Courses

Courses in Chemistry and Biochemistry

Course offerings for undergraduate and graduate students span all of the established areas of chemistry (biochemistry, inorganic, materials, organic, and physical) while also reflecting the collaborative, interdisciplinary nature of ongoing faculty research projects.  A complete list of courses and their detailed descriptions, is available in the UCSB General Catalog. For quarterly course offerings, please consult the Schedule of Classes - Class Search or GOLD (for current students). 

Below is a listing of courses being offered during the 2021-2022 academic year. This proposed schedule is subject to change, so please check back when planning each quarter's schedule. Click here to view the prerequisites for the courses.

 

COURSE
 TITLE FALL WINTER SPRING SUMMER
1A General Chemistry  X X X  
1AL General Chemistry Lab X X X  
1B General Chemistry   X X X (SS A)
1BL General Chemistry Lab   X X X (SS C)
1C General Chemistry X   X X (SS A)
1CL General Chemistry Lab X   X X (SS C)
2A Honors General Chemistry X      
2B Honors General Chemistry   X    
2BC Honors General Chemistry Lab   X    
2C Honors General Chemistry      X  
2CC Honors General Chemistry Lab     X  
6AL Org Chem Lab Methods X X X X (SS C)
6BL Org Chem Lab Methods X X X X (SS C)
6CL Org Chem Lab Methods X   X X (SS C)
6BH/CH Org Chem Indep. Research X X X  
25 Introductory Chemistry X      
102 Chemistry in the Community (Education) X      
104 The Science and Engineering of Energy Conversion X      
109A Organic Chemistry X X    
109B Organic Chemistry X X X X (SS C)
109C Organic Chemistry X

 

 X X (SS C)
109AH Honors Organic Chemistry X      
109BH Honors Organic Chemistry   X    
109CH Honors Organic Chemistry     X  
110
Intro to Chemical Appl. Group Theory
   X    
110L Intro Biochem Lab X      
112A Biophysical Chemistry X      
112B Biophysical Chemistry   X    
112C Biophysical Chemistry     X  
112L Biophysical and Bioanalytical Lab     X  
113A Physical Chemistry X      
113AL Physical Chemistry Laboratory X      
113B Physical Chemistry   X    
113C Physical Chemistry     X  
115A Fundamentals of Quantum Chemistry X      
115B Fundamentals of Quantum Chemistry   X    
115C Fundamentals of Quantum Chemistry     X  
116AL Analytical and Physical Methods Lab   X    
116BL Advanced Physical Chemistry Lab     X  
116CL Inorganic Synthesis Lab X      
117A Statistical Mechanics   X    
123 Environmental Chemistry     X  
124 Organic Spectroscopic Analysis   X    
125L Lab Techniques in Biochemistry   X    
127 Structure & Reactivity in Org Chemistry     X  
129 Synthetic Organic Reactions X      
132 Organometallics in Organic Synthesis X      
133 Advanced Synthetic Chemistry     X  
142A Biochemistry X      
142B Biochemistry   X    
142C Biochemistry     X  
143* The RNA World X      
147* Astrobiology     X  
148 DNA&RNA NanoSyntBio     X  
149
How Science Works
   X    
150 Analytical Chemistry X     X (SS B)
151** Protein Processing        
153 Advanced Analytical Chemistry     X  
161**
Enzyme Mechanisms
        
162A* Drug Design X      
162B*
Drug Design
   X    
163 Arrow Pushing in Organic Chemistry X      
171* Bioinorganic Chemistry   X    
173A Advanced Inorganic Chemistry X     X (SS C)
173B Advanced Inorganic Chemistry   X    
175 Physical-Inorganic Chemistry     X  
176 Photochemical & Photophysical Prop     X  
183 Intro to Teaching in Chemistry X X X  
184 Chemical Literature   X    
186
Organometallic Chemistry: Structure, Bonding, and Applications
   X    
196 Selected Topics X      
Graduate Classes
204 The Science and Engineering of Energy Conversion X      
217A Statistical Mechanics   X    
217B Statistical Mechanics   X    
219 Selected Topics in Physical Chemistry X X X  
222A Fundamentals of Quantum Chemistry X      
222B Fundamentals of Quantum Chemistry   X    
222C Fundamentals of Quantum Chemistry     X  
223 Current Events Organic Chemistry X X X  
224 Organic Spectroscopic Analysis   X    
225 Advanced Analytical Techniques X      
227 Structure and Reactivity in Org Chem   X    
229 Synthetic Organic Reactions X      
232 Organometallics in Organic Synthesis X      
233 Advanced Synthetic Chemistry     X  
239 Selected Topics in Organic Chemistry     X  
242A Biochemistry X      
242B Biochemistry   X    
242C Biochemistry     X  
243 The RNA World X      
251 Protein Processing        
259 Special Topics in Biological Chemistry     X  
261
Enzyme Mechanisms
   X    
262A Drug Design X      
262B
Drug Design
   X    
263 Arrow Pushing in Organic Chemistry X      
268A Advanced Inorganic Chemistry X     X (SS C)
268B Advanced Inorganic Chemistry   X    
271 Bioinorganic Chemistry   X    
272 Reaction Mechanisms in Organometallic and Inorganic Chemistry X      
273 Structural Inorganic Chemistry X      
274 Solid State Inorganic/Materials     X  
275 Physical-Inorganic Chemistry     X  
276 Photochemical and Photophysical Properties     X  
279 Selected Topics in Inorganic Chemistry X X X  
282C Conjugate Molecules X      
284 Chemical Literature   X    
286
Organometallic Chemistry: Structure, Bonding, and Applications
   X    
290 Seminar in Chemistry and Biochemistry X X X  
291 Special Seminar in Chemistry X X X  
293 Faculty Research Seminar X      
501A Techniques of Teaching Lab Class Supervision (Gen Chem) X      
501B Techniques of Teaching Lab Class Supervision (Gen Chem)   X    
501C Techniques of Teaching Lab Class Supervision (Gen Chem)     X  
502A Techniques of Teaching Lab Class Supervision (Org Chem) X      
502B Techniques of Teaching Lab Class Supervision (Org Chem)   X    
502C Techniques of Teaching Lab Class Supervision (Org Chem)     X  
W 142A Biochemistry (online) X     X (SS B)

** - Area C Biochemistry BS Major Electives - https://undergrad.chem.ucsb.edu/programs/biochem-bs

SS - Summer Sessions A, B and C -  http://www.summer.ucsb.edu/

INSTRUCTORS: To request a new course webpage be created for your course, you or one of your TA's must attend a 1 hour training course for GauchoSpace hosted by Instructional Development. If you already have a course web page in your home directory on the Chem web server, or other location, and need a link posted for the current quarter, please email the webmaster.