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Graduate Catalog 2013 - 2014 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

 

Chemistry
  

  • CHM 501 - Chemical Information

    (2 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 332 or equivalent Use of the chemical literature, automated chemical filing systems, and computerized library searches.


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  • CHM 502 - Biochemistry I

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 332 Chemistry of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids, vitamins and hormones, with major emphasis on biochemical processes in human cells and organs, enzyme kinetics.


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  • CHM 503 - Biochemistry II

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Grad course eligibility for undergraduates: credits earned greater than or equal to 144 and gpa 2.75 OR level is graduate. Metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids, vitamins and hormones, with major emphasis on metabolism within human cells.


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  • CHM 504 - Environmental Chemistry

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 331 or equivalent Chemical aspects of environmental problems: energy, air, and water pollution; solid waste; toxic substances; and related topics.


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  • CHM 506 - Environmental Chemistry Lab

    (2 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 316 or equivalent Emphasis on standard methods of analysis of air and water samples.


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  • CHM 507 - Environmental Toxicology

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Various topics on the impact of environmental pollutants on humans.


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  • CHM 510 - Electronics for Chemical Instrumentation

    (4 credits)
    Introductory modular approach to analog and digital electronics, processing of signals, display of results, and control of experimental parameters.


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  • CHM 511 - Adv Instrumental Analysis

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 311 or equivalent; co-requisite: CHM 516 Co-requisite: CHM 516 . Advanced theory and techniques of modern instrumental analysis with emphasis on optical spectroscopies, potentiometry, amperometry, and coulometry.


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  • CHM 516 - Adv Instrumental Analysis Lab

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 311 or equivalent; co-requisite: CHM 516 Co-requisite: CHM 511 . Laboratory course designed to accompany CHM 511. Offered day and evening.


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  • CHM 517 - Forensic Chemistry

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 411 or CHM 511. A general overview of the prevalent chemical principles, methods, and instrumentation involved in the analysis of physical evidence.


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  • CHM 521 - Special Topics in Physical Chemistry

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Approval of advisor. Discussion of special topics in physical chemistry, reflecting student and faculty interests.


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  • CHM 523 - Statistical Thermodynamics

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 322 or equivalent. Fundamentals of statistical mechanics and distribution laws; development and application of partition functions to the evaluation of thermodynamics properties of chemical substances.


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  • CHM 524 - Chemical Kinetics

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 322 or equivalent. Principles of rate processes considered and applied to chemical kinetics; investigation of unimolecular and bimolecular reactions and effects of isotopic substitution.


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  • CHM 531 - Adv Organic Chemistry

    (2 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 332 or equivalent Applications of spectroscopic techniques in the study of organic reactions and compounds.


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  • CHM 541 - Pharmacology I

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 332 and 337 or their equivalent. Corequisite : CHM 402 is strongly recommended. Co-requisite : CHM 402 is strongly recommended. First of a two-course sequence in pharmacology. General aspects of pharmacology, drug effects on the nervous system and neuroeffectors, psychopharmacology, depressants and stimulants of the central nervous system, anesthetics, drugs used in cardiovascular diseases, drug effects on the respiratory tract, drugs that influence metabolic and endocrine functons, chemotherapy, principles of toxicology, etc.


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  • CHM 542 - Pharmacology II

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 541. Second of a two-course introduction to pharmacology. Study of human disease processes and the specific rational pharmacotherapeutics relating to the cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, hematologic, and dermatologic systems as well as eyes, ears, nose, and throat. Specific drug’s indications, contraindications,mechanism of action, side effects, dosages, and methods of administration will be presented.


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  • CHM 551 - Medicinal Chemistry I

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 332 and 337 or their equivalent. Corequisite: CHM 402 is strongly recommended. Co-requisite: CHM 402 is strongly recommended. First of a two-course sequence in medicinal chemistry. Structure-activity relationships, molecular features of drugs, mechanisms of drug action, design and development of drugs, drug names and nomenclature, and therapeutic applications of drugs.


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  • CHM 552 - Medicinal Chemistry II

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 551. Second of a two-course sequence in medicinal chemistry. Continuation of the topics from CHM 551.


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  • CHM 561 - Polymer Chemistry

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 332 and CHM 322 or equivalent. Introduction to structure, properties, kinetics, and mechanisms of polymerization, copolymerization, and polycondensation.


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  • CHM 580 - Intro Chem for Mid Sch Teacher

    (5 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Grad course eligibility for undergraduates: credits earned greater than or equal to 144 and gpa 2.75 OR level is graduate. Introduction to basic chemistry principles and laboratory techniques.


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  • CHM 581 - Chem for Teachers/Grades 7-12

    (2 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Grad course eligibility for undergraduates: credits earned greater than or equal to 144 and gpa 2.75 OR level is graduate.


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  • CHM 596 - Forensics Internship

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): All other courses required for forensic chemistry certificate. Practical experience at a relevant, off-campus forensics lab.


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  • CHM 597 - Topics in Chemistry

    (6 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Grad course eligibility for undergraduates: credits earned greater than or equal to 144 and gpa 2.75 OR level is graduate. Discussion of selected topics in chemistry as determined by faculty and student interest. Offered occasionally.


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  • CHM 600 - Chemistry Teaching

    (1 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Orientation to the philosophy and methods used in teaching chemistry; observation and directed practice teaching in the laboratory and classroom.


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  • CHM 604 - Special Topics Environmtl Chem

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 504 and approval of advisor Discussion of special topics in environmental chemistry, reflecting student and faculty interests.


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  • CHM 605 - Analytical Toxicology I

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 311 or equivalent. Introduction to medical toxicology and therapeutic drug monitoring. Lectures and laboratories on drug analysis by chromatographic techniques.


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  • CHM 606 - Analytical Toxicology II

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 605 . Lectures and laboratories on principles and practice of assessing the impact of exposure to environmental pollutants: levels of pollutants, metabolites, and adducts in human tissues, cells, and body fluids are examined by various methods of analyses.


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  • CHM 611 - Special Topics Analytical Chem

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Discussion of special topics in analytical chemistry, reflecting student and faculty interests. May be repeated for credit with chnage of topic.


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  • CHM 612 - Adv Analytical Chemistry

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 511 or equivalent Theoretical principles of analytical chemistry, including equilibrium, error analysis, and quantitative calculations.


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  • CHM 613 - Adv Electroanalytical Chm

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 511 or equivalent Theory, principles, and applications of electroanalytical chemistry. Electron transfer in molecular mechanisms and molecular imaging, sensors, and state-of-the-art devices for analysis and diagnosis. Theory and application of advanced scanning probe techniques including AFM, STM, Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy (SECM), and coupled AFM-electrochemical analysis.


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  • CHM 614 - Chromatography & Separation

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 511 or equivalent Comprehensive survey of separation techniques, including solvent extraction, gas chromatography, liquid chromatography, supercritical fluid chromatography, chromatography detectors, gel electrophoresis, and capillary electrophoresis.


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  • CHM 615 - Adv Mass Spectrometry

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. This course covers electrospray, MALDI, CI, APCI, EI, and other novel ionization methods, as well as quadruple, TOF, FTMS, and double sector mass spectrometry. GC/MS and LC/MC also are discussed.


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  • CHM 618 - X-Ray Crystallography

    (3 credits)
    Introduction to X-ray crystallographic theory and techniques for the determination of molecular structure, including heavy atom and direct methods of solving structure.


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  • CHM 625 - Quantum Mechanics

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Prerequisite: Approval of Advisor or one year of undergraduate physical chemistry. Principles of quantum theory including aspects of structure and spectroscopy. Will include projects using common quantum computational software programs.


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  • CHM 630 - Special Topics in Organic Chem

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 631 Discussion of special topics in organic chemistry reflecting student and faculty interests. May be repeated for credit with change of topic.


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  • CHM 631 - Organic Structure & Bonding

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 332 or equivalent Structure and properties of organic compounds, including stereochemistry, conformational analysis, aromaticity, reactions, and reaction intermediates.


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  • CHM 633 - Organic Reactions

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 631 A study of the mechanisms of organic reactions and their implications in synthetic and structural organic chemistry.


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  • CHM 640 - Special Topics Inorganic Chem

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Prerequisite: Approval of advisor. Discussion of special topics in inorganic chemistry, reflecting student and faculty interests. Currently, bioinorganic chemistry and inorganic nanotechnology are the modern topics. Examples from the newest chemical literature will be discussed.


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  • CHM 641 - Inorganic Mechanism&Structures

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 441 or equivalent Application of chemical kinetics, thermodynamics, and elementary quantum chemistry to the determination of mechanisms of inorganic reactions; structural aspects of inorganic reactivities. Introduction to bioinorganic chemistry. Applications cover almost every element and examples from the newest chemical literature.


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  • CHM 642 - Theoretical Inorganic Chem

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 625 or equivalent Symmetry and group theory of inorganic and organometallic compounds; irreducible representations and character tables; applications to valence-bond and molecular-orbital theories of chemical bonding, structures, and spectroscopy. Applications cover examples from the newest chemical literature.


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  • CHM 651 - Clinical Chemistry I

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Laboratory diagnosis of kidney, liver, and hemolytic diseases. Instruction includes physiology and pathophysiology in conjunction with laboratory testing for the above diseases. Laboratory statistics also are covered.


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  • CHM 652 - Clinical Chemistry II

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Laboratory investigations of disorders in acid-base balance, lipid and carbohydrate metabolism, and endocrine functions. Biochemical markers of myocardial infarction. Case studies.


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  • CHM 653 - Adv Biochemistry I

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 332 or CHM 402 Chemistry of proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids; immunology and AIDS. Enzyme and energetics of metabolic reactions.


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  • CHM 654 - Adv Biochemistry II

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 653 Metabolism of nitrogen-containing compounds, vertebrate metabolism, neurotransmission, nucleotides, and nucleic acids, DNA processes, RNA synthesis and processing, protein synthesis, gene expression, and cancer.


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  • CHM 655 - Biotechnology Techniques I

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Techniques of immunoassays and techniques of isolation, manipulation, and analysis of proteins/nucleic acids are covered. Includes both lecture and laboratory.


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  • CHM 656 - Internship in Clinical Chem I

    (6 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Prerequisite: Approval of the Director of Clinical Chemistry. Students rotate through the clinical laboratory at Cleveland medical centers, being trained in instrumentation, quality control, and diagnostic uses of various testing methodologies. Students are assigned evaluations and/or development projects for a more in-depth experience. Management issues of the clinical laboratory also are addressed. Offered in the summer to clinical chemistry majors only.


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  • CHM 661 - Macromolecular Struct&Dynamics

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Prerequisites: Undergraduate organic chemistry, physical or analytical chemistry or prior permission of the Faculty instructor. Survey of basic and advanced analytical techniques that are critical in investigations of structure and dynamics of biomolecules, including protein, DNA and RNA folding and structures and function. Examination of biomolecules using basic and ADVANCED techniques including spectroscopic, time-resolved, and molecular imaging techniques.


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  • CHM 679 - Adv Chemistry Lab

    (11 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Prerequisite: Approval of advisor. An advanced laboratory program in selected techniques to be determined by the needs and interests of the student. Offered every semester.


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  • CHM 690 - Annual Research Report

    (1 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Departmental Approval. Written report and oral presentation of research progress to student’s Research Advisor and Thesis/Dissertation Committee; includes submission of figures and data, and receiving feedback from the Advisor and the Committee.


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  • CHM 691 - Chemistry Internship

    (1 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing, completion of at least one full-time academic year in the Chemistry MS program or in the Clinical-Bioanalytical Chemistry PhD program, and permission of advisor. Provides students with practical experience in chemical and its applied fields. Students are required to submit a final project report and make an oral presentation at the end of the course. May be repeated one time for credit. Graded on an S/U basis.


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  • CHM 695 - Chemistry Seminar

    (1 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Introduction to effective collection, organization, and presentation of technical information. Students are required to present seminars, preferably dealing with some aspect of their proposed research program.


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  • CHM 699 - M.S. Thesis

    (16 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Prerequisite: Departmental approval. Methods and techniques of experimental research under the direction of a faculty advisor; includes submission of an acceptable thesis. Offered every semester.


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  • CHM 700 - Chemistry Teaching

    (1 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor. Orientation to the philosophy and methods used in teaching chemistry; observation and directed practice teaching in the laboratory and classroom.


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  • CHM 704 - Special Topics Environml Chem

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 504 and approval of advisor Discussion of special topics in environmental chemistry, reflecting student and faculty interests.


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  • CHM 705 - Analytical Toxicology I

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 311 or equivalent. Introduction to medical toxicology and therapeutic drug monitoring. Lectures and laboratories on drug analysis by chromato-graphic techniques.


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  • CHM 706 - Analytical Toxicology II

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 605 . Lectures and laboratories on principles and practice of assessing the impact of exposure to environmental pollutants: levels of pollutants, metabolites, and adducts in human tissues, cells, and body fluids are examined by various methods of analyses.


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  • CHM 711 - Special Topics Analytical Chem

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Prerequisite: Approval of advisor. Discussion of special topics in analytical chemistry, reflecting student and faculty interests. May be repeated for credit with change of topic.


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  • CHM 712 - Adv Analytical Chemistry

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 511 or equivalent Theoretical principles of analytical chemistry, including equilibrium, error analysis, and quantitative calculations.


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  • CHM 713 - Adv Electroanalytical Chm

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 511 or equivalent Theory, principles, and applications of electroanalytical chemistry. Electron transfer in molecular mechanisms and molecular imaging, sensors, and state-of-the-art devices for analysis and diagnosis. Theory and application of advanced scanning probe techniques including AFM, STM, Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy (SECM), and coupled AFM-electrochemical analysis.


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  • CHM 714 - Chromatography & Separation

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 511 or equivalent Comprehensive survey of separation techniques, including solvent extraction, gas chromatography, liquid chromatography, supercritical fluid chromatography, chromatography detectors, gel electrophoresis, and capillary electrophoresis.


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  • CHM 715 - Adv Mass Spectrometry

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Prerequisite: Approval of advisor. This course covers electrospray, MALDI, CI, APCI, EI, and other novel ionization methods, as well as quadruple, TOF, FTMS, and double sector mass spectrometry. GC/MS and LC/MC also are discussed.


    Click here for the schedule of courses

  
  

  • CHM 718 - X-Ray Crystallography

    (3 credits)
    Introduction to X-ray crystallographic theory and techniques for the determination of molecular structure, including heavy atom and direct methods of solving structure.


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  • CHM 725 - Quantum Mechanics

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Prerequisite: Approval of Advisor or one year of undergraduate physical chemistry. Principles of quantum theory including aspects of structure and spectroscopy. Will include projects using common quantum computational software programs.


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  • CHM 730 - Special Topics Organic Chem

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 731 Discussion of special topics in organic chemistry reflecting student and faculty interests.


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  • CHM 731 - Organic Structure & Bonding

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 332 or equivalent Structure and properties of organic compounds, including stereochemistry, conformational analysis, aromaticity, reactions, and reaction intermediates.


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  • CHM 733 - Organic Reactions

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 731 A study of the mechanisms of organic reactions and their implications in synthetic and structural organic chemistry.


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  • CHM 740 - Special Topics Inorganic Chem

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Prerequisite: Approval of advisor. Discussion of special topics in inorganic chemistry, reflecting student and faculty interests. Currently, bioinorganic chemistry and inorganic nanotechnology are the modern topics. Examples from the newest chemical literature will be discussed.


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  • CHM 741 - Inorganic Mechanisms&Structure

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 441 or equivalent Application of chemical kinetics, thermodynamics, and elementary quantum chemistry to the determination of mechanisms of inorganic reactions; structural aspects of inorganic reactivities. Introduction to bioinorganic chemistry. Applications cover almost every element and examples from the newest chemical literature.


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  • CHM 742 - Theoretical Inorganic Chem

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 725 or equivalent Symmetry and group theory of inorganic and organometallic compounds; irreducible representations and character tables; applications to valence-bond and molecular-orbital theories of chemical bonding, structures, and spectroscopy. Applications cover examples from the newest chemical literature.


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  • CHM 750 - Special Topics Clinical Chem

    (1 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Prerequisite: Approval of advisor. Discussion of special topics in clinical chemistry and related clinical disciplines. May be repeated for credit with change of topic.


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  • CHM 751 - Clinical Chem I

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Laboratory diagnosis of kidney, liver, and hemolytic diseases. Instruction includes physiology and pathophysiology in conjunction with laboratory testing for the above diseases. Laboratory statistics also are covered.


    Click here for the schedule of courses

  

  • CHM 752 - Clinical Chem II

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Laboratory investigations of disorders in acid-base balance, lipid and carbohydrate metabolism, and endocrine functions. Biochemical markers of myocardial infarction. Case studies.


    Click here for the schedule of courses

  

  • CHM 753 - Adv Biochem I

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 332 or CHM 402 Chemistry of proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids; immunology and AIDS. Enzyme and energetics of metabolic reactions.


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  • CHM 754 - Adv Biochem II

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 753 Metabolism of nitrogen-containing compounds, vertebrate metabolism, neurotransmission, nucleotides, and nucleic acids, DNA processes, RNA synthesis and processing, protein synthesis, gene expression, and cancer.


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  • CHM 755 - Biotechnology Tech I

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Techniques of immunoassays and techniques of isolation, manipulation, and analysis of proteins/nucleic acids are covered. Includes both lecture and laboratory.


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  • CHM 756 - Intern Clin I

    (6 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Prerequisite: Approval of the Director of Clinical Chemistry. Students rotate through the clinical laboratory at Cleveland medical centers, being trained in instrumentation, quality control, and diagnostic uses of various testing methodologies. Students are assigned evaluations and/or development projects for a more in-depth experience. Management issues of the clinical laboratory also are addressed. Offered in the summer to clinical chemistry majors only.


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  • CHM 757 - Intern Clin II

    (11 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Prerequisite: Approval of the Director of Clinical Chemistry. Students rotate through instrumentation stations not covered in the first internship course (CHM 656/756) in the clinical laboratory at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation or other medical facility. Topic areas are the same as described for CHM 656/756. Offered in the summer to clinical chemistry majors only.


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  • CHM 759 - Clinc Chm Seminr

    (1 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Tutorial and student participation program emphasizing current developments in various facets of clinical chemistry. Open only to clinical chemistry majors.


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  • CHM 761 - Macromolecular Struc&Dyn

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Prerequisites: Undergraduate organic chemistry, physical or analytical chemistry or prior permission of the Faculty instructor. Survey of basic and advanced analytical techniques that are critical in investigations of structure and dynamics of biomolecules, including protein, DNA and RNA folding and structures and function. Examination of biomolecules using basic and ADVANCED techniques including spectroscopic, time-resolved, and molecular imaging techniques.


    Click here for the schedule of courses

  

  • CHM 779 - Adv Chem Lab

    (11 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Prerequisite: Approval of advisor. An advanced laboratory program in selected techniques to be determined by the needs and interests of the student. Offered every semester.


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  • CHM 790 - Annual Research Report

    (1 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Departmental Approval. Written report and oral presentation of research progress to student’s Research Advisor and Thesis/Dissertation Committee; includes submission of figures and data, and receiveing feedback from the Advisor and the Committee.


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  • CHM 791 - Chemistry Internship

    (1 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing, completion of at least one full-time academic year in the Chemistry MS program or in the Clinical-Bioanalytical Chemistry PhD program, and permission of advisor. Provides students with practical experience in chemical and its applied fields. Students are required to submit a final project report and make an oral presentation at the end of the course. May be repeated one time for credit. Graded on an S/U basis.


    Click here for the schedule of courses

  

  • CHM 795 - Chem Seminar

    (1 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Introduction to effective collection, organization, and presentation of technical information. Students are required to present seminars, preferably dealing with some aspect of their proposed research program.


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  • CHM 891 - Candidacy Exam

    (1 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Prerequisite: Approval of advisor. Offered every semester.


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  • CHM 899 - Phd Dissertation

    (16 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Prerequisite: Departmental approval. Doctoral research under the direction of a faculty advisor; includes submission of an acceptable dissertation. Offered every semester.


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Civil Engineering
  

  • CVE 500 - Math Methods in Engr Mechanics

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Restriction for undergraduates in graduate courses and enrolled in the college of Engineering Partial differential equations, integral equations, complex variables, integral transforms, and variational calculus as applied to the areas of elasticity, plasticity, fracture mechanics, materials science, and structural engineering.


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  • CVE 504 - Civil Engr Systems Analysis

    (4 credits)
    Application of standard mathematical optimization procedures to the solution of linear and nonlinear civil engineering systems.


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  • CVE 505 - Reliability

    (4 credits)
    Includes a basic review of probability and statistics. Aspects of Monte Carlo simulation are discussed as it relates to reliability analysis and parameter estimation. Concepts of Weibull analysis and weakest link theory will be thoroughly discussed along with other system reliability topics. Standard techniques to estimate statistical parameters are presented. Limit state functions, the reliability index, and approximate methods are discussed. Code provisions based on probabilistic methods will be presented.


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  • CVE 509 - Energy Methods in Structural Mechanics

    (3-0-3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Development of the principles of virtual work, total potential energy, complementary virtual work, total complementary energy, and Reissner’s principle for solid mechanics problems. Castigliano theorems, Ritz, Galerkin, and finite-element methods. Applications in structural mechanics problems for bars, beams, columns, plates, and shells.


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  • CVE 511 - Matrix Methods in Struct Analy

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Restriction for undergraduates in graduate courses and enrolled in the college of Engineering Energy methods approach to matrix structural analysis, including the development of element material stiffness, geometric stiffness, and mass matrices of basic structural elements; emphasis on the displacement method with computer program solutions of truss and frame problems.


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  • CVE 512 - Finite Element Analysis I

    (4 credits)
    Techniques in the formulation and application of the Finite Element method. Calculus of variation, potential energy and Galerkin formulations of element stiffness equations. Uniaxial, biaxial element, Isoparametric element formulations. Applications to plane stress, plane strain, and axisymmetric problems; solutions of engineering problems using computer software.


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  • CVE 513 - Adv Strength of Materials

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): ESC 211 This course fosters an understanding of a number of advanced concepts in the field of engineering mechanics. Topics include three-dimensional stress-strain relationships, including failure theories; bending of non-symmetrical members; curved beam theory; beams on elastic foundations; torsion of non-circular shafts using the membrane analogy; and plate theory.


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  • CVE 514 - Analysis and Design of Composite Materials

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): ESC 211. Behavior of unidirectional composites, rule of mixtures, short-fiber composites, analysis of orthotropic lamina, analysis of laminated composites, design of polymer composite structures, and repair of reinforced concrete structures with composite materials.


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  • CVE 515 - Elastic Instability

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CVE 511 . Euler buckling of bars, beam/columns, and plates using matrix methods; concepts of geometric nonlinearity including bifurcation and limit point analysis using iterative numerical techniques; applications to load eccentricity and system imperfection.


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