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 2023-2024 academic year. This proposed schedule is subject to change, so please check back when planning each quarter's schedule.
COURSE
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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 | X (SS C) |
3A | General Chemistry (Majors) | X | |||
3B | General Chemistry (Majors) | X | |||
3C | General Chemistry (Majors) | 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 | X | |
109B | Organic Chemistry | X | X | X (SS C) | |
109C | Organic Chemistry | X |
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X | X (SS C) |
109AH | Honors Organic Chemistry | ||||
109BH | Honors Organic Chemistry | ||||
109CH | Honors Organic Chemistry | ||||
110* |
Intro to Chemical Appl. Group Theory
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110L | Intro Biochem Lab | X | |||
111* |
Chemical Kinetics
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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 | ||||
116AL | Analytical and Physical Methods Lab | X | |||
116BL | Advanced Physical Chemistry Lab | X | |||
116CL* | Inorganic Synthesis Lab | X | |||
117A* | Statistical Mechanics | X | |||
118* | Photochemistry and Radiation Chemistry | ||||
123* | Environmental Chemistry | X (SS B) | |||
124* | Organic Spectroscopic Analysis | ||||
125L | Lab Techniques in Biochemistry | X | |||
126* | Computation Chemistry and Molecular Modeling | ||||
127* | Structure & Reactivity in Org Chemistry | ||||
128* | Organic Reaction Mechanisms | ||||
129* | Synthetic Organic Reactions | X | |||
130A | Organic Chemistry for Majors | X | |||
130B | Organic Chemistry for Majors | X | |||
130C | Organic Chemistry for Majors | X | |||
132* | Organometallics in Organic Synthesis | X | |||
133* | Advanced Synthetic Chemistry | X | |||
134* | Chemical Synthesis of Biological Molecules | X | |||
141** | Epigenetics: Biology, Mechanisms and Therapies | ||||
142A* | Biochemistry | X | |||
142B* | Biochemistry | X | |||
142C* | Biochemistry | X | |||
143** | The RNA World | X | |||
145** | Computational Biochemistry | ||||
146** | Membrane Biochemistry | ||||
147** | Astrobiology and the Origins of Life | ||||
148* | Introduction to Nucleic Acid Nanotechnology and Synthetic Biology | ||||
149* |
How Science Works
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X | |||
150 | Analytical Chemistry | X | X (SS B) | ||
151** | Post-translational Protein Processing | ||||
153* | Advanced Analytical Techniques | ||||
154A** | Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems | ||||
154B** | Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems | ||||
161** |
Enzyme Mechanisms
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X | |||
162A** | Drug Design | X | |||
162B** |
Drug Design
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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 | ||||
176* | Photochemical and Photophysical Properties of Inorganic and Organometallic Compounds and Materials | ||||
181** | Protein Crystallography | ||||
183 | Intro to Teaching in Chemistry | X | X | X | |
184 | Chemical Literature | X | |||
186* |
Organometallic Chemistry: Structure, Bonding, and Applications
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X | |||
W 142A* | Biochemistry (online) | X (SS B) | |||
Notes: The single asterick (*) denotes elective course options for the Area C Chemistry BA and/or Chemistry BS Major Electives. Chem BS students - please note that Chem 142A or W 124A is a mandatroy course for your major. Click here for more information. The double asterick (**) denotes elective course options for the Area C Biochemistry BS Major Electives. These courses can also apply to the Area C requirement for the Chemistry BA and/or Chemistry BS Major Electives. Click here for more information. Minors - The single or double asterick refers to courses that can be counted toward elective credit. |
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Graduate Classes | |||||
204 | The Science and Engineering of Energy Conversion | X | |||
217A | Statistical Mechanics | X | |||
217B | Statistical Mechanics | X | |||
217C | Statistical Mechanics | ||||
218 | Photochemistry and Radiation Chemistry | X | |||
219 | Selected Topics in Physical Chemistry | X | |||
222A | Fundamentals of Quantum Chemistry | X | |||
222B | Fundamentals of Quantum Chemistry | ||||
222C | Fundamentals of Quantum Chemistry | X | |||
223 | Current Events Organic Chemistry | X | X | X | |
224 | Organic Spectroscopic Analysis | X | |||
225 | Instrumental Methods in Physical Chemistry | ||||
226 | Computational Chemistry | ||||
227 | Structure and Reactivity in Org Chem | X | |||
228 | Organic Reaction Mechanisms | ||||
229 | Synthetic Organic Reactions | X | |||
232 | Organometallics in Organic Synthesis | X | |||
233 | Advanced Synthetic Chemistry | X | |||
234 | Chemical Synthesis of Biological Molecules | X | X | ||
239 | Selected Topics in Organic Chemistry | X | X | ||
240 | Chemistry of Organic Semiconductors | ||||
241 | Epigenetics: Biology, Mechanisms and Therapies | ||||
242A | Biochemistry | X | |||
242B | Biochemistry | X | |||
242C | Biochemistry | X | |||
243 | The RNA World | X | |||
244 | Informational Macro- and Supra-Molecules | ||||
245 | Computational Biochemistry | ||||
246 | Membrane Biochemistry | ||||
248 | Reaction Rate Theory | ||||
251 | Protein Processing | X | |||
254A | Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems | ||||
254B | Magnetic Resonance Techniques in Biological Systems | ||||
257 | Strategy in Organic Synthesis and Methodology | ||||
259 | Special Topics in Biological Chemistry | X | |||
261 |
Enzyme Mechanisms
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X | X | ||
262A | Drug Design | X | |||
262B |
Drug Design
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263 | Arrow Pushing in Organic Chemistry | X | |||
264 | Advanced Catalysis | ||||
265 | Industrial Methods for Polymer Synthesis | ||||
266 | Photophysics and Device Science of Organic Materials | ||||
268A | Advanced Inorganic Chemistry | X | X (SS C) | ||
268B | Advanced Inorganic Chemistry | X | |||
271 | Bioinorganic Chemistry | X | |||
271A | Synthesis and Properties of Macromolecules | X | |||
272 | Reaction Mechanisms in Organometallic and Inorganic Chemistry | ||||
273 | Structural Inorganic Chemistry | X | |||
274 | Solid State Inorganic/Materials | X | |||
275 | Physical-Inorganic Chemistry | ||||
276 | Photochemical and Photophysical Properties of Inorganic and Organometallic Compounds and Materials | X | |||
277 | Introduction to Inorganic Materials | ||||
279 | Selected Topics in Inorganic Chemistry | X | |||
281 | Protein Crystallography | ||||
282A | Synthesis and Bonding of Small Conjugated Molecules | X | |||
282B | Organic Semiconductors for Energy Conversion | ||||
282C | Instrumental Methods in Materials Chemistry | X | |||
284 | Chemical Literature | X | |||
285 | Synthetic Chemistry of Macromolecules | ||||
286 |
Organometallic Chemistry: Structure, Bonding, and Applications
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X | |||
290 | Seminar in Chemistry and Biochemistry | X | X | X | |
293 | Faculty Research Seminar | X |
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