Chemistry Degrees Online

Chemistry is a study on the structure and reactivity of materials in nature, and deals with the human body as well as outer space. Chemistry provides a variety of processes not only for synthesizing new substances but also for giving new functions to materials on the basis of diversity. Chemistry has developed by close relationships to such basic sciences as mathematics, physics, and biology, and also applied sciences, e.g., engineering, agriculture, pharmacy, and medicine. Chemistry plays a more and more important role in science of the 21st century.
One of the objectives of the department is to provide advanced knowledge on chemistry and research experiences for the students. In order to attain the goal, the lectures and laboratory works are so arranged that the students can acquire both the fundamental and current subjects of chemistry. Furthermore, senior students belong to the laboratories of distinct disciplines (Nuclear and Radiochemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Organic Reaction Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemistry of Condensed Matter, Quantum Chemistry), and gain new experiences in research work by means of graduation research and seminar. Intensive and extensive research is performed in each laboratory whose faculties instruct students in their studies and research work. About 60% of students proceed to the Graduate School after graduation to develop further their research experience.

Chemistry consists of two courses, Fundamental Chemistry and Interdisciplinary Chemistry, and offers excellent programs in inorganic, organic, physical, macromolecular, biological, theoretical, and computational chemistry. The department has faculty renowned in these fields. Sharing their excitement about chemistry, all of the faculty members are committed to both research and teaching. About 30 students are engaged in the pre-doctoral programs, and research in the laboratories equipped with modern instrumentation while attending classes on many areas of expertise within chemistry. Appropriate size and intimate atmosphere of the department lead to close interaction between faculty and students, thereby supporting not only the highest quality of education and research activities but intellectual and social life as well. Students who also want to study other fields of science such as biology, physics, and computer science can take those classes in view of these interdisciplinary approaches.

Course of Fundamental Chemistry
This course deals with the fundamental and frontier subjects in inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry. It offers research programs in structural chemistry, chemical reactions, organic and inorganic syntheses, molecular dynamics, and physical chemistry of solutions. A wide variety of compounds such as metal complexes, organic heterocycles, liquid crystals and biopolymers are targeted for research in this course both experimentally and theoretically.

Course of Interdisciplinary Chemistry
This course covers extensive fields of chemistry that cross traditional disciplinary boundaries: coordination chemistry, bioinorganic chemistry, biological chemistry, macromolecular chemistry, quantum chemistry, and organometallic chemistry. Synthetic, kinetic, genetic, and physicochemical approaches are adopted to analyze the structure of complex molecules, elucidate reaction mechanisms in biological systems, and develop novel functional molecules and materials.

Biochemistry Courses
BCHM 524 – Biochemical Applications of Mass Spectrometry
BCHM 526 – Advance Protein Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
BCHM 543 – Proteins
BCHM 544 – Molecular Biology
BCHM 545 – Advanced Physical Biochemistry
BCHM 550 – Principles of Structure Determination by X-Ray Crystallography
BCHM 580 – Special Topics in Biochemistry
MEDS 514 – MOLECULAR & CELLULAR BIOLOGY Chemistry Courses
CHEM 515 – Structure and Bonding in Inorganic Chemistry
CHEM 516 – Mechanics and Dynamics in Inorganic Chcmistry
CHEM 523 – Organic Reaction Mechanisms
CHEM 533 – Physical Organic Chemistry
CHEM 535 – Reagent Chemistry
CHEM 540 – Organic Synthesis
CHEM 551 – Organic Structure Elucidation
CHEM 554 – Organometallic Chemistry
CHEM 557 – Quantum Mechanics
CHEM 558 – Classical and Statistical Thermodynamics
CHEM 559 – Kinetics and Dynamics
CHEM 564 – Advanced Quantum Chemistry
CHEM 580 – Biomaterials Chemistry