The cooperating faculties of the Departments of Chemistry at San Diego State University and at the University of California, San Diego possess complementary specialties that enable the doctoral student to gain familiarity with most areas in chemistry and to find research activity and direction in a great variety of specific problems.
In order that the student may participate effectively in this program, the entering student will be required to have a mastery of the subjects usually presented in the undergraduate curriculum: physical, organic, analytical, and inorganic chemistry. All applicants will be expected to present the equivalent of one year of physics and of mathematics at least through integral calculus. Students should be prepared to take placement examinations which will be administered by a joint committee and will cover the fields of inorganic, organic and physical chemistry.
On admission to the program, the student is guided by Requirements for the Doctoral Degree Program given in Part Two of this bulletin. Students will normally spend their first year in the program completing their year of residency at the University of California, San Diego. It is desirable for the student to complete the qualifying examination by the end of the fifth semester and to be advanced to candidacy.
The following faculty members of the Departments of Chemistry of the cooperating institutions participate in the joint doctoral program, being available for direction of research and as departmental members of joint doctoral committees.
San Diego State University:
Graduate Adviser: Edward J. Grubbs
Committee Members: Bennett, Chatfield, Cobble, Coffey, Cole, Dahms, Grubbs, Lebherz, Pullman, Roeder, Sharts, Smith, Stumph, Tong
University of California, San Diego:
Graduate Adviser: M. Thiemans
Committee Members: Kyte, Siegel, Sinha, Trogler
510. Advanced Physical Chemistry (3)
Prerequisite: Chemistry 410B.
Mathematical tools essential to solving problems in chemical -thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, chemical kinetics, quantum chemistry and molecular structure and spectroscopy, with applications.
520A-520B. Inorganic Chemistry (3-3) I, II
Prerequisite: Credit or concurrent registration in Chemistry 410B.
Chemistry 520A is prerequisite to 520B.
Nature of chemical bond and an advanced systematic study of representative and transition elements and their compounds.
530. Theoretical Organic Chemistry (3)
Prerequisites: Chemistry 410A and 431. Recommended: Credit or
concurrent registration in Chemistry 410B.
Electronic and physical properties of organic molecules; structure-reactivity correlations: Electronic structure of molecules (qualitative molecular orbital theory); stereochemistry; and linear free energy -relationships.
537. Organic Qualitative Analysis (4)
Two lectures and six hours of laboratory.
Prerequisites: Chemistry 431 and credit or concurrent registration
in Chemistry 410A. Recommended: Chemistry 417 and 457.
Chemical, physical, and spectral methods discussed and employed to determine structure of organic compounds. Purification and separation techniques stressed.
550. Instrumental Methods of Chemical Analysis (2) I
Prerequisites: Chemistry 431 and credit or concurrent registration
in Chemistry 410B; concurrent registration in Chemistry 457 for
undergraduate students only.
Theory and application of those instrumental methods of chemical separation and analysis most frequently used in all subdisciplines of chemistry.
551. Advanced Analytical Chemistry (3) II
Prerequisite: Chemistry 550.
Expanded treatment of instrumental methods for separation and quantification not covered in Chemistry 550. Non-instrumental separations, quantitative organic microanalysis, sampling theory and techniques, reaction rate applications and interpretation of experimental data.
560A-560B. General Biochemistry (3-3)
Prerequisites: Chemistry 431 and credit or concurrent registration
in Chemistry 410A.
The structure, function, metabolism, and thermodynamic relationships of chemical entities in living systems. Not open to students with credit in Chemistry 361A-361B.
567. Biochemistry Laboratory (3)
One lecture and six hours of laboratory.
Prerequisite: Chemistry 361A or 560A.
Theory and practice of procedures used in study of life at molecular level. Includes purification and characterization of enzymes, isolation of cell components, and use of radioactive tracer techniques.
571. Environmental Chemistry (3)
Prerequisites: Chemistry 231 and 251; consent of instructor for all
other majors.
Fundamentals of chemistry applied to environmental problems. Chemistry of ecosystems; analysis of natural constituents and pollutants; sampling methods; transport of contaminants; regulations and public policy.
596. Advanced Special Topics in Chemistry (1-3)
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Advanced selected topics in modern chemistry. May be repeated with new content. See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor's degree. Maximum credit of six units of 596 applicable to a bachelor's degree. Maximum combined credit of six units of 596 and 696 applicable to a 30-unit master's degree.
711. Chemical Thermodynamics (3)
Prerequisite: Chemistry 410B.
Chemical thermodynamics and an introduction to statistical thermodynamics.
712. Chemical Kinetics (3)
Prerequisite: Chemistry 410B.
Theory of rate processes; applications of kinetics to the study of reaction mechanisms.
713. Quantum Chemistry (3)
Prerequisite: Chemistry 410B.
Quantum mechanics of atomic and molecular systems; applications to chemical bonding theory.
721. Mechanisms of Inorganic Reactions (3)
Prerequisite: Chemistry 520A.
Mechanisms in inorganic reactions with an emphasis on coordination chemistry.
730. Advanced Topics in Organic Chemistry (1-3)
Prerequisite: Chemistry 431.
Selected topics in organic chemistry. May be repeated with new content. See Class Schedule for specific content. Maximum credit six units applicable to a master's degree.
731. Mechanisms of Organic Reaction (3)
Prerequisites: Chemistry 410B and 431.
Reactivity and mechanism in organic reactions.
732. Advanced Organic Chemistry (3)
Prerequisite: Chemistry 431.
Applications and limitations of organic reactions from the viewpoint of synthesis.
750. Advanced Topics in Analytical Chemistry (1-3)
Prerequisite: Chemistry 550.
Selected topics from the field of analytical chemistry. May be repeated with new content. See Class Schedule for specific content. Maximum credit six units applicable to a master's degree.
751. Separations Science (3)
Prerequisites: Chemistry 550 and 711.
Theoretical bases for separation techniques important in analytical chemistry. Chemical and physical interactions between components of different classes of separation systems, including selection and optimization of operational parameters.
752. Mass Spectrometry (3)
Prerequisites: Chemistry 410B and 550.
Theory and practice in analysis of volatile and involatile organic and inorganic compounds, basic design principles, theory of ionization processes; interpretation of mass spectra.
753. Analytical Spectroscopy (3)
Prerequisite: Chemistry 550.
Theory and application of atomic and molecular absorption, emission and fluorescence methods. Modern optical instrumentation and methods of analysis. Nonlinear laser spectroscopic methods in chemical analysis.
760. Advanced Topics in Biochemistry (1-3)
Prerequisite: Chemistry 560B.
Selected topics in biochemistry. May be repeated with new content. See Class Schedule for specific content. Maximum credit six units applicable to a master's degree.
762. Enzymology (2)
Prerequisite: Credit or concurrent registration in Chemistry 410B.
Theory and techniques used in the study of the mechanism of action of enzymes.
763. Cellular Regulation (2)
Prerequisites: Chemistry 361A-361B or 560A-560B.
The biochemistry of cellular regulatory mechanisms in eucaryotic cells. The regulation of gene transcription, in mRNA translation and post-translational processes, including the mechanism and regulation of intracellular protein turnover.
764. Membrane Biochemistry (3)
Prerequisites: Chemistry 361A-361B or 560A-560B.
Membrane structure and function. Biophysical and biochemical properties of membranes from procaryotic and eucaryotic cells and animal cell viruses; biosynthesis and assembly of membrane components; molecular basis of solute transport, energy coupling, cell surface transformation, and cellular recognition, adhesion and fusion.
790. Seminar (1-3)
An intensive study in advanced chemistry. May be repeated with new content. See Class Schedule for specific content. Maximum credit six units applicable to a master's degree.
791. Research Seminar (1)
Prerequisite: Consent of department chair.
Discussions on current research by students, faculty, and visiting scientists. Each student will make a presentation based on the current literature.
792. Bibliography (1)
Exercise in the use of basic reference books, journals, and specialized bibliographies, preparatory to the writing of a master's project or thesis.
797. Research (1-3) Cr/NC/SP
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Research in one of the fields of chemistry. Maximum credit six units applicable to a master's degree.
798. Special Study (1-3) Cr/NC/SP
Prerequisite: Consent of staff; to be arranged with department
chair and instructor.
Individual study. Maximum credit six units applicable to a master's degree.
799A. Thesis (3) Cr/NC/SP
Prerequisite: An officially appointed thesis committee and
advancement to candidacy.
Preparation of a project or thesis for the master's degree.
799B. Thesis Extension (0) Cr/NC
Prerequisite: Prior registration in Thesis 799A with an assigned
grade symbol of SP.
Registration required in any semester or term following assignment of SP in Course 799A in which the student expects to use the facilities and resources of the university; also student must be registered in the course when the completed thesis is granted final approval.
897. Doctoral Research (1-3) Cr/NC/SP
Prerequisite: Admission to the doctoral program.
Independent investigation in the general field of the dissertation.
899. Doctoral Dissertation (3-6) Cr/NC/SP
Prerequisites: An officially constituted dissertation committee and
advancement to candidacy.
Preparation of the dissertation for the doctoral degree. Enrollment is required during the term in which the dissertation is approved.
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