COURSE CATALOGUE

CHEMISTRY

Chemistry
610B Altschul Hall
854-8460
www.barnard.edu/chem

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR

Two majors are offered by the department: chemistry and biochemistry.

A student interested in chemistry or biochemistry should consult any member of the department during her first year. In the first year she should take Chemistry BC 2001, BC 3328, and BC 3230 and start or continue the study of calculus. It is then possible for her to fulfill the basic requirements for the major in three years and to take advanced courses in the senior year. After completing the undergraduate curriculum, students are encouraged to undertake research projects and to take graduate courses at Columbia.

Qualified seniors are invited to participate in the senior honors program in which they carry out a year-long research project leading to a thesis.

Research experience is strongly recommended. Interested students should consult with individual faculty members about the research problems currently being investigated.

Chemistry

Courses required for the chemistry major are:

CHEM BC 2001	General Chemistry I
CHEM BC 3328, 3230	Organic Chemistry I with Laboratory
CHEM BC 3231	Organic Chemistry II
CHEM BC 3335	Modern Techniques of Organic Chemistry Laboratory
CHEM BC 3340	Quantitative and Instrumental Techniques Laboratory
CHEM BC 3252	Thermodynamics and Kinetics
CHEM BC 3253	Quantum Chemistry
CHEM BC 3271	Inorganic Chemistry
CHEM BC 3365, 3368	Integrated Chemistry Laboratory
MATHEMATICS	Calculus I and II in any sequence (I and III also accepted)
PHYS BC 2001, 2002	Calculus-based Physics with Laboratory

Elective: one of

CHEM BC 3254

Advanced Physical Chemistry

or CHEM BC 3282

Biological Chemistry

or CHEM BC 3280

Advanced Organic Chemistry

or CHEM G 4103

Advanced Inorganic Chemistry

Senior requirement: Senior Honors Thesis (CHEM BC 3901x-3902y, by invitation of the department) or Guided Research at Barnard (CHEM BC 3597 or CHEM BC 3599) or elsewhere (CHEM BC 3598) or Senior Colloquium (CHEM BC 3590y, or CHEM C3920x,y).

Recommended: Calculus III.

A list of major requirements, several possible course sequences, and information about the senior requirement can be obtained from any member of the department.

Biochemistry

Courses required for the biochemistry major are:

CHEM BC 2001	General Chemistry I
CHEM BC 3328, 3230	Organic Chemistry I with Laboratory
CHEM BC 3231	Organic Chemistry II
CHEM BC 3333	Modern Techniques of Organic Chemistry Laboratory
CHEM BC 3338	Quantitative and Instrumental Techniques Laboratory
CHEM BC 3252	Thermodynamics and Kinetics
CHEM BC 3253	Quantum Chemistry
MATHEMATICS	Calculus I and II in any sequence (I and III also accepted)
PHYS BC 2001, 2002	Calculus-based Physics with Laboratory
BIOL BC 1500, 1502	General Biology with at least one semester of Laboratory (BIOl BC 1501 or 1503)
CHEM BC 3282	Biological Chemistry
BIOL BC 2100	Molecular and Mendelian Genetics
CHEM BC 3355	Biochemistry Laboratory Techniques (5 credits)
or CHEM BC 3357	Biochemistry Laboratory Techniques (3 credits)
and BIOL BC 3303	Laboratory in Molecular Biology

An elective course from a list of approved Biology and Chemistry courses.

A list of major requirements, including possible elective courses, and information about the senior requirement may be obtained from any member of the department.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MINOR

Courses required for the Chemistry minor are: CHEM BC 2001, BC 3328, BC 3230, BC 3231, BC 3333, BC 3338, and one of BC 3232, BC 3252, BC 3271, or BC 3282. There is no minor in Biochemistry.

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CHEM BC 3254	Advanced Physical Chemistry
or CHEM BC 3282	Biological Chemistry
or CHEM BC 3280	Advanced Organic Chemistry
or CHEM G 4103	Advanced Inorganic Chemistry

COURSE CATALOGUE

CHEMISTRY

Chemistry 610B Altschul Hall 854-8460 www.barnard.edu/chem

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MINOR

Barnard Catalogue 2009-2010

Chemistry
610B Altschul Hall
854-8460
www.barnard.edu/chem