Chemistry

• CAS CH 441: Senior Research in Chemistry 1 (2 Credits)
  Senior research including attendance with oral presentations at group research meetings, contributions as a research team member, and the writing of a report at the end of semester as required by research group. Application must be made through the Department of Chemistry office. Effective Fall 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Teamwork/Collaboration.
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• CAS CH 442: Senior Research in Chemistry 2 (2 Credits)
  Senior research including attendance with oral presentations at group research meetings, creative contributions as a research team member, and the writing of a report at the end of semester as required by research group. Presentation at the semester's end Undergraduate Research Symposium is required. Application must be made through the Department of Chemistry office. Effective Fall 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Digital/Multimedia Expression.
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• CAS CH 455: Advanced Computational Chemistry
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: CAS CH 351 and CAS CH 352.
  Introduction to advanced computational chemistry software for calculating a wide range of molecular and material properties. Laboratory focuses on the application of powerful simulation codes in a high performance cluster computing environment. Three hours lecture, one-and-a-half hours lab per week.
• CAS CH 461: Senior Research in Chemistry 1 (4 Credits)
  Senior research including attendance with oral presentations at group research meetings, creative contributions as a research team member, and the writing of a report at the end of semester as required by research group. Application must be made through the Department of Chemistry office. Effective Fall 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Teamwork/Collaboration, Creativity/Innovation.
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• CAS CH 462: Senior Research in Chemistry 2 (4 Credits)
  Senior research including attendance with oral presentations at group research meetings, creative contributions as a research team member, and the writing of a report at the end of semester as required by research group. Presentation at the semester's end Undergraduate Research Symposium is required. Application must be made through the Department of Chemistry office. Effective Fall 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Teamwork/Collaboration.
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  • Digital/Multimedia Expression
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• CAS CH 500: Special Topics in Chemistry
  May be repeated for credit as topics vary. Pre-requisites vary with topic.
• CAS CH 524: Chemical Biology Laboratory
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: CAS BI 421 or CAS CH 421; or consent of instructor.
  Project-based laboratory course to introduce students to the design and implementation of modern experimental techniques in chemical biology, including protein-peptide and protein small molecule interactions, fluorescent binding assays, enzyme activity and inhibition kinetics. Eight hours of lab weekly in addition to a pre-lab lecture.
• CAS CH 525: Physical Biochemistry
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASCH421 OR CASBI421); (CASMA121 OR CASMA123); (CASPY106 OR CASPY212).
  Cannot be taken as advanced course for chemistry majors or in addition to CAS CH351/352. Introduction to physical chemical principles with topics in biochemistry, solution and solid phase chemistry of biomolecules as studied by equilibrium, hydrodynamics, and spectroscopic/quantum mechanical methods.
• CAS CH 527: Biochemistry Laboratory I
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: CAS CH 204 or CAS CH 212 or CAS CH 214.
  Undergraduate Corequisites: GMS BI 555 and GMS BI 556.
  First semester emphasizes the purification and characterization of proteins and DNA. Second semester emphasizes protein, carbohydrate, and lipid chemistry. Development and use of modern instrumentation and techniques. Same as CAS BI 527 and the laboratory portion of CAS CH/BI 421. Four hours lab, one hour discussion. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Teamwork/Collaboration.
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• CAS CH 541: Natural Products Chemistry
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: CASCH212 or CAS CH 214; or equivalent, or consent of instructor.
  Chemical and biosynthetic pathways leading to important natural products derived from fatty acids, terpenes, amino acids, polyketides, shikimic acid, and other biosynthetic intermediates. Three hours lecture, one-hour discussion.
• CAS CH 550: Materials Chemistry
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: CAS CH 112 (or CH 110 or CH 102/201) and CAS CH 212 (or CH 214) and CAS PY 212; or consent of instructor.
  Structure, synthesis, properties of hard and soft materials (alternate years) are covered.