UTexas

Chemistry (CH)

CH 301, 401  Principles of Chemistry I  3-4 Hours  
CH 301C, 401C  Foundations of Chemistry I  3-4 Hours  
An introduction to chemistry for chemistry majors. Includes gases, atomic theory, bonding, and thermodynamics.
CH 301N  Chemistry in Our World I  3 Hours  
Designed for non-science and Textiles and Apparel majors. Examine the nature of matter, energy, chemical reactions, and chemical thermodynamics. Discuss how these fundamentals of chemistry relate to real-world applications. Not intended as preparation for Chemistry 301.
CH 302, 402  Principles of Chemistry II  3-4 Hours  
Development and application of concepts, theories, and laws underlying chemistry.
CH 302C, 402C  Foundations of Chemistry II  3-4 Hours  
An introduction to chemistry for chemistry majors. Includes equilibria, kinetics, nuclear chemistry, inorganic chemistry, and electrochemistry.
CH 302N  Chemistry in Our World II  3 Hours  
Designed for non-science and Textiles and Apparel majors. Survey organic chemistry including the nature of chemical bonding, molecular structure, nomenclature, and reaction types. Examine polymers and nutrition. Discuss how these fundamentals of chemistry relate to real-world applications.
CH 204  Introduction to Chemical Practice  2 Hours  
Introduction to the techniques of modern experimental chemistry. Designed to provide basic laboratory and analytical skills. May include organic, analytical, and physical chemistry, as well as materials science.
CH 104M  Introduction to Chemical Practice I  1 Hour  
Introduction to the techniques of modern experimental chemistry. Designed to provide basic laboratory and analytical skills. May include organic, analytical, and physical chemistry, as well as materials science.
CH 104N  Introduction to Chemical Practice II  1 Hour  
Introduction to the techniques of modern experimental chemistry. Designed to provide basic laboratory and analytical skills. May include organic, analytical, and physical chemistry, as well as materials science.
CH 206K  Undergraduate Research  2 Hours  
Introduction to research practices; supervised individual undergraduate research in chemistry.
CH 107, 207  Topics in Conference Course  1-2 Hours  
Supervised study in chemistry.
CH 207K  Introduction to Science Outreach in Elementary Schools  2 Hours  
Developing and presenting level-appropriate science laboratories to students in local elementary schools. A hands-on, discovery learning approach to science is emphasized.
CH 207L  Peer Teaching  2 Hours  
Students act as peer teaching assistants in other University chemistry courses, mainly large general chemistry lecture sections.
CH 108, 208, 308, 408  Topics in Chemistry  1-4 Hours  
CH 110K  Organic Chemistry Laboratory  1 Hour  
Primarily for premedical, predental, life sciences, and pharmacy majors.
CH 110L  Organic Chemistry Laboratory  1 Hour  
Primarily for premedical, predental, life sciences, and pharmacy majors.
CH 317  Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry  3 Hours  
Synthesis and properties of inorganic, bioinorganic, and organometallic compounds.
CH 119C  Professional Development for Chemists  1 Hour  
Explore professional development in chemistry, excellence in research, scientific communication, ethics, and career planning.
CH 119S, 219S, 319S, 419S, 519S, 619S, 719S, 819S, 919S  Topics in Chemistry  1-9 Hours  
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Chemistry. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.
CH 220C  Organic Chemistry Laboratory  2 Hours  
CH 120K  Health Professions Organic Chemistry Laboratory  1 Hour  
CH 320M  Organic Chemistry I  3 Hours  
Primarily for premedical, predental, life sciences, and pharmacy majors. Development of organic chemical structure, nomenclature, and reactivity.
CH 320N  Organic Chemistry II  3 Hours  
Primarily for premedical, predental, life sciences, and pharmacy majors. The development of organic chemical functional group reactivity, reaction mechanics, with analogous aqueous transformations in biochemical settings.
CH 328C  Structure and Reactivity of Organic Molecules I  3 Hours  
Explore the development of organic chemical structure, nomenclature, and reactivity.
CH 128K  Organic Chemistry Laboratory  1 Hour  
CH 128L  Organic Chemistry Laboratory  1 Hour  
CH 328M  Organic Chemistry I  3 Hours  
Primarily for chemistry and chemical engineering majors. The development of organic chemical structure, nomenclature, and reactivity.
CH 328N  Organic Chemistry II  3 Hours  
Primarily for chemistry and chemical engineering majors. The development of organic chemical reactivity, with an emphasis on synthesis and polymers.
CH 329C  Structure and Reactivity of Organic Molecules II  3 Hours  
Explore the development of organic chemical reactivity, with an emphasis on synthesis and polymers.
CH 129S, 229S, 329S, 429S, 529S, 629S, 729S, 829S, 929S  Topics in Chemistry  1-9 Hours  
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Chemistry. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.
CH 431  Inorganic Chemistry  4 Hours  
Survey of the chemistry of the elements, incorporating both descriptive and theoretical aspects. Open-ended experiments designed to illustrate a variety of synthetic techniques.
CH 341  Special Topics in Laboratory Chemistry  3 Hours  
Examples of topics are physical measurements techniques; electronics for scientists; advanced synthetic chemistry (organic or inorganic); separation techniques.
CH 644  Chemical Education: Secondary School  6 Hours  
Issues and techniques in secondary school teaching of chemical sciences.
CH 144K  Chemical Education Laboratory I  1 Hour  
Development of classroom demonstrations, laboratory experiments, and teaching aids for secondary school teaching of the chemical sciences.
CH 144L  Chemical Education Laboratory II  1 Hour  
Development of classroom demonstrations, laboratory experiments, and teaching aids for secondary school teaching of the chemical sciences.
CH 353  Physical Chemistry I  3 Hours  
Equations of state, laws of thermodynamics, ideal and nonideal solutions, phase equilibria, thermodynamics of chemical reactions.
CH 153K  Physical Chemistry Laboratory  1 Hour  
CH 353M  Physical Chemistry I for Life Sciences  3 Hours  
Thermochemistry and kinetics of reactions in cells, enzyme catalysis, electrical and transport properties of membranes.
CH 354  Quantum Chemistry and Spectroscopy  3 Hours  
Fundamental principles of quantum mechanics, exactly soluble model problems, electronic structure of atoms and molecules, spectroscopy.
CH 354C  Statistical Mechanics  3 Hours  
An introduction to statistical mechanics.
CH 154K  Physical Chemistry Laboratory  1 Hour  
CH 354L  Physical Chemistry II  3 Hours  
Molecular energy levels, statistical thermodynamics (macroscopic thermodynamic functions from molecular input), and physical and chemical kinetics, with emphasis on the molecular viewpoint.
CH 354M  Introduction to Computational Methods in Chemistry  3 Hours  
Construction and implementation of numerical algorithms for solving differential equations which are common in chemistry. Subjects include chemical reaction rates, quantum mechanics, molecular dynamics, normal modes of vibration, and Monte Carlo methods.
CH 354P  Advanced Chemistry: Molecular Biophysics  3 Hours  
Examine organizing principles of biological systems on a molecular level using mathematical models rooted in physics and chemistry. Develop skills to create quantitative models of biophysical processes, scientific writing, presentation, and data analysis.
CH 354S  Elements of Spectroscopy  3 Hours  
Fundamentals of spectroscopy, with knowledge of elementary quantum mechanics. Separation of electronic, vibrational, rotational and spin quantum states; interaction of radiation and matter; theory and application of different types of spectroscopy including photoelectron, electronic absorption and emission, vibrational (infrared and Raman), rotational and magnetic resonance.
CH 455  Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry  4 Hours  
Chemical and instrumental methods in analytical chemistry.
CH 456  Analytical Chemistry  4 Hours  
CH 365N  Structures and Function of DNA Materials  3 Hours  
Explore DNA's role in molecular and materials engineering, utilizing its predictable hybridization to build programmable structures.
CH 366C  Advanced Inorganic Chemistry: Organometallics Catalysis  3 Hours  
An in-depth and mostly chronological study of the evolution of organometallic and inorganic coordination chemistry, and its continued critical importance in a range of industrial processes. Covers a range of topical catalytic processes, paying particular attention to how chemical bonding and kinetics can be exploited to affect the relative rates of reaction.
CH 366D  Bio-inorganic Chemistry and Spectroscopy  3 Hours  
Covers the roles of transition metals in biology, mostly with respect to protein structure, function, and catalysis. Also covers methods of spectroscopy that are used to probe the geometrical and electronic structure of metal ions in proteins. Exposure to modern areas of study in bio-inorganic chemistry. Explores the principles of transition metal chemistry in the context of biological systems.
CH 366E  Chemistry of the s-, p-, d-, and f-Block Elements  3 Hours  
Focuses on the electronic structure of molecules and complexes, and how such information can predict important properties such as chemical reactivity, spectroscopy, and magnetism. Intended for upper-division chemistry majors with a basic understanding of concepts in inorganic chemistry.
CH 367C  Materials Chemistry  3 Hours  
Introduction to structural and physical properties of materials and synthetic strategies for making new materials in the nanoscale and mesoscale regimes, in addition to covering instrumental methods used to probe materials properties. Some aspects of applications (semiconductor devices, solar and fuel cells, smart and responsive materials) will be covered to illustrate the kinds of material properties that need to be considered in designing novel materials of specific function.
CH 367P  Introduction to Polymer Science  3 Hours  
Explore an overview of macromolecular soft materials including the fundamentals of polymer chemistry, physics, and engineering.
CH 368  Advanced Topics in Chemistry  3 Hours  
CH 368.1  Research Methods: UTeach  3 Hours  
Students use mathematics and science skills to solve research problems.
CH 368.2  Advanced Topic in Analytical Chemistry  3 Hours  
CH 368.3  Advanced Topic in Inorganic Chemistry  3 Hours  
CH 368.4  Advanced Topic in Organic Chemistry  3 Hours  
CH 368.5  Advanced Topic in Physical Chemistry  3 Hours  
CH 369K  Techniques of Research  3 Hours  
Advanced laboratory practice and introduction to research.
CH 371K  Science Outreach in Elementary Schools  3 Hours  
Students develop and present level-appropriate science laboratories to students in local elementary schools. Students also plan and create the infrastructure needed to administer the science program in concert with the science curriculum at a specific elementary school. A hands-on, discovery learning approach to science is emphasized.
CH 372S  Study and Research Abroad: Austin International Framework  3 Hours  
Designed specifically for students participating in the AIF program. Facilitates student-led mini-seminars and video conference call discussions. Explores student research and wider learning and cultural experiences in Austin and abroad.
CH 375C  Physical Organic Chemistry  3 Hours  
Explore reaction mechanisms and reactivity of organic chemicals and high-energy intermediates. Develop skills to design experiments and explain observed phenomena.
CH 375K, 475K  Individual Study in Chemistry  3-4 Hours  
Supervised reading or individual tutorial sessions on advanced topics in chemistry.
CH 375P  Advanced Topics in Polymer Science  3 Hours  
CH 375P.1  Advanced Polymer Synthesis  3 Hours  
Explore a comprehensive overview of how to design and synthesize polymers found in everyday life. Discuss the everyday utility of synthetic polymers to put their significance into context.
CH 375P.2  Polymer Physical Chemistry  3 Hours  
Examine the statistical, mechanical, and thermodynamic basis of polymer properties in melts, gels, and solutions. Explore the conformations and sizes of polymer molecules; the properties and structure of glassy, crystalline, and elastic (rubbery) polymers; the thermodynamics of polymer solutions, blends, and semi-crystalline materials; and the self-assembly of block polymers.
CH 375P.3  Advanced Polymer Engineering  3 Hours  
Examine a multi-length scale (molecular, mesoscopic, and macroscopic) picture of mechanical and transport properties in polymeric materials, essential for rationally engineering polymers while addressing challenges in recycling, energy, healthcare, and sustainability.
CH 376K  Advanced Analytical Chemistry  3 Hours  
CH 378L  Capstone Research and Thesis  3 Hours  
Develop a capstone project with a faculty adviser, with a focus on advanced laboratory techniques and experimental design.
CH 379H  Chemistry Honors Tutorial Course  3 Hours  
Laboratory research project in a specific field of chemistry under the supervision of one or more faculty members.
CH 380L  Inorganic Reactions and Structures  3 Hours  
CH 380M  Topics in Advanced Chemistry  3 Hours  
CH 380N  Advanced Inorganic Chemistry: Spectroscopy and Structure  3 Hours  
Advanced inorganic chemistry, with emphasis on structure, spectroscopy, and ligand field theory.
CH 080R  Dual MD/PhD Program with UT Medical Branch  0 Hours  
Preclinical medical study at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.
CH 380T  Current Concepts in Chemistry and Biochemistry: UTeach  3 Hours  
Designed for beginning graduate students seeking a review of modern chemical concepts.
CH 381M  Advanced Analytical Chemistry  3 Hours  
Theory and application of special methods and recent advances.
CH 382J  Survey of Physical Chemistry  3 Hours  
Surface chemistry and catalysis, transport properties, macromolecules, electrochemistry and electrolyte solutions, molecular thermodynamics, solution kinetics, and photochemistry.
CH 382K  Advanced Physical Chemistry: Introduction to Quantum Mechanics  3 Hours  
CH 382L  Advanced Physical Chemistry: Statistical Mechanics  3 Hours  
CH 382M  Advanced Physical Chemistry  3 Hours  
Quantum chemistry.
CH 182T, 282T, 382T, 682T  Advanced Study and Research: UTeach  1,2,3,6 Hours  
Designed for beginning graduate students seeking review of modern chemical concepts.
CH 386J  Advanced Organic Chemistry  3 Hours  
Advanced organic chemistry, with emphasis on theory and reaction mechanisms.
CH 386K  Advanced Organic Chemistry  3 Hours  
Advanced organic chemistry, with emphasis on synthetic methods.
CH 387K  Biochemical Techniques  3 Hours  
Discussion of procedures and equipment used in modern biochemical investigation, with laboratory work to provide experience in techniques of general importance.
CH 190  Topics in Chemistry: Seminar  1 Hour  
CH 190.1  Analytical-Physical Chemistry  1 Hour  
CH 190.2  Organic Chemistry  1 Hour  
CH 190.4  Inorganic Chemistry  1 Hour  
CH 390K  Advanced Topics in Inorganic Chemistry  3 Hours  
Topics include magnetic resonance; organometallic, main-group, and transition metal chemistry; nonaqueous solvents; high-temperature superconductors; new developments in synthetic chemistry; and aspects of inorganic chemistry relevant to material science.
CH 390K.1  Advanced Inorganic Chemistry: Organometallics Catalysis  3 Hours  
Explores the evolution of organometallic and inorganic coordination chemistry, and its importance in a range of industrial processes; and covers a range of topical catalytic processes.
CH 390K.2  Advanced Inorganic Chemistry: Bio-Inorganic Chemistry  3 Hours  
Explores the roles of transition metals in biology, mostly with respect to protein structure, function and catalysis. Examines established and developing methods of spectroscopy used to probe the geometrical and electronic structure of metal ions in proteins. Analyzes modern areas of study in bio-inorganic chemistry, especially relating to the roles of metals in metalloenzymes, but also including emerging topics such as metallodrugs, metal-based imaging agents, and molecular sensors. The principles of transition metal chemistry will be explored, expanded and demonstrated in the context of biological systems.
CH 390L  Advanced Topics in Analytical Chemistry  3 Hours  
Topics include electrochemistry, electronics, mathematical methods, mass spectrometry, and optical methods.
CH 390L.1  Advanced Analytical Chemistry: Electrochemistry  3 Hours  
Designed to introduce the fundamental principles of electrochemistry. An overview of the structure and properties of the electrode/solution interface is presented, and followed by a more detailed discussion of how thermodynamics, kinetics, and mass transfer affect electrochemical processes. Includes specific electrochemical methods, including potential step and sweep techniques, pulse voltammetry, impedance spectroscopy, and hydrodynamic methods. Focuses on specialized electrochemical phenomena, including: photoelectrochemistry, coupled electrochemical and homogeneous reactions, and bulk electrolysis. Introduces the use of digital simulations to solve electrochemical problems.
CH 390L.2  Advanced Analytical Chemistry: Mass Spectrometry  3 Hours  
Overview of the instrumentation, methods, and theory of mass spectrometry and gas-phase ion chemistry. Subjects include ionization methods, mass analyzers, vacuum components and pressure measurement, ion activation methods, analytical figures of merit, and integration of mass spectrometry with separation methods. Other subjects include gas-phase thermochemistry, kinetic theory of ion fragmentation, interpretation of mass spectra, and special subjects that may include ion mobility, proteomics, imaging, and elemental analysis, among others.
CH 391  Advanced Topics in Organic Chemistry  3 Hours  
Topics include organic photochemistry; molecular orbital theory; free radical chemistry; organometallic compounds; nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectrometry; organic synthesis.
CH 391P  Introduction to Polymer Science  3 Hours  
Explore an overview of macromolecular soft materials including the fundamentals of polymer chemistry, physics, and engineering.
CH 392H  Biomolecular Structure by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy  3 Hours  
Theory and application of modern nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy methods. Emphasis on applications to biological macromolecules, including protein and nucleic acid structure determination.
CH 392J  Molecular Biology of the Yeast Saccharomyces  3 Hours  
The use of yeast as a tool for the study of important areas of eukaryotic biology; the use of classical and molecular genetic techniques in the study of gene expression, DNA replication and repair, development and growth control, protein targeting, and metabolism.
CH 392N  Physical Chemistry of Macromolecular Systems  3 Hours  
Theory of macromolecular solutions and methods for characterization of macromolecular systems.
CH 392T  Biotransformations of Drugs and Other Nonnutritive Compounds  3 Hours  
Absorption and metabolism of naturally occurring and synthetic nonnutritive compounds.
CH 392U  Comparative Biochemistry  3 Hours  
Comparative aspects of protein structure, metabolism, respiration, and cellular regulation.
CH 192W  Analytical Student Seminar  1 Hour  
Student seminar presentations covering current research topics.
CH 393L  Advanced Topics in Physical Chemistry  3 Hours  
CH 393P  Advanced Topics in Polymer Science  3 Hours  
CH 393P.1  Advanced Polymer Synthesis  3 Hours  
Explore a comprehensive overview of how to design and synthesize polymers found in everyday life. Discuss the everyday utility of synthetic polymers to put their significance into context.
CH 393P.2  Polymer Physical Chemistry  3 Hours  
Examine the statistical, mechanical, and thermodynamic basis of polymer properties in melts, gels, and solutions. Explore the conformations and sizes of polymer molecules; the properties and structure of glassy, crystalline, and elastic (rubbery) polymers; the thermodynamics of polymer solutions, blends, and semi-crystalline materials; and the self-assembly of block polymers.
CH 393P.3  Advanced Polymer Engineering  3 Hours  
Examine a multi-length scale (molecular, mesoscopic, and macroscopic) picture of mechanical and transport properties in polymeric materials, essential for rationally engineering polymers while addressing challenges in recycling, energy, healthcare, and sustainability.
CH 395F  Genetics  3 Hours  
Basic principles of Mendelian and molecular genetics, and an exploration of the genetic toolbox using examples of analytic methods and modern genetic manipulations. Focus on the genetic analysis of model organisms. Use of genetic tools in dissecting complex biological pathways, developmental processes, and regulatory systems.
CH 395H  Cell Biology  3 Hours  
Detailed consideration of mechanisms of growth control, cell cycle regulation, mitosis, cell signaling, protein targeting, and the integration of these processes.
CH 395K, 695K  Topics in Advanced Individual Study in Chemistry  3,6 Hours  
Supervised reading or individual tutorial sessions on advanced topics in chemistry.
CH 197C, 297C, 397C, 597C, 697C, 997C  Problems in Chemistry  1,2,3,5,6,9 Hours  
CH 197P, 297P, 397P, 597P, 697P  Problems in Chemistry  1,2,3,5,6 Hours  
CH 397S  Advanced Topics in Chemistry  3 Hours  
CH 698  Thesis  6 Hours  
CH 398T  Professional Development for Graduate Students in Chemistry  3 Hours  
Provides professional development skills to graduate students in chemistry. Subjects include excellence in teaching, scientific communication, grantsmanship, ethics, and career planning.
CH 399W, 699W, 999W  Dissertation  3,6,9 Hours