation Summer/Fall 2009)
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Spring - Even Years Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
CAS 760 - Addiction Counseling in Community Settings
(3 units)Therapeutic interventions, techniques and strategies for intervening with individuals, groups and families affected by alcohol and other drugs.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall - Odd Years Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
CAS 761 - Couple and Family Treatment of Addictions
(3 units)Analysis and application of relational theories and techniques to the treatment of substance abuse and other addictions. (Formerly HCS 761; implementation Summer/Fall 2009).
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall - Even Years Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(1 to 3 units)Study of various topics in addiction treatment and/or prevention. Maximum of 3 credits. (Formerly HCS 791; implementation Summer/Fall 2009).
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Instructor.
Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Introduction to chemical calculations emphasizing unit equations, process stoichiometry, material and energy balances, states of matter, simulation of steady-state and transient processes, and case studies.
CHE 301 - Introduction to Sustainable Energy Resources
(3 units)Survey of current and potential sustainable energy resources. Environmental, political, social, and engineering evaluation of energy resources such as fossil, nuclear and alternative energy.
(3 units)Principles of engineering thermodynamics. A study of the first and second laws, entropy, ideal and real gases, and second-law analysis of engineering systems. (Formerly MECH 371; implemented Spring 2005.)
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall and Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(2 units)Application of basic concepts from thermodynamics to chemical and molecular systems; chemical reaction and phase equilibria; estimation of thermophysical properties; ideal and non-ideal systems.
(3 units)Applications of the equations of change to heat and mass transport. Analytical solutions of heat conduction and convection problems. Diffusion in multicomponent mixtures. Radiant heat transfer, interphase transfer.
CHE 406 - Introduction to Polymer Science and Engineering
(3 units)Introduction to a variety of polymers, including synthesis, characterization, and applications of these polymers which are of interest to chemical engineers.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 283 with a “C” or better; CHEM 341. Corequisite(s): CHEM 421.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Spring - Odd Years Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)In depth analysis of technology, economics, and resources of renewable energy systems. Detailed engineering analysis of Nevada-specific resources.
(3 units)Application of fundamental engineering principles to particulate systems. Topics include characterization, particle formation, fluid-particle separation, safety and particle transport. Emphasis will be on industrial application.
(1 unit)Experiments emphasizing theory of fluid flow, equipment, and strategy development for industrial problems. Provide practice in engineering presentations and report writing.
(2 units)Experiments emphasizing theory of heat and mass transfer, equipment, and trouble shooting. Unit operations commonly employed in chemical industries. Practice engineering presentations and report writing.
CHE 450 - Techniques of Process Design, Economics and Safety
(3 units)Principles of chemical engineering process design. Economics, safety, social and ethical considerations; organization of process design; process synthesis; computer optimization techniques applied to design. (Major capstone course.)
Prerequisite(s): CHE 361, CHE 374, ENG 102; CH 201 or CH 202 or CH 203; junior or senior standing. Corequisite(s): CHE 485R.
Units of Lecture: 3 Major Capstone Course Offered Every Fall Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(4 units)Nature of Dynamic Processes; numerical modeling of dynamic processes, digital and analog control techniques; control hardware; introduction to advanced control techniques.
CHE 471 - Process Engineering for Pollution Prevention and Waste Minimization
(3 units)Sources of pollution and hazardous materials; risk assessment; relevant statutory regulations; contemporary pollution prevention techniques; incineration; industry specific pollution control methods.
Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing in engineering.
Units of Lecture: 3 Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Sources and quantification of air pollution; effects of air pollution; relevant statutory regulations; contemporary air pollution control technologies; system design; dispersion modeling.
Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing in engineering.
Units of Lecture: 3 Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Introduction to bioengineering principles and application to engineering processes. Topics include cell growth, industrial fermentation, pharmaceutical processing, waste treatment, mass transfer, bioreactor design and control.
(3 units)Individual projects in the design of processes and plant components including safety, social and ethical considerations. (Major capstone course.)
Prerequisite(s): CHE 102; CHE 440; CHE 450; ENG 102; CH 201 or CH 202 or CH 203; junior or senior standing.
Units of Lecture: 1 Units of Independent Study: 2 Major Capstone Course Offered Every Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(4 units)Nature of Dynamic Processes; numerical modeling of dynamic processes, digital and analog control techniques; control hardware; introduction to advanced control techniques.
Units of Lecture: 3 Units of Laboratory/Studio: 1 Offered Every Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
CHE 671 - Process Engineering for Pollution Prevention and Waste Minimization
(3 units)Sources of pollution and hazardous materials; risk assessment; relevant statutory regulations; contemporary pollution prevention techniques; incineration; industry specific pollution control methods.
Units of Lecture: 3 Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Sources and quantification of air pollution; effects of air pollution; relevant statutory regulations; contemporary air pollution control technologies; system design; dispersion modeling.
Units of Lecture: 3 Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Introduction to bioengineering principles and application to engineering processes. Topics include cell growth, industrial fermentation, pharmaceutical processing, waste treatment, mass transfer, bioreactor design and control.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Spring - Even Years Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
CHE 700 - Applied Mathematics in Chemical Engineering
(3 units)Application of ordinary and partial differential equations, transforms, the calculus of finite differences and numerical methods in chemical engineering problems.
Units of Lecture: 3 Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Characterization of particles and particulate systems; packing of granular solids; powder mechanics and hopper design; interparticle forces; bulk powder processing, including conveying, communition, and storage.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall - Even Years Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)General behavior of fluidized beds, both static and flowing; mass transfer and heat transfer; modeling of reacting systems in fluidized beds; contemporary topics.
Units of Lecture: 3 Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Principles of polymerization, including: step, radical, emulsion and chain polymerization. Topics related to polymerization are: reaction kinetics, equilibrium considerations, molecular weight distribution, and crosslinking.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Spring - Odd Years Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Selected topics in contemporary process control research including: nonlinear control model-based control schemes, multivariable control, intelligent modeling algorithms.
Units of Lecture: 3 Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
CHE 760 - Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
(3 units)Advanced treatment of thermodynamics with application to dynamic, equilibrium, and near equilibrium systems. Measurements, derivative properties, equations of state, activity-coefficient models, reaction equilibria.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall - Even Years Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Advanced concepts in theoretical and applied fluid and heat dynamics involving steady state, transient and cyclic phenomena in chemical and metallurgical engineering.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Spring - Odd Years Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Multicomponent diffusion, mass transport models, advanced concepts in analysis and design of continuous and multistage separation processes, advanced topics including recent literature.
(3 units)Fundamental theories and applications of heterogeneous catalysis; adsorption isotherms, catalyst characterization, mass transfer limitations on reaction rates, development of kinetics and reaction models.
Units of Lecture: 3 Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(1 to 4 units)Specialized study in any of the subjects pertaining to chemical engineering. Subject matter may be arranged after conference with faculty member and department chair. Maximum 8 credits.
Offered Every Fall and Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(1 to 3 units S/U Only)Course is used by graduate programs to administer comprehensive examinations either as end of program comprehensive examinations or as qualifying examinations for doctoral candidates prior to being advanced to candidacy.
Offered Every Fall, Spring, and Summer Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(1 to 4 units)Provides access to faculty for continued consultation and advisement. No grade is filed and credits may not be applied to any degree requirements. Limited to 8 credits (2 semester) enrollment. For non-thesis master’s degree students only.
Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Introductory chemistry with emphasis on impacts on human society, environmental issues, energy sources, and life processes. Includes four laboratory experiments.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of the Core Curriculum Mathematics requirement or an ACT of 27 or an SAT of 610 or Accuplacer EA 80 and CL 84 OR Corequisite. Corequisite(s): MATH 127 or MATH 128 or MATH 176 or MATH 181.”
Units of Lecture: 3 Core Science Requirement A Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course: 1. Students will be able to apply the scientific method by stating a question, performing experiments and/or analyzing a data presentation. 2. Students will be able to name and identify common inorganic and organic compounds. 3. Students will be able to use the Periodic Table of Elements to make predictions about chemical properties. 4. Students will be able to discuss how chemistry relates to everyday life and societal issues.
(3 units)Fundamentals of chemistry including reaction stoichiometry, atomic structure, chemical bonding, molecular structure, states of matter, and thermochemistry. Credit allowed in only one CHEM 121, CHEM 121A, CHEM 121R, or CHEM 201.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of Core Curriculum Mathematics requirement (MATH 127 or higher is recommended) or Corequisite(s): MATH 127 or higher and CHEM 121L.
Units of Lecture: 3 Core Science Requirement A Offered Every Fall, Spring, and Summer Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course: 1. Students will be able to appraise and assess how chemistry applies to everyday phenomena. 2. Students will be able to identify salts, acids, and bases from their molecular formulas, and describe the relationship between the structure of a molecule and its chemical and physical properties. 3. Students will be able to identify the subatomic particles of an atom, their charges and relatives masses. 4. Students will be able to balance chemical equations and compute stoichiometric relationships including limiting reagents, molarity, titrations, dilutions and thermochemical equations. 5. Students will be able to predict periodic trends in atomic and ionic size, ionization potential and electronegativity. 6. Students will be able to draw Lewis structures for p-block molecules and their three-dimensional representation. 7. Students will be able to use the ideal gas law to calculate pressure, volume, and temperature relationships. 8. Students will be able to explain various intermolecular forces within a chemical system and how they apply to colligative properties.
Units of Laboratory/Studio: 1 Core Science Requirement A Offered Every Fall, Spring, and Summer Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course: 1. Students will be able to assess and determine the connection between the hands-on laboratory material and the material discussed in the lecture course (CHEM 121A). 2. Students will be able to explain the relationship between the structure of a molecule and its chemical and physical properties. 3. Students will be able to apply knowledge and skill to laboratory techniques, including the proper and safe use and handling of glassware, the techniques and processes common to many scientific labs, standard methods for recording observations and data, performing accurate quantitative measurements. 4. Students will be able to analyze and interpret experimental results, derive chemical properties from experimental data, and develop appropriate and accurate conclusions. 5. Students will be able to articulate and follow ethical principles in the laboratory context.
(3 units)Fundamentals of chemistry including solutions, kinetics, equilibria, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, nuclear chemistry, and properties of inorganic and organic compounds. Credit allowed in only one of CHEM 122, CHEM 122A, CHEM 122R, or CHEM 202.
Units of Lecture: 3 Core Science Requirement A Offered Every Fall, Spring, and Summer Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course: 1. Students will be able to perform calculations and apply concepts related to chemical equilibrium, chemical thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, and electrochemistry. 2. Students will be able to explain the general differences that exist between strong acids/bases and weak acids/bases. 3. Students will be able to explain the properties of solutions, identify the factors affecting solubility, and calculate solution concentration. 4. Students will be able to identify and explain the role of chemistry with respect to societal and global issues. 5. Students will be able to evaluate the relationship between chemical structure and chemical reactivity of compounds.
Units of Laboratory/Studio: 1 Core Science Requirement A Offered Every Fall, Spring, and Summer Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course: 1. Students will be able to practice safe laboratory and waste management techniques as they apply to the general chemistry laboratory setting. 2. Students will be able to follow a guided inquiry experimental procedure, interpret experimental results, and draw reasonable conclusions. 3. Students will be able to perform stoichiometric calculations for chemical reactions. 4. Students will be able to convert between units using dimensional analysis. 5. Students will be able to identify the connection between the material taught in the lecture course and the material covered in the laboratory. 6. Students will be able to articulate and follow ethical principles in the laboratory context.
CHEM 201 - General Chemistry for Scientists and Engineers I
(4 units)Principles of chemistry including stoichiometry, atomic structure, chemical bonding, molecular structure, kinetic theory of gases, solutions, equilibrium, and thermochemistry. Credit allowed in only one of CHEM 121, CHEM 121A, CHEM 121R, or CHEM 201.
Prerequisite(s): ACT Math score of 28 or SAT Math score of 630. Corequisite(s): MATH 181. Recommended Preparation: One year high school chemistry.
Units of Lecture: 3 Units of Laboratory/Studio: 1 Core Science Requirement A Offered Every Fall Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course: 1. Students will be able to explain and apply foundational theories/laws of chemistry including, but not limited to: the atomic theory of matter, gas laws, the first law of thermodynamics, kinetic molecular gas theory, and basic quantum theories. 2. Students will be able to perform calculations relevant to the chemical sciences including, but not limited to, problems involving: chemical stoichiometry, chemical equilibrium, and thermochemistry. 3. Students will be able to perform basic manipulations relevant to a chemical laboratory. 4. Students will be able to formulate hypotheses based on scientific laws and theories, collect data/evidence relevant to these hypotheses, reach conclusions based on the collected evidence, and defend those conclusions. 5. Students will be able to articulate and follow ethical principles in the laboratory context. 6. Students will be able to connect chemical principles to real-world problems and issues of societal and technological importance.
CHEM 202 - General Chemistry for Scientists and Engineers II
(4 units)Principles of chemistry including thermodynamics, electrochemistry, chemical kinetics, nuclear chemistry, metals and non-metals, coordination compounds, and properties of inorganic, organic, and biological molecules. Credit allowed in only one of CHEM 122, CHEM 122A, CHEM 122R, or CHEM 202.
Units of Lecture: 3 Units of Laboratory/Studio: 1 Core Science Requirement A Offered Every Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course: 1. Students will be able to assign oxidation states, balance and apply concepts of free energy to redox equations. 2. Students will be able to identify different types of acids and bases. 3. Students will be able to solve problems in aqueous equilibrium and acid/base chemistry, and apply concepts of free energy to the equilibrium reactions. 4. Students will be able to explain how temperature, pressure and other atmospheric conditions affect reaction equilibria and kinetics. 5. Students will be able to describe the fundamental properties of solids, liquids and gases and phase transformations between them. 6. Students will be able to have a working knowledge of basic laboratory techniques, such as titrations and pH measurements. 7. Students will be able to articulate and follow ethical principles in a laboratory context. 8. Students will be able to connect chemical principles to real-world problems by analyzing scientific data related to a problem of societal or technological concern.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall, Spring, and Summer Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course: 1. Students will be able to interpret IUPAC names of organic compounds, draw correct structures from names and vice versa, and differentiate between isomers (structural, geometric, or stereoisomers). 2. Students will be able to recognize different bonding concepts including resonance and formal charges and use these concepts to predict structure and reactivity of simple organic compounds. 3. Students will be able to identify an organic transformation as a substitution, addition, elimination, oxidation-reduction, or acid-base reaction. 4. Students will be able to predict products, reagents, or starting materials in simple acid-base, substitution, addition, and oxidation-reduction reactions applied to alkyl halides, alkenes and alkynes, oxygen-containing functional groups such as alcohols, ketones, aldehydes, and carboxylic acids, and nitrogen-containing functional groups such as amines. 5. Students will be able to draw and/or complete arrow-pushing mechanisms for reactions of simple to moderate complexity. 6. Students will be able to apply organic structural and reactivity concepts to molecules of biological importance and complexity. 7.
(1 unit)Techniques employed in the preparation, separation and identification of organic compounds. Credit allowed in only one of CHEM 220L, CHEM 345, or CHEM 347.
Units of Laboratory/Studio: 1 Offered Every Fall, Spring, and Summer Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course: 1. Students will be able to safely handle laboratory glassware, equipment, chemicals, and generated waste in accordance with waste disposal and safety regulations. 2. Students will be able to practice basic laboratory techniques used for the preparation, purification, separation, and identification of organic compounds such as recrystallization, distillation, extraction, chromatography, and melting point determination. 3. Students will be able to apply laboratory techniques to single-step organic transformations. 4. Students will be able to use knowledge of organic chemistry theory to explain reaction outcomes. 5. Students will be able to measure and record experimental data such as mass, melting point, or retention factor, and calculate reaction metrics such as percent yield, percent recovery, and atom economy. 6. Students will be able to articulate and follow ethical principles in the laboratory context.
(3 units)Introduction to the chemistry of carbon compounds; functional groups; relationships among molecular structure, properties, and reactivity; and biological relevance. For life and environmental sciences majors. Credit allowed in only one of CHEM 220A, CHEM 241, or CHEM 341.
Units of Lecture: 3 Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course: 1. Students will be able to draw correct organic structures from names, including IUPAC and common, and vice-versa, including stereochemistry, and demonstrate ability to distinguish isomers. 2. Students will be able to identify and explain different bonding concepts including hybridization, resonance and formal charges. 3. Students will be able to apply simple principles of thermodynamics, kinetics and acid-base behavior to organic reactions. 4. Students will be able to predict products, reagents, and starting materials in standard substitution, elimination, and addition reactions applied to alkyl halides, alkenes and alkynes, correctly utilizing arrow pushing mechanisms, and applying stereo- and regioselectivity concepts. 5. Students will be able to interpret simple proton NMR spectra.
(3 units)Continuation of CHEM 241, with emphasis on additional functional groups, fundamental reaction mechanisms, and biomolecules. For life and environmental sciences majors. Credit not allowed in both CHEM 242 and CHEM 342.
Units of Lecture: 3 Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course: 1. Students will be able to predict aromaticity in simple molecules and predict aromatic substitution products. 2. Students will be able to identify oxygen-containing organic functional groups including alcohols, ketones, aldehydes, and carboxylic acids, and follow their transformations through oxidation-reduction, addition and substitution reactions. 3. Students will be able to identify nitrogen containing functional groups including amines, amides, and nitriles through correct prediction of their structures, properties, and simple reactions. 4. Students will be able to interpret simple IR spectra of organic molecules. 5. Students will be able to demonstrate correct use of arrow-pushing mechanisms for standard multistep organic reactions. 6. Students will be able to apply organic structural and reactivity concepts to fundamental molecules of biological importance.
(1 to 3 units)Independent study of a special problem, research and/or assigned readings in chemistry. Maximum of 6 credits. Credit not allowed toward Chemistry major or minor except with departmental permission.
Offered Every Fall, Spring, and Summer Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course: 1. Students will be able to explain fundamental concepts of a selected topic in an area of chemistry. 2. Students will be able to formulate and solve problems in a selected topic of chemistry. 3. Students will be able to communicate verbally or in writing about aspects of a selected topic of chemistry. 4. Students will be able to discuss the relationship of a selected topic in an area of chemistry to society.
Units of Lecture: 2 Units of Laboratory/Studio: 2 Offered Every Fall and Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course: 1. Students will be able to employ analytical principles and methods when solving problems. 2. Students will be able to communicate the concepts and results of lecture and laboratory topics orally and in writing. 3. Students will be able to execute proper laboratory techniques when applying analytical methods to quantitative analysis of chemical substances, especially for accurate and precise measurements. 4. Students will be able to interpret recorded data from analyses utilizing statistical methods and discriminate between sound and unsound interpretation of data. 5. Students will be able to describe the role of analytical chemistry in modern society including environmental and biomedical contexts, and evaluate the impact of precision, accuracy, and sensitivity of chemical analyses in environmental or physiological contexts.
CHEM 341 - Organic Chemistry for Scientists and Professionals I
(3 units)Detailed treatment of organic molecules, simple functional groups, stereochemistry, reaction mechanisms, introductory synthesis, and spectroscopy. For chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology, and other pre-professional majors. Credit allowed in only one of CHEM 220A, CHEM 241, or CHEM 341.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall and Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course: 1. Students will be able to draw correct organic structures from names and vice-versa, including stereochemistry, and distinguish isomers. 2. Students will be able to identify and explain different bonding concepts including resonance and formal charges. 3. Students will be able to apply fundamental principles of thermodynamics, kinetics and acid-base behavior to organic reactions. 4. Students will be able to predict products, reagents, and starting materials in substitution, elimination, and addition reactions applied to alkyl halides, alkenes and alkynes, correctly utilizing arrow pushing mechanisms, and applying stereo-, chemo-, and regioselectivity concepts. 5. Students will be able to devise simple multi-step organic syntheses. 6. Students will be able to predict organic structures from proton and carbon NMR spectroscopy experiments.
CHEM 342 - Organic Chemistry for Scientists and Professionals II
(3 units)Continuation of CHEM 341, with emphasis on complex functional groups, detailed reaction mechanisms, multistep syntheses, and molecules relevant to biology and materials science. Credit not allowed in both CHEM 242 and CHEM 342.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall and Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course: 1. Students will be able to predict aromaticity in molecules and aromatic substitution products. 2. Students will be able to identify oxygen-containing organic functional groups including alcohols, ketones, aldehydes, and carboxylic acids, and follow their transformations through oxidation-reduction, addition and substitution reactions. 3. Students will be able to identify nitrogen containing functional groups including amines, amides, and nitriles through correct prediction of their structures, properties, and reactions. 4. Students will be able to interpret IR and UV/visible spectra of organic molecules. 5. Students will be able to demonstrate correct use of arrow-pushing mechanisms for complex multistep organic reactions involving multiple functional groups and including simple pericyclic reactions. 6. Students will be able to apply organic structural and reactivity concepts to molecules of biological importance and complexity.
(2 units)Introduction to laboratory techniques, synthetic methods, identification of organic compounds. Credit allowed in only one of CHEM 220L, CHEM 345, or CHEM 347.
Units of Laboratory/Studio: 2 Offered Every Fall and Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course: 1. Students will be able to safely handle laboratory glassware, equipment, chemicals, and generated waste in accordance with waste disposal and safety regulations. 2. Students will be able to maintain a laboratory notebook according to course guidelines and report results in a scientific laboratory report. 3. Students will be able to practice basic laboratory techniques used for the preparation, purification, and separation of organic compounds and apply the laboratory techniques to single- and multi-step organic transformations. 4. Students will be able to use instrumentation such as gas chromatographs, polarimeters, infrared and nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers for the identification of organic compounds and interpret data acquired from these instruments. 5. Students will be able to correlate organic chemistry theory with experimental outcomes. 6. Students will be able to use experimental data to calculate reaction metrics such as yield and atom economy. 7. Students will be able to articulate and follow ethical principles in the laboratory context.
CHEM 347 - Laboratory Techniques of Organic Chemistry I
(2 units)Laboratory techniques and principles of the synthesis, purification, and characterization of organic compounds. For chemistry and other pre-professional majors. Credit allowed in only one of CHEM 220L, CHEM 345, or CHEM 347.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 242 or Corequisite. Corequisite(s): CHEM 341.
Units of Laboratory/Studio: 2 Offered Every Fall Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course: 1. Students will be able to safely handle laboratory glassware, equipment, chemicals, and generated waste in accordance with waste disposal and safety regulations. 2. Students will be able to maintain a laboratory notebook according to course guidelines. 3. Students will be able to practice basic laboratory techniques used for the preparation, purification, and separation of organic compounds and apply the laboratory techniques to single-step organic transformations. 4. Students will be able to use instrumentation such as gas chromatographs, polarimeters, infrared and nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers for the identification of organic compounds and interpret data acquired from these instruments. 5. Students will be able to use experimental data to calculate reaction metrics such as yield and atom economy. 6. Students will be able to correlate organic chemistry theory with experimental outcomes. 7. Students will be able to locate current and archival chemical literature and then report literature information and experimental results in the quality and form of a scientific journal article. 8. Students will be able to articulate and follow ethical principles in a scientific context, including professional standards of laboratory practice.
Units of Laboratory/Studio: 2 Offered Every Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course: 1. Students will be able to safely handle laboratory glassware, equipment, chemicals, and generated waste in accordance with waste disposal and safety regulations. 2. Students will be able to maintain a laboratory notebook according to course guidelines. 3. Students will be able to practice basic laboratory techniques used for the preparation, purification, and separation of organic compounds and apply the laboratory techniques to single- and multi-step organic transformations. 4. Students will be able to use instrumentation such as gas chromatographs, polarimeters, infrared and nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers for the identification of organic compounds and interpret data acquired from these instruments. 5. Students will be able to correlate organic chemistry theory with experimental outcomes. 6. Students will be able to use experimental data to calculate reaction metrics such as yield and atom economy. 7. Students will be able to use chemical information resources such as journals and search engines to conduct a literature search, organize and synthesize the information retrieved with experimental results, and report results in the quality and form of a scientific journal article. 8. Students will be able to articulate and follow ethical principles in a scientific context, including professional standards of laboratory practice, sourcing literature information without plagiarism, and crediting collaborators.
(1 to 3 units)Laboratory or lecture course in area not covered in other courses. Maximum of 6 credits. Credit allowed toward chemistry major or minor with departmental permission only.
Offered Every Fall, Spring, and Summer Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course: 1. Students will be able to explain fundamental concepts of a specialized topic in an area of chemistry. 2. Students will be able to formulate and solve problems in a specialized topic in an area of chemistry. 3. Students will be able to communicate verbally or in writing about aspects of a specialized topic in chemistry. 4. Students will be able to discuss the relationship of a specialized topic in chemistry to society.
(3 units)Fundamental principles including thermodynamics, phase equilibria, non-ideal systems, electrochemistry, and introductory statistical mechanics. Credit not allowed in both CHEM 421 and CHEM 425.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course: 1. Students will be able to derive relationships among physical and chemical properties using thermodynamics concepts and the laws of thermodynamics. 2. Students will be able to apply state functions including energy, enthalpy, entropy, Gibbs energy, and Helmholtz energy to analyze systems and processes. 3. Students will be able to apply thermodynamic relationships to chemical and physical systems, including heat engines, chemical reactions, phase equilibria, and electrochemical systems. 4. Students will be able to explain the behavior of ideal gases, real gases, and supercritical fluids and the phase equilibria of single- and multi-component systems through quantitative relationships. 5. Students will be able to determine the reaction order, half-life, and time-dependence of reactant and product concentrations from a reaction rate law expression. 6. Students will be able to derive a rate law from a multistep chemical reaction mechanism.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course: 1. Students will be able to apply the Schrödinger Equation to quantum mechanical models such as particle-in-a-box, harmonic oscillator, and rigid rotor. 2. Students will be able to explain and apply the postulates of quantum mechanics, interpret wavefunctions, including using wavefunctions to calculate probabilities and expectation values. 3. Students will be able to interpret and apply the Heisenberg uncertainty principle, the variational principle, and the superposition principle. 4. Students will be able to apply quantum mechanical principles to explain the electronic structure of the hydrogen atom, polyelectronic atoms, and small molecules and their electronic, rotational, and vibrational spectra and other physical propertiesStudents will be able to utilize statistical mechanics to derive thermodynamic properties from quantum mechanical descriptions of molecules.
Units of Lecture: 1 Units of Laboratory/Studio: 2 Offered Every Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course: 1. Students will be able to conduct experiments to quantify thermodynamic, kinetic, and spectroscopic phenomena following experimental protocols and safety guidelines. 2. Students will be able to quantitatively analyze the results of experiments using theoretical relationships and models. 3. Students will be able to evaluate and report the experimental uncertainty of quantitative measurements. 4. Students will be able to interpret the results of experiments in terms of physical chemistry concepts 5. Students will be able to report results of experiments in the quality and form of a scientific journal article. 6. Students will be able to articulate and follow ethical principles in a scientific context, including professional standards of laboratory practice, the communication of literature research without plagiarism, and the crediting of collaborators.
(2 units)Training in laboratory techniques provided by experimental verification of the principles of physical chemistry. Topical focus is on chemical thermodynamics and kinetics.
Units of Lecture: 1 Units of Laboratory/Studio: 1 Offered Every Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course: 1. Students will be able to conduct experiments to quantify thermodynamic and kinetic phenomena following experimental protocols and safety guidelines. 2. Students will be able to quantitatively analyze the results of experiments using theoretical relationships and models. 3. Students will be able to evaluate and report the experimental uncertainty of quantitative measurements. 4. Students will be able to interpret the results of experiments in terms of physical chemistry concepts. 5. Students will be able to report results of experiments in the quality and form of a scientific journal article. 6. Students will be able to articulate and follow ethical principles in a scientific context, including standards of laboratory practice, the communication of literature research without plagiarism, and the crediting of collaborators.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course: 1. Students will be able to explain behavior of chemical and biological systems using the laws of thermodynamics. 2. Students will be able to apply concepts of chemical equilibrium and kinetics in chemistry and biology. 3. Students will be able to explain and apply the basics of quantum mechanics and quantum chemistry to atomic and molecular systems. 4. Students will be able to interpret simple microwave, IR, UV-Vis, EPR, and NMR spectroscopic data. 5. Students will be able to explain the mechanisms of photochemical and photobiological reactions.
(3 units)Atomic structure; types of bonding; relationships among molecular structure and symmetry, physical properties, and reactivity of the elements and their compounds.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course: 1. Students will be able to draw and explain advanced Lewis structures for compounds of p-block elements that depict the correct number of valence electrons and the correct spatial arrangements of atoms. 2. Students will be able to identify and explain coordination geometries and diastereoisomerism. 3. Students will be able to draw d orbital splitting diagrams to determine high and low spin configurations and to predict magnetic properties. 4. Students will be able to describe the nature of the metal-ligand interaction using simple orbital diagrams. 5. Students will be able to calculate electron count as it pertains to the 18-electron rule. 6. Students will be able to draw orbital diagrams for bonding interactions of common organometallic ligands. 7. Students will be able to construct and explain the electronic structure of transition metal complexes. 8. Students will be able to explain and apply the fundamentals of symmetry and group theory.
Units of Laboratory/Studio: 1 Offered Every Fall Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course: 1. Students will be able to research a specific compound, or a family of compounds, to propose a synthetic route for isolation of this compound. 2. Students will be able to use a Schlenk line to synthesize oxygen- and moisture-sensitive products. 3. Students will be able to use various spectroscopic techniques to fully characterize coordination compounds. 4. Students will be able to maintain a laboratory notebook following scientific best practices. 5. Students will be able to write complete research reports in the format of a manuscript for publication. 6. Students will be able to articulate and follow ethical principles in a scientific context, including professional standards of laboratory practice, the communication of literature research without plagiarism, and the crediting of collaborators.
Units of Lecture: 1 Units of Laboratory/Studio: 2 Offered Every Fall Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course: 1. Students will be able to research a specific compound, or a family of compounds, to propose a synthetic route for isolation of this compound. 2. Students will be able to perform advanced manipulations of apparatus relevant to a synthetic chemistry laboratory, use a Schlenk line to synthesize oxygen- and moisture-sensitive products. 3. Students will be able to characterize chemical compounds using modern spectroscopic techniques. 4. Students will be able to maintain a laboratory notebook following scientific best practices. 5. Students will be able to communicate findings in a format consistent with the scholarly standards of the chemical sciences. 6. Students will be able to articulate and follow ethical principles in a scientific context, including professional standards of laboratory practice, the communication of literature research without plagiarism, and the crediting of collaborators.
Units of Lecture: 3 Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course: 1. Students will be able to describe basic properties of the lanthanides. 2. Students will be able to articulate the concepts of coordination chemistry of the lanthanides and apply them to separation chemistry. 3. Students will be able to explain the metallurgy of rare earth mining. 4. Students will be able to describe the current mining and purification methods of rare earth mining.