Jun 16, 2024  
2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [Not Current Academic Year. Consult with Your Academic Advisor for Your Catalog Year]

Courses


 

Biomedical Engineering

  
  • BIOE 5397 - Selected Topics

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: approval of chair.
  
  • BIOE 5398 - Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 3.0
       
    Prerequisite: approval of department chair.
  
  • BIOE 5455 - Bioanalytics

    Credit Hours: 4.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1    Lab Contact Hours: 9
    Formerly BIOE 4455
    Prerequisite: BCHS 3304 , BIOE 3350 , BIOE 3341 , ENGI 2304  and INDE 2333 .
    Description
    Common bioanalytical lab practices: ELISA, fluorescence assays, chromatography, and genomic techniques.
  
  • BIOE 5498 - Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 4.0
       
    Prerequisite: approval of department chair.

Biotechnology

  
  • BTEC 1322 - Introduction to Biotechnology

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Description
    Review of techniques used in food, agricultural, pharmaceutical, industrial, and environmental biotechnology; guest presentations in biotechnology.
  
  • BTEC 3100 - Biotechnology Research Methods and Applications

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: BIOL 3332  and BIOL 3132 .
    Description
    Interdisciplinary research-based and hands-on experiences with techniques used in modern biotechnology labs.
  
  • BTEC 3301 - Principles of Genomics/Proteomics and Bioinformatics

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: Prerequisite(s): BTEC 1322  & MATH 2311  or equivalent.
    Description
    Overview of the fields of bioinformatics and genomics. Topics, tools, issues and current trends in these and related fields.
  
  • BTEC 3302 - Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BIOL 1361 /1161, 1362/1162, CHEM 1332 , and BTEC 1322 .
    Description
    Overview of molecular genetics and biology as applicable to biotechnology. Discussion includes industrially relevant organisms, synthetic biology, and the impact of bioengineering solutions in economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
  
  • BTEC 3317 - Biotechnology Regulatory Environment

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly BTEC 2320 Biotechnology Regulatory Environment
    Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C- in BTEC 1322 .
    Description
    Role of regulatory agencies during the discovery, development, and manufacture of new medical devices, biotechnology, biomedical, and pharmaceutical products.
  
  • BTEC 3320 - Introduction to Quality Assurance and Quality Control in Biotechnology

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: C- or better in BTEC 3317 .
    Description
    Quality control techniques, assurance issues, and management methods. Quality in design and planning in the constructed project, and in production of goods and services.
  
  • BTEC 3321 - Current Good Manufacturing Practices in Biotechnology

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: C- or better in BTEC 3317 .
    Description
    Current good manufacturing practices (cGMP) in the biotechnology workplace. History, rationale, purpose, and GMP requirements applicable to the manufacturing, packaging, labeling, testing, and control of pharmaceutical products; and consequences of inaction.
  
  • BTEC 3345 - Programming Tools for Bioinformatics

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ELET 2300  or COSC 1320 .
    Description
    Fundamental PERL and R programming skills for bioinformatics. Emphasis on DNA and amino acid sequences and microarray profiles.
  
  • BTEC 3399 - Senior Honors Thesis

    Credit Hours: 3.0
       
    Prerequisite: approval of chair.
    May be repeated for credit.

  
  • BTEC 4101 - Principles of Bioprocessing Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: BTEC 3100 , 3321, BCHS 3304 , 3201 and BIOL 3332 , 3132.
    Corequisite: Corequisite(s): BTEC 4301 .
    Description
    Cell culture techniques, purification techniques, principles of bioreactor operations and calibration, and environmental monitoring.
  
  • BTEC 4198 - Independent Study in Biotechnology

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: approval of department chair.
    May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

  
  • BTEC 4300 - Principles of Bioinformatics

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BTEC 3301 .
    Description
    Principles and practical application of bioinformatics tools in molecular biology and genetics.
  
  • BTEC 4301 - Principles of Bioprocessing

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BTEC 3321 , BCHS 3304 , BCHS 3201 , BIOL 3332 , and BIOL 3132 .
    Corequisite: Corequisite(s): BTEC 4101 .
    Description
    Cell culture techniques, principles of bioreactor operation and purification, documentation procedures, important tasks for clean room operations, including sanitization, sterilization, cleaning procedures, calibration, and environmental monitoring.
  
  • BTEC 4319 - Microbial Biotechnology

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: C- or better in BTEC 3100 .
    Corequisite: Corequisite(s): BTEC 3302 .
    Description
    Traditional and modern biotechnology processes including strain selection and development of recombinant microbes for industrial, commercial, medical, environmental, and pharmaceutical applications.
  
  • BTEC 4350 - Biotechnology Capstone Experience

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: C- or better in BTEC 3100 , 3301 and 3321; Senior standing, and credit for or concurrent enrollment in BTEC 4300  or BTEC 4301 .
    Description
    Supervised internship at a biotech company or an independent thesis or honor’s thesis with Honors College.
  
  • BTEC 4394 - Selected Topics in Biotechnology

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: approval of department chair.
    May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

  
  • BTEC 4397 - Selected Topics in Biotechnology

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: approval of department chair.
    May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

  
  • BTEC 4398 - Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: approval of department chair.
    May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

  
  • BTEC 4399 - Senior Honors Thesis

    Credit Hours: 3.0
       
    Prerequisite: approval of chair.
    May be repeated for credit.


Business Analytics

  
  • BZAN 3310 - Introduction to Business Analytics

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: STAT 3331  or equivalent; good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Description
    The use of basic statistical and operations research techniques to make evidence-based business decisions.
    Note: Uses Excel.
  
  • BZAN 4397 - Selected Topics in Business Analytics

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: Approval of program director; good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    May be repeated when topics vary.

    Note: May be repeated when topics vary.

Chemical Engineering

  
  • CHEE 1131 - The Challenge of Chemical Engineering

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: science or engineering major.
    Description
    Introduction to chemical engineering as a profession. Developing areas, career opportunities, communication skills, and engineering ethics.
  
  • CHEE 1331 - Computing for Engineers

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 2
    Formerly (also CIVE 1331, INDE 1331, MECE 1331)
    Prerequisite: MATH 1431 .
    Description
    Credit may not be received for more than one of CHEE 1331 , CIVE 1331 , INDE 1331  and MECE 1331 . Introduction to the computing environment; matrix arithmetic; programming essentials; spreadsheets; symbolic algebra tools; solution of typical engineering problems using computer tools.
  
  • CHEE 2331 - Chemical Processes

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: CHEM 1332 , MATH 1432 , and PHYS 1321 .
    Description
    Introduction to chemical engineering, chemical engineering calculations, unit equations, process stoichiometry, material and energy balances, states of matter, and case studies.
  
  • CHEE 2332 - Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics I

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: CHEM 1332 , MATH 2433 , PHYS 1321 , and CHEE 2331 .
    Description
    Fundamental concepts of thermodynamic systems, heat and work, properties of pure substances, first and second laws.
  
  • CHEE 3300 - Materials Science and Engineering I

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: CHEE 2331 , CHEM 1332 , PHYS 1321  and credit for or concurrent enrollment in CHEE 3321 .
    Description
    Properties of materials with emphasis on metals, ceramics, polymers and electronic materials.
  
  • CHEE 3321 - Analytical Methods for Chemical Engineers

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: MATH 2433  and CHEE 2331 .
    Description
    Mathematical modeling and conservation equations, linear algebra, ordinary and partial differential equations with applications to chemical engineering systems. Credit may not be received for more than one of MATH 3331  or CHEE 3321 .
  
  • CHEE 3333 - Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics II

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: CHEE 2332 .
    Description
    Multicomponent systems, phase equilibria, and prediction of thermodynamic properties.
  
  • CHEE 3334 - Statistical/Numerical Techniques for Chemical Engineers

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: CIVE 1331  or CHEE 1331 , CHEE 2332 , CHEE 3321  or equivalent and credit for or concurrent enrollment in CHEE 3363 .
    Description
    Statistics for chemical engineers. Curve fitting, numerical methods in linear algebra, non-linear algebraic equations, ordinary and partial differential equations, optimization. Special emphasis is placed on problems appearing in chemical engineering applications.
  
  • CHEE 3363 - Fluid Mechanics for Chemical Engineers

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: CHEE 2332 , CHEE 3321 , and credit for or concurrent enrollment in CHEE 3334 .
    Description
    Foundations of fluid mechanics, fluid statics, kinematics, laminar and turbulent flow; macroscopic balances; dimensional analysis and flow correlations.
  
  • CHEE 3367 - Process Modeling and Control

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: CHEE 3334 , CHEE 3363 , and CHEE 3321 .
    Description
    Modeling techniques of chemical engineering problems with emphasis on process control.
  
  • CHEE 3369 - Chemical Engineering Transport Processes

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: CHEE 3363 .
    Description
    Mass transfer in single and multiphase systems and combined heat and mass transfer. Selected topics in heat and mass transfer, and in  heat and momentum transfer.
  
  • CHEE 3399 - Senior Honors Thesis

    Credit Hours: 3.0
       
    Prerequisite: senior standing; 3.00 cumulative grade point average in chemical engineering and overall.
  
  • CHEE 3462 - Unit Operations

    Credit Hours: 4.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 1.5
    Prerequisite: CHEE 3333 .
    Description
    Unit operations with emphasis on distillation, absorption, extraction, and fluid-solid systems.
  
  • CHEE 3466 - Biological and Physical Chemistry

    Credit Hours: 4.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 4    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: CHEE 3333  and CHEM 3331 .
    Description
    Biochemistry and physicochemical topics, including chemical kinetics and adsorption.
  
  • CHEE 4197 - Selected Topics

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

  
  • CHEE 4198 - Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 1.0
       
    Prerequisite: approval of department chair.
  
  • CHEE 4297 - Selected Topics

    Credit Hours: 2.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

  
  • CHEE 4298 - Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 2.0
       
    Prerequisite: approval of department chair.
  
  • CHEE 4300 - Physics and Chemistry of Engineering Materials

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: CHEE 3300 , CHEE 3333 , and CHEE 3363 .
    Description
    Advanced theories of the structure and properties of materials, preparation methods, and applications in electronics, optics, catalysis and fuel cells.
  
  • CHEE 4321 - Chemical Engineering Design I

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: CHEE 3300 , CHEE 3333 , CHEE 3369 , CHEE 3462 , ECON 2304 , ENGI 2304 , and credit for or concurrent enrollment in CHEE 4367 .
    Description
    Design of chemical processes with emphasis on health and safety, and environment aspects; mass and energy balances; equipment design; process economics; profitability analysis; and optimum operating conditions.
  
  • CHEE 4322 - Chemical Engineering Design II

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: CHEE 4321  .
    Description
    Computer-aided design of chemical processes with emphasis on process economics, profitability analysis, and optimum operating conditions.
  
  • CHEE 4361 - Chm Engr Practices

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1.5    Lab Contact Hours: 5
    Prerequisite: CHEE 3462  , 3369, 3367, and credit for or concurrent enrollment in CHEE 4367  .
    Description
    Design and execution of experiments involving chemical reaction, heat and mass transfer, distillation, and process control. Course includes further development of oral and written communication skills.
  
  • CHEE 4366 - Biomolecular Engr Fundamentals

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BIOE 3341  or CHEE 3466  .
    Description
    Analysis and design fundamentals for biochemical processes: introductory biochemistry, microbiology, biological kinetics, reactor design, transport phenomena; applications of enzymes and single and mixed microbial populations.
  
  • CHEE 4367 - Chemical Reaction Engineering

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: CHEE 3369  and either CHEE 3366  or CHEE 3466 .
    Description
    Chemical reaction kinetics, mechanisms, and reactor design in static and flow systems; introduction to heterogeneous catalytic reactions in flow systems.
  
  • CHEE 4397 - Selected Topics

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

  
  • CHEE 4398 - Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: Approval of department chair.
  
  • CHEE 4399 - Senior Honors Thesis

    Credit Hours: 3.0
       
    Prerequisite: senior standing; 3.00 cumulative grade point average in chemical engineering and overall.
  
  • CHEE 4498 - Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 4.0
       
    Prerequisite: approval of department chair.
  
  • CHEE 5119 - Nanotechnology Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 2
    Prerequisite: CHEE 3333 , enrollment in CHEE 5319 , and consent of instructor.
    Description
    Nanotechnology metrology and fabrication methods.
  
  • CHEE 5120 - Nanomaterials Engineering Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 2
    Prerequisite: ECE 5119  or CHEE 5119  or MECE 5119 , concurrent enrollment in CHEE 5320 , and instructor permission.
    Description
    Introduction to engineering of nanomaterials with emphasis on structural, optical, photonic, magnetic and electronic materials. Experimental design, synthetic and analytical characterization will be emphasized.
  
  • CHEE 5121 - Nanofabrication Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 2
    Prerequisite: ECE 5120  or CHEE 5120  or MECE 5120 , enrollment in CHEE 5321 , and consent of instructor.
    Description
    Design, fabricate on, and metrology of nanoscale devices.
  
  • CHEE 5319 - Introduction to Nanotechnology

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: CHEE 3333 , concurrent enrollment in CHEE 5119 , or consent of instructor.
    Description
    Field of nanotechnology. Fundamental concepts underlying various nanotechnologies which serves as a leveling course.
  
  • CHEE 5320 - Introduction to Nanomaterials Engineering

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ECE 5319  or MECE 5319 , concurrent enrollment in CHEE 5120 , or consent of instructor.
    Description
    Engineering of nanomaterials with emphasis on structural, optical, photonic, magnetic, and electronic materials. Synthetic methods and analytical characterization with design for applications will be emphasized.
  
  • CHEE 5321 - Nanoscale Design & Fabrication

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ECE 5320  or CHEE 5320  or MECE 5320 , concurrent enrollment in CHEE 5121 , or consent of instructor.
    Description
    Design and fabrication at the nanoscale. Effects of nanoscale phenomena on device scaling; technological advantages and challenges. Design, fabrication, metrology, and device integration at nanoscale.
  
  • CHEE 5323 - Fundamentals of Tissue Engineering

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: CHEE 3363  or MECE 3363  or BIOE 3341  and CHEE 3321 .
    Description
    Credit may not be received for more than one of BIOE 4323 , CHEE 5395, or MECE 5323 . Fundamental concepts in tissue engineering and cell biology including structure, function, and replication.
  
  • CHEE 5367 - Advanced Process Control

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: CHEE 3367  or consent of instructor.
    Description
    Application of high-speed computers in the control of chemical processes, reactors, and units.
  
  • CHEE 5368 - Chemical Process Economics I

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: senior standing and concurrent enrollment in CHEE 4321 .
    Description
    Managerial economics of chemical processes and products; development of decision-making methods using chemical industry examples.
  
  • CHEE 5369 - Chemical Process Economics II

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: senior standing and CHEE 5368 .
    Description
    Analysis of profitability and investment alternatives. Optimization concepts with and without financial constraints. Sensitivity analysis. Financial analysis under risk, uncertainty, and probabilistic situations.
  
  • CHEE 5373 - Environmental Remediation

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: CHEE 3363 , CHEE 3462 , and credit for or concurrent enrollment in CHEE 4367 .
    Description
    In situ and ex situ Methods of remediation or restoration of contaminated environmental sites. Emphasis is on hydrocarbon contaminants in soil, surface water and groundwater.
  
  • CHEE 5375 - Chem Proc-Microelectronics

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
  
  • CHEE 5377 - Introduction to Polymer Science

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: CHEE 3363  and either CHEE 3366  or CHEE 3466  or consent of instructor.
    Description
    Synthesis, characterization, physical properties and processing of polymeric materials. Methods to measure and characterize the correlations among structure processing properties of polymeric materials.
  
  • CHEE 5379 - Safety and Reliability

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: CHEE 3363 , CHEE 3369 , and CHEE 3367 .
    Description
    Risks, safeguards, and hazards associated with chemical process engineering. Layers of protection, hazard identification, source term models, toxic release and dispersion models, fires and explosions, probabilistic analysis, fault tree analysis, designs to prevent accidents, safety-instrumented systems, and safety-related standards and regulations.
  
  • CHEE 5383 - Advanced Unit Operations

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: Senior standing in chemical engineering or consent of instructor.
    Description
    Property prediction of multicomponent fluids. Advanced principles of heat exchanger design, multicomponent fractionation, absorption, stripping and extraction.
  
  • CHEE 5384 - Petrochemical Processes

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: CHEM 3332  and senior standing or consent of instructor.
    Description
    Petrochemical industry in terms of feedstocks, products, companies and trends. Technology, markets, and economics for the major building blocks and derivatives.
  
  • CHEE 5386 - Air Pollution Problems and Control

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
    Description
    Air pollutant identification and control technology; estimation of pollutant transport, dispersion, and conversion; computer application for design of control units.
  
  • CHEE 5387 - Plasma Processing: Principles and Applications

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: senior standing in engineering or natural sciences or consent of instructor.
    Description
    Principles of low pressure glow discharge plasmas: plasma generation and maintenance, plasma chemistry, plasma diagnostics. Applications with emphasis on semiconductor manufacturing.
  
  • CHEE 5388 - Catalytic Processes

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: Credit for or concurrent enrollment in CHEE 4321  and CHEE 4367 .
    Description
    Process-oriented survey of catalytic technology; catalyst selection and design; catalytic processes, engineering and economics in the petroleum, chemical, and pollution control industries.
  
  • CHEE 5389 - Transport Phenomena in Physiological Systems

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BIOE 3341  or CHEE 3363  or equivalent.
    Description
    Fundamental aspects of systems physiology and other life science principles with quantitative analysis of transport phenomena and chemical reactions in cells, organs and the whole body. Credit may not be received for more than one of BIOE 4389 and CHEE 5389 .
  
  • CHEE 5390 - Energy and the Environment

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly (also CHEE 6390)
    Prerequisite: credit for or concurrent enrollment in CHEE 4321  and CHEE 4367 .
    Description
    This course surveys modern energy technologies and their impact on the environment. Topics include energy generation from fossil, nuclear, and renewable sources. Energy utilization covers stationary and transportation applications. Optimization of source-to-consumer efficiencies and minimization of emissions are included, with special emphasis on emerging technologies such as fuel cells. Capstone topics for the course are future developments in the hydrogen economy and the technical-economic-social aspects of global warming.
  
  • CHEE 5393 - Cellular and Biological Transport Phenomena

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BIOE 3341  or CHEE 3363  or equivalent.
    Description
    Basic cell biology and biophysical chemistry principles related to quantitative analysis of transport phenomena and chemical reactions. Credit may not be received for more than one BIOE 4393  and CHEE 5393 .
  
  • CHEE 5397 - Selected Topics

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    May be repeated for credit when topics vary.


Chemistry

  
  • CHEM 1101 - Foundations of Chemistry Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Formerly CHEM 2115
    Prerequisite: credit for or concurrent enrollment in CHEM 1301 .
    Description
    Credit may not be applied toward a degree for both CHEM 1101  and CHEM 1111  or CHEM 1117 . Introductory laboratory illustrating principles of chemistry.
  
  • CHEM 1102 - General Organic Chemistry Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Formerly CHEM 2116
    Prerequisite: CHEM 1101  and credit for or concurrent enrollment in CHEM 1302 .
    Description
    Characterization and synthesis of typical organic compounds.
  
  • CHEM 1111 - Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: credit for or concurrent enrollment in CHEM 1331 .
    Description
    Credit may not be applied toward a degree for both CHEM 1111  and CHEM 1101  or CHEM 1117 . Illustrates and reinforces principles and concepts by use of qualitative and quantitative experiments, emphasizing interpretation and reporting of data and facility in handling scientific instruments.
    TCCNS Equivalent: CHEM 1111
  
  • CHEM 1112 - Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: CHEM 1111  and credit for or concurrent enrollment in CHEM 1332 .
    Description
    Credit may not be applied toward a degree for both CHEM 1112  and CHEM 1101 . Illustrates and reinforces principles and concepts by use of qualitative and quantitative experiments, emphasizing interpretation and reporting of data and facility in handling scientific instruments.
    TCCNS Equivalent: CHEM 1112
  
  • CHEM 1117 - Fundamentals of Chemistry for Engineers Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: credit for or concurrent enrollment in CHEM 1372 . For BSCE, BSCpE, BSEE, BSIE, BSME, and ENGR majors.
    Description
    May not apply toward degree until CHEM 1372  is successfully completed. Credit may not be applied toward a degree for both CHEM 1117  and CHEM 1111  or CHEM 1101 . Qualitative and quantitative experiments: interpreting and reporting data and handling scientific instruments.
  
  • CHEM 1131 - Problem Solving in Chemistry I

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: concurrent enrollment in CHEM 1331 .
    Description
    Development of problem-solving skills for CHEM 1331  in small groups. May not be applied toward a major in chemistry.
  
  • CHEM 1132 - Problem Solving in Chemistry II

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: concurrent enrollment in CHEM 1332 .
    Description
    Development of problem-solving skills for CHEM 1332  in small groups. May not be applied toward a major in chemistry.
  
  • CHEM 1301 - Foundations of Chemistry

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly CHEM 2335
    Prerequisite: credit for or concurrent enrollment in MATH 1310  or MATH 1311 .
    Description
    Concepts and principles of chemistry.
    Note: Credit may not be applied toward a degree for both CHEM 1301 and CHEM 1331  or CHEM 1372 .
    Core Category: [30] Life & Physical Sciences
    TCCNS Equivalent: CHEM 1306
  
  • CHEM 1302 - General Organic Chemistry

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: CHEM 1301  or equivalent.
    Description
    Chemistry of the main classes of organic compounds with emphasis placed on their importance in health, environment, and society.
  
  • CHEM 1331 - Fundamentals of Chemistry

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: MATH 1330  or equivalent and successful completion of the chemistry placement test that is offered within 5 days either way of the start of class.
    Description
    General principles, fundamental laws, atomic & molecular structure, states of matter, & elementary inorganic, nuclear & organic chemistry.
    Note: For science and engineering majors. May not be applied toward a degree until CHEM 1111  is successfully completed. Credit may not be applied to a degree for both CHEM 1331 and CHEM 1301  or CHEM 1372 .
    Core Category: [30] Life & Physical Sciences
    TCCNS Equivalent: CHEM 1311
  
  • CHEM 1332 - Fundamentals of Chemistry 2

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: MATH 1330  or equivalent and CHEM 1331 .
    Description
    General principles, fundamental laws, equilibrium, kinetics, electrochemistry, and elementary inorganic, nuclear, and organic chemistry.
    Note: For science and engineering majors. May not be applied toward a degree until CHEM 1112  is successfully completed. Credit may not be applied to a degree for both CHEM 1332 and CHEM 1301 .
    Core Category: [30] Life & Physical Sciences
    TCCNS Equivalent: CHEM 1312
  
  • CHEM 1372 - Fundamentals of Chemistry for Engineers

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: MATH 1330  or equivalent and successful completion of the chemistry placement test that is offered within 5 days either way of the start of class.
    Description
     Atomic and molecular structure, stoichiometry, thermodynamics, kinetics, equilibrium, materials chemistry, and electrochemistry.
    Note: For BSCE, BSCpE, BSEE, BSIE, BSME, and ENGR majors.; May not apply toward degree until CHEM 1117 is successfully completed. Credit may not be applied toward a degree for both CHEM 1372 and either CHEM 1331 or CHEM 1301.
    Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, & Summer

  
  • CHEM 2133 - Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory I

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: credit for or concurrent enrollment in CHEM 2233 .
    Description
    Illustrates and reinforces principal concepts and reactions of inorganic chemistry. May not be applied toward degree until CHEM 2233  is successfully completed.
  
  • CHEM 2233 - Inorganic Chemistry I

    Credit Hours: 2.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: CHEM 1112  and CHEM 1332  with grades of at least C-.
    Description
    Chemical properties of atoms and elements. Categories of compounds of Main Group and d-block elements including hydrides, oxides, hydroxides, halides, and others. Syntheses, reactions, and aspects of systematic chemistry. Introduction to the biochemistry of inorganic compounds. May not apply toward degree until CHEM 2133  is successfully completed.
  
  • CHEM 3119 - Analytical Chemistry Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 4
    Prerequisite: credit for or concurrent enrollment in CHEM 3369 .
    Description
    For science majors only. May not apply toward degree until CHEM 3369  is successfully completed. Laboratory methods in analytical chemistry, including quantitative separation techniques, electrochemistry, and absorption spectroscopy.
  
  • CHEM 3131 - Problem Solving in Organic Chemistry I

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: concurrent enrollment in CHEM 3331 .
    Corequisite: Development of problem-solving skills for CHEM 3331  in small groups. May not be applied toward a major in chemistry.
  
  • CHEM 3132 - Problem Solving in Organic Chemistry II

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: concurrent enrollment in CHEM 3332 .
    Description
    Development of problem-solving skills for CHEM 3332  in small groups. May not be applied toward a major in chemistry.
  
  • CHEM 3221 - Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 2.0
       
    Prerequisite: CHEM 1112  and credit for or concurrent enrollment in CHEM 3331 .
    Description
    Syntheses, reaction mechanisms, and qualitative organic analysis.
  
  • CHEM 3222 - Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 2.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 6
    Prerequisite: CHEM 3221  and CHEM 1112  and credit for or concurrent enrollment in CHEM 3332 .
    Description
    Syntheses, reaction mechanisms, and qualitative organic analysis.
  
  • CHEM 3331 - Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: CHEM 1332 .
    Description
    May not apply toward degree until CHEM 3221  is successfully completed. Chemistry of the compounds of carbon with emphasis on energies and mechanism of reactions, synthesis, and the structure of organic molecules.
  
  • CHEM 3332 - Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: CHEM 3331  and CHEM 1332 .
    Description
    May not apply toward degree until CHEM 3222  is successfully completed. Chemistry of the compounds of carbon with emphasis on energies and mechanism of reactions, synthesis, and the structure of organic molecules.
  
  • CHEM 3336 - Organic Chemistry of Biological Molecules

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: CHEM 3332 .
    Description
    A study of the fundamental organic chemistry of biologically important molecules. The structural analysis and synthesis of carbohydrates, lipids, peptides, nucleotides, and related molecules; structure-function relationships and bio-organic reaction mechanisms.
  
  • CHEM 3369 - Analytical Chemistry

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: CHEM 3221  and CHEM 3331 . MATH 1432  and PHYS 1312  also strongly recommended.
    Description
    May not apply toward degree until CHEM 3119  is successfully completed. Modern analytical chemistry, including separation methods and quantitative chemistry; introduction to methods of analysis in electrochemistry, absorption, and emission spectroscopy.
  
  • CHEM 3396 - Senior Research Project

    Credit Hours: 3.0
       
    Prerequisite: approval of the chair.
    Description
    Directed research project culminating in a departmentally approved report.
 

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