Nanoscience Comprehensive Major-Chemistry Emphasis, 81 hours: B.S.-No Minor Required

Location(s): On Campus

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CIP: 300101

This is an interdisciplinary major in conjunction with the Department of Natural Sciences, and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. Three emphasis areas are available: Nanoscience Biology, Nanoscience Chemistry, and Nanoscience Physics.

Requirements

The Northwest Core (44-47 hours)

Institutional Requirements (4 hours)

Required Nanoscale Science Core Courses (53 hours)

BIOL 04106 - Principles of Biology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 04107 - Principles of Biology Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
BIOL 04310 - Cell Biology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 04350 - Genetics Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 24114 - General Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 24115 - General Chemistry I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 24116 - General Chemistry II Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 24117 - General Chemistry II Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 24342 - Organic Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 24343 - Organic Chemistry I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
PHYS 25120 - Fundamentals of Classical Physics I Credit Hours: 4
PHYS 25121 - Fundamentals of Classical Physics I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
PHYS 25230 - Fundamentals of Classical Physics II Credit Hours: 4
PHYS 25231 - Fundamentals of Classical Physics II Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
MATH 17114 - General Statistics Credit Hours: 3
NANO 48314 - Nanoscale Science I Credit Hours: 4
NANO 48315 - Nanoscale Science II Credit Hours: 4
MATH 17120 - Calculus I Credit Hours: 4
PHIL 39276 - Biomedical Ethics Credit Hours: 3

Note:

BIOL 04106 & BIOL 04107 : This lecture/lab combination fulfills the Life Science requirement in the Northwest Core as well as a requirement of the major, but the number of credit hours may be counted only once toward the total number of credit hours required for graduation.

PHYS 25120 & PHYS 25121 : This lecture/lab combination fulfills the Physical Science requirement in the Northwest Core as well as a requirement of the major, but the number of credit hours may be counted only once toward the total number of credit hours required for graduation.

MATH 17120 : This course fulfills a Northwest Core requirement as well as a requirement of the major, but the number of credit hours may be counted only once toward the total number of credit hours required for graduation.

PHIL 39276 : This course fulfills a Northwest Core requirement as well as a requirement of the major, but the number of credit hours may be counted only once toward the total number of credit hours required for graduation.

Nanoscale Chemistry Emphasis Required Courses (16 hours)

MATH 17121 - Calculus II Credit Hours: 5
CHEM 24322 - Analytical Chemistry Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 24323 - Analytical Chemistry Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 24532 - Physical Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 24552 - Advanced Inorganic Chemistry Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 24555 - Inorganic Synthesis Laboratory Credit Hours: 1

Nanoscale Chemistry Emphasis Electives (12 hours)

Choose 12 credit hours from the following courses:

CHEM 24135 - Laboratory Safety Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 24344 - Organic Chemistry II Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 24345 - Organic Chemistry II Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 24499 - Special Investigations in Chemistry Credit Hours: 1 to 3
CHEM 24520 - Protein Chemistry Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 24522 - Instrumental Analysis Credit Hours: 2
CHEM 24523 - Instrumental Analysis Laboratory Credit Hours: 2
CHEM 24533 - Physical Chemistry I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 24534 - Physical Chemistry II Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 24535 - Physical Chemistry II Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 24562 - General Biochemistry Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 24563 - General Biochemistry Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 24566 - Macromolecular Structures Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 25420 - Advanced Physics Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
PHYS 25430 - Optics Credit Hours: 3