Chem 314 Physical Chemistry Laboratory
This is a laboratory course designed to illustrate various topics discussed in Chemistry 312 and to introduce data analytical methods including statistics and error propagation. (Course offered in the Spring only.)

Prerequisites: PHYSIC 181 and CHEM 313 and co-req: CHEM 312.

Dr. Dransfield

Course website: http://alpha.chem.umb.edu/chemistry/ch314/

Chem 351 Organic Qualitative Analysis
Theory and practice in organic compound separation and identification employing classical and instrumental methods. (Course offered in the Fall only.)

Prerequisites: CHEM 254 or CHEM 252 and CHEM 256.

Dr. B. Torok

Course website: http://alpha.chem.umb.edu/chemistry/ch351/

Chem 361 Analytical Instrumentation
This course provides a survey of the different types of instrumentation that is in the chemist's tool box. We will stress advantages and disadvantages and develop the insight that is necessary to choose the right tool for the right problem. We will use several of these tools in the laboratory portion of the course. This course promotes chemical literacy via reading, writing, and packaging of scientific literature, as well as, development of team work skills in the laboratory setting. The course can be broken down into four major components; weekly lectures on instrumental methods, weekly literature assignments from current issues of Analytical Chemistry, four 4-week laboratory projects, and a semester-long investigation of a current instrumental method that culminates in a PowerPoint resentation. Topics include UV, IR, fluorescence, Raman, NMR, mass spectrometry, chromatography, and electrophoresis, among others. (Course offered in the Spring only.)
Prerequisites: CHEM 313 and CHEM 379.
Dr. Evans

Course website: http://alpha.chem.umb.edu/chemistry/ch361/chem361index.html

Chem 369 Chemical Structure
Introduction to fundamental theories concerning the structure of atoms and molecules. Discussion of the application of spectroscopic methods in structure elucidation. (Course offered in the Fall only.)

Prerequisites: CHEM 312 and MATH 141 and PHYSICS 114 and co-req: CHEM 379.

Dr. Foster

Course website: http://alpha.chem.umb.edu/chemistry/ch369/

Chem 370 Inorganic Chemistry
Discussion of the fundamental principles of theoretical and descriptive modern inorganic chemistry. (Course offered in the Spring only.)

Prerequisites: CHEM 369 and co-req: CHEM 371.

Dr. Carter

Course website: http://alpha.chem.umb.edu/chemistry/ch370/

Chem 371 Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
This course provides practical laboratory experience in synthesis, reactivity, and characterization of inorganic compounds. (Course offered in the Spring only.)

Prerequisites: CHEM 379 and co-req: CHEM 370.

Dr. Rochford

Course website: http://alpha.chem.umb.edu/chemistry/ch371/

Chem 379 Chemical Structure Lab
Spectroscopy applied to chemical problems. Absorption and emission spectra, magnetic resonance and mass spectroscopy are used in the laboratory work. (Course offered in the Fall only.)

Prerequisites: CHEM 314 and PHYSIC 182 and co-req: CHEM 369.

Dr. Dransfield

Course website: http://alpha.chem.umb.edu/chemistry/ch379/

Chem 458/658 Medicinal Chemistry
This upper-level course presents the principles of medicinal chemistry. Organized along pharmacological lines, the course considers the development and design of drugs, those a) acting on the central and peripheral nervous system; b) acting on the cardiovascular, hematopoietic and renal systems; and c) acting as chemotherapeutic agents, vitamins, and hormones. Special emphasis is given to drugs used in emergencies and to drugs described in the United States Pharmacopoeia and National Formulary. Syntheses of important compounds in the various categories are presented.

Prerequisites: CHEM 252 or CHEM 254.

Dr. B. Torok

Course website: http://alpha.chem.umb.edu/chemistry/ch458/