CHEM 6399 - Directed Study in Advanced Chemistry

Credits: 3 Class: 2 Lab: 1
Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing.
This course provides ongoing opportunities for students to build their knowledge and understanding in the physical sciences as science has a rapidly changing knowledge base and expanding relevance to societal issues. Topics may include thermodynamics and kinetics, chemistry of important biological reactions, properties and chemistry of polymers, and advanced investigative methods in chemistry. Students will examine current literature in these areas and discuss the merits and implications of the latest findings. In addition, students will be immersed in various labs and activities that reinforce the concepts under investigation.