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Students complete 34–37 hours of required course work and 0 –3 hours of chemistry electives, for a total of 36–37 hours. No more than two courses may be taken at the 500 level. No more than one elective course outside the discipline content area will be counted toward the degree. Approval of the graduate director will be required before taking a course outside the discipline content area. |
| Required Courses (34–37 units) (course descriptions) |
CHEM 585 |
Principles of Chemistry | (3) |
CHEM 586 |
Laboratory Experiment Design | (3) |
CHEM 588 |
Organic Chemistry Concepts | (3)** |
CHEM 601 |
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | (3) |
CHEM 602 |
Medicinal Chemistry | (3) |
CHEM 603 |
Inorganic Materials Chemistry | (3) |
CHEM 641 |
Physical Chemistry Concepts | (4) |
ENVS 602 |
Environmental Chemistry | (3) |
ISTC 655 |
Media Design and Production | (3) |
SCED 647 |
Advanced Teaching and Learning Processes, Secondary | (3) |
SCED 781 |
Integrated Professional Practice Seminar |
(2) |
SCIE 675 |
Special Topics in Science Education | (1-4) |
** Requirement may be met by competency exam. |
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Electives (0–3 units) (course descriptions) |
CHEM 505 |
Introduction to Research in Chemistry | (1-3) |
CHEM 562 |
Chemical and Bacterial Studies on Water Pollution | (3) |
CHEM 563 |
Chemistry of Dangerous Drugs | (3) |
CHEM 568 |
Forensic Chemistry | (3) |
CHEM 610 |
Applications of Analytical Chemistry | (3) |
CHEM 645 |
Molecular Spectroscopy | (3) |
ENVS 580 |
Chemical Toxicology | (3) |
| Course Descriptions (top of page) |
CHEM 505-508 INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH IN CHEMISTRY (1-3) Individual laboratory and/or library investigation in research interest of an instructor. At the completion of a project the student must write a formal research paper on the work done and the principles involved. The student’s performance will be evaluated by the research director and selected members of the faculty. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Offered each semester; may be repeated for credit. |
CHEM 562 CHEMICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL STUDIES ON WATER POLLUTION (3) Deals mainly with water pollution: causes, effects and cures. Considers details of water and waste treatment. Emphasizes technical details of analysis of water. Concerns standards of water purity and variables involved. Demonstration of analytical methods to be given. Case studies and applications are viable approaches to this topic. Three lecture hours. Prerequisites: CHEM 586 & CHEM 588 or consent of the instructor. |
CHEM 564 CHEMISTRY OF DANGEROUS DRUGS (3) A study of the chemistry, methods of detection and analysis of narcotics, depressants, stimulants and hallucinogens. Also, the influence of physicochemical properties upon the pharmacological effects of drug-receptor interactions. Historical, forensic and socio-economic implications associated with drug abuse will also be reviewed. Three lecture hours. Prerequisites: CHEM 586 & CHEM 588 or consent of the instructor. |
CHEM 568 FORENSIC CHEMISTRY (3) Introduction to chemical and physical analyses used by a modern crime laboratory in the evaluation of physical evidence encountered in criminal acts. Areas of concentration will include drug analysis toxicology, forensic serology, explosives analysis, arson examination, firearms and tool marks and trace evidence. Emphasis will be placed on the value of such examinations as presented by the expert witness in criminal trial. Three lecture hours. Prerequisites: CHEM 586 & CHEM588 or consent of the instructor. |
CHEM 585 PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY (3) A survey of principles and applications of chemistry for secondary school teachers. Lecture: properties of solutions, acid/base theories, reaction kinetics, chemical equilibrium, thermodynamics, state of matter and nuclear chemistry. Laboratory: an examination of experiments suitable for the secondary school curriculum with emphasis upon laboratory safety. Two lecture hours and two hours of laboratory-discussion. Prerequisite: General Chemistry I and II and consent of instructor. |
CHEM 586 LABORATORY EXPERIMENT DESIGN (3) Experimental chemistry for secondary school teachers: principles of laboratory measurements, design of experiments, obtaining and interpreting experimental data, laboratory techniques and instrumentation. Two lecture hours and two hours of laboratory discussion. Prerequisite: CHEM 585 and consent of instructor. |
CHEM 588 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY CONCEPTS (3) Organic chemistry for secondary school teachers. Functional groups, reaction mechanisms, natural products. Simple and complex techniques of purification, analysis and synthesis. Three lecture hours and one hour of laboratory. Prerequisites: CHEM 585 and consent of instructor. |
CHEM 641 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CONCEPTS (4) Chemical theory, experimental methods and solutions and phases reaction kinetics, applications of quantum mechanics, and instrumental techniques. Prerequisites: CHEM 585, CHEM 586, CHEM 588, one year of college mathematics, one year of college physics, Calculus I is strongly recommended. |
CHEM 601 BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (3) Structures and biological functions of the information-carrying biomolecules, proteins and nucleic acids. Major topics will include how proteins fold into biologically active conformations, how enzymes catalyze biochemical reactions, how genetic information flows from DNA to RNA to protein, how DNA-protein interactions regulate gene expression and how cellular metabolism is organized by energy flow. Students will undertake individualized projects using information-searching skills and will develop a unit related to some aspect of the interface between biotechnology and matters of public interest. |
CHEM 602 MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY (3) Chemistry of compounds from natural, semi-synthetic and synthetic sources used as medicinal agents. Physical and chemical properties associated with pharmacological activity. Introduction to medicinal agents derived from plants such as glycosides, volatile oils, and natural herbs. |
CHEM 603 INORGANIC MATERIALS CHEMISTRY (3) Treatment of structure and bonding and reactivity across the periodic table including, hard and soft acids and bases, oxidation-reduction, coordination compounds and organometallic compounds, as well as the structures and properties of solids including: polymers, ionic compounds, metals, semiconductors, insulators, inorganic superconductors and nanomaterials. Students will undertake individualized projects using information-searching skills and will develop a unit related to some aspect of the interface of materials chemistry with matters of public interest. |
CHEM 610 APPLICATIONS OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (3) Theory and practice of common classical and instructional methods of analysis preceded by a discussion of strategies for analysis based on chemical and physical properties of the substances being analyzed. Students will perform a series of analyses, generate data and use chemometric strategies to develop meaningful results. |
CHEM 645 MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY (3) Principles of molecular spectroscopy (microwave, infrared, electronic and magnetic resonance) in chemistry. Quantum mechanical treatment of rotational, vibrational and electronic energy states. Practical applications of spectroscopic techniques to solve important technological problems. |
ENVS 602 ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY (3) Principles of Chemistry applied to environmental pollutants; physiochemical processes controlling pollutant transport, fate and distribution portioning of water soil and air as they relate to biotic systems. Some field work might require weekend obligations. Prerequisite: Admission into the graduate program in Environmental Science or consent of the instructor. |
SCED 647 ADVANCED TEACHING AND LEARNING PROCESSES, SECONDARY (3) Theory and research on models of teaching and learning, systems for analyzing modalities, including brain hemispheric preferences and metacognitive strategies. Prerequisite: Teaching experience or consent of instructor. |
ISTC 655 MEDIA DESIGN AND PRODUCTION (3) This course gives an introduction and overview to digital media (multimedia) in instructional settings. A laboratory task enables students to develop original media, gather and edit digital media assets, integrate their products into a computer presentation program and output their results in a variety of digital and analog media formats. |
SCED 781 INTEGRATED PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE SEMINAR (3) Trends, issues, problems in education. Integrative investigations through quantitative/qualitative research, curriculum and instruction development or policy and program development for selected aspects of secondary education. Prerequisites: 21 credits of graduate work. |
| SCIE 675 SPECIAL TOPICS IN SCIENCE EDUCATION (1- 4) Selected topic in science education. Prerequisite: Varies with topic. |
The Center for Science and Mathematics Education
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Phone: 410 704 2532
Fax: 410 704 3959
email: CSME@towson.edu
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