Courses

EDR 527 ORGANIZATION, ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION: READING & LANG ARTS   3.0 Credit(s)
This course focuses on the application of theory, research, and best practices in literacy instruction and coaching in the field. Candidates refine the knowledge and skills acquired from previous CLSP courses by practicing the skills of collaboration, coaching teachers in effective literacy instructional practices, designing classroom-embedded professional development, and providing leadership for school-wide change.
Offered: Spring Semester All Years

CH 597 MOLECULAR MODELING AND DRUG DESIGN   3.0 Credit(s)
This course includes a series of experiments in synthetic inorganic chemistry and characterization of organic and inorganic compounds. Synthetic experience will include coordination compounds, organometallic complexes, and complexes of main group metals, including both stoichiometric and catalytic reactions. Characterization techniques will include UV-Vis, IR, magnetic susceptibility, and NMR spectroscopy. Prerequisite: Take CH-331 and CH-341
Offered: Spring Semester All Years

CH 533 BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   3.0 Credit(s)
Explores the physical processes involved in living systems including molecular thermodynamics and equilibria, kinetics and transport phenomena, and applications of quantum chemistry and spectroscopy. Two 75-minute lectures per week.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

WGB 521 FUNDAMENTALS OF MANAGEMENT   3.0 Credit(s)
Using a framework of managerial roles and competencies, this course explores what management involves, how it affects people within an organization, why it is critical to the effective functioning of an organization, and how the accomplishment of management functions may vary in different cultural contexts. The course surveys competencies and knowledge necessary for successfully facing current challenges in the rapidly changing global business environment.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

CS 571 ADVANCED COMPUTER GAMING   3.0 Credit(s)
An object-oriented approach to programming digital objects using Flash and Action Script 3.0. These programming techniques will be applied to both arcade and adventure games.
Offered: Fall, Spring & Late Spring Sem All Years

CS 572 OOP WITH C# AND GAMES   3.0 Credit(s)
An object-oriented approach to computer graphics using C#. Topics covered will include classes, instantiation, event listeners, polymorphism, encapsulation, event handlers, functions and methods, and basic game logic. Prerequisite: TAKE CS-571
Offered: Spring Semester All Years

CS 573 ADVANCED GAME PROGRAMMING   3.0 Credit(s)
A game-oriented programming course focusing on advanced graphics techniques using OpenGL and/or DirectX. Prerequisite: TAKE CS-572
Offered: Fall Semester All Years

EX 533 ADV. CONCEPTS IN STRENGTH & CONDITIONIN   4.0 Credit(s)
This course examines advanced concepts, theory, controversies, and techniques utilized in strength and conditioning program design. Validity and reliability of common performance tests and training techniques will be explored. The laboratory portion of the course will include performance test administration as well as program design and technique instruction.
Offered: Fall Semester Odd Academic Years

CH 521 ADVANCED ORGANIC CHEM   3.0 Credit(s)
Explores the effects of structure and environment on reaction rates and equilibria and the use of statistical and quantum mechanics in organic chemical reactions. Topics include: organic reaction mechanism, Huckel theory, orbital symmetry, photochemistry, and standard concepts of physical organic chemistry. Prerequisite: TAKE CH-222
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

CH 522 ORGANIC SYNTHESIS   3.0 Credit(s)
Surveys the synthesis of various organic target molecules utilizing: retrosynthetic analysis, functional group transformations, synthons, and other synthetic techniques.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

CH 525 SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY   3.0 Credit(s)
This course explores the definition and concepts and aims to understand the structure, function, and properties of selfassembled multicomponent supramolecular assemblies of atoms, ions, and molecules.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

CH 526 MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY & PHARMACOLOGY   3.0 Credit(s)
A basic medicinal chemistry/pharmacology course in which the principles of drug discovery, computer aided drug design, pharmacokinetics and protein targets are studied. Such topics as the background of drug discovery, protein structure, enzymes, receptors, pharmacokinetics, metabolism, binding, structure, diversity, lead discovery, and lead optimization. Different methods to design drugs are explored such as rational drug design, fragment based, and in silico virtual molecular docking. Virtual labs employing different software are used to exemplify the different concepts covered.
Offered: Fall Semester All Years

CH 529 NMR SPECTROSCOPY   3.0 Credit(s)
The theory and principles of nuclear magnetic resonance and spectroscopy are presented to allow the physical and chemical properties of molecules, particularly organic, to be examined. Detailed information about molecular structure, dynamics, properties, and chemical environment not only in chemistry but also in biochemical and medical compound synthesis and applications are presented, analyzed, and discussed. The lab is a hands-on introduction to modern NMR spectroscopy. Students will gain experience with a wide range of techniques on a high field (400 MHz) NMR spectrometer. They will also have the opportunity to manipulate NMR data using provided software designed specifically for our spectrometer. By the end of the course the student will be proficient in use of NMR spectrometry as applied to a variety of organic compounds.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

CH 530 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY II   3.0 Credit(s)
This course explores advanced kinetics and quantum mechanics. Prerequisite: TAKE CH-331
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

CH 531 ADV. PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   3.0 Credit(s)
Topics in quantum chemistry, molecular structure, group theory, and applications of these topics to spectroscopy.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department