May 23, 2025

2013-2014 Academic Catalog

2013-2014 Academic Catalog [Published Catalog]

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	CENG 490/4980 - Senior Project I (1 cr.) Prerequisites Prerequisite: completion of 78 credits in major. Description A capstone project. Topics are selected by groups of students according to their area of interest upon advisors’ approval. Projects address solutions to open ended applications using an integrated engineering approach. When Offered Offered in fall and spring. Check course scheduling information
	CENG 491/4981 - Senior Project II (2 cr.) Prerequisites Prerequisite: . CENG 4980 . Description An applied cap stone project. Continuation of senior project I topics is encouraged. Actual construction projects are selected by groups of students upon advisors’ approval for analysis. The management and technology aspects of construction are simulated and investigated. When Offered Offered in fall and spring. Check course scheduling information
	CENG 577/5210 - The Finite Element Method in Structural Engineering (3 cr.) Prerequisites Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Description Fundamentals of the Finite Element Method (Equilibrium Equations, Virtual Work and Potential Energy, Interpolation and Shape Functions, Convergence, and Computer Programming), One-Dimensional Elements (Truss, Beam, and Frame Elements), Two-Dimensional Elements (Plane Stress and Plane Strain Elements, and Isoparametric Formulations), Three-Dimensional Elements (General and Axisymmetric Solids), Surface Elements (Flexure in Plates, General and Axisymmetric Shells), Analyses (Vibration Analysis, Stability Analysis, and Nonlinear Analysis), and Finite Element Surface Packages. Check course scheduling information
	CENG 573/5220 - Advanced Construction and Building Materials (3 cr.) Description Recent developments in the areas of concrete, highway materials and metals. Examples are concrete admixtures, light weight aggregates, polymers, prestressed concrete, soil stabilizers, bituminous materials and high strength low alloy steels. Advanced mechanics of components incorporating innovative materials. Environmental-friendly use of materials and recycling of solid waste. Check course scheduling information
	CENG 579/5221 - Assessment, Protection and Repair of Structures (3 cr.) Description Types, mechanisms and analyses of deterioration of concrete and steel structures, approaches and means of damage assessment, assessing structural stability and integrity of existing structures, development of sound strategy for repair and restoration. Protection and repair materials, techniques, design and economic aspects. Cross-listed Same as CENG 4213 with special course assignment for graduate students. Check course scheduling information
	CENG 571/5225 - Advanced Systems Analysis for Construction Engineering (3 cr.) Prerequisites Consent of instructor. Description Systems analysis approach; systems modeling; systems approach to engineering and management; closed versus open systems; modeling construction organizations as open systems. Decision analysis: Artificial intelligence techniques: evolutionary algorithms, prediction and behavior detection, regression analysis, artificial neural networks, knowledge representation, fuzzy logic and fuzzy sets, fuzzy knowledge based systems. Notes Not open for students with MENG 5251 . Check course scheduling information
	CENG 574/5226 - Methods and Equipment for Construction (3 cr.) Description Civil construction; methods, materials, tools and equipment; traditional and modern construction technologies. Evaluation and selection of appropriate construction technology. Value engineering. Sizing, operation and maintenance of construction equipment. (Not open for AUC graduates.) Cross-listed Same as CENG 4253 with special course assignments for graduate students. Check course scheduling information
	CENG 576/5227 - Advanced Systems for Construction (3 cr.) Prerequisites Consent of instructor. Description Construction details, materials, equipment, manufacture, fabrication and erection of special building structures: high rise buildings, wide span structures, underground buildings, large scale projects, specialized buildings, etc. Construction organization, advanced construction materials with cost implications; Advanced Delivery Techniques for projects; Company organization and funding of projects. Check course scheduling information
	CENG 565/5241 - Infrastructure Asset Management (3 cr.) Prerequisites Consent of instructor. Description Urban infrastructure systems. It presents a generic framework for asset management that includes: information management and decision support systems, condition assessment, deterioration prediction, life cycle cost analysis, risk management, performance measures, and budget allocation. Elements of this framework are presented within the context of civil infrastructure systems; Roads, Buildings, Water networks, and Sewer networks. Check course scheduling information
	CENG 566/5242 - Simulation Applications in Construction (3 cr.) Prerequisites Consent of instructor Description Simulation Paradigms, discrete event simulation, systems dynamics simulation, agent based simulation, elementary queuing theory applications in construction, validating simulation models, visualizing techniques in simulation, sampling from non-uniform distributions, introduction to special purpose simulation languages for construction, simulation modeling techniques and analysis. Check course scheduling information
	CENG 567/5243 - Construction Leadership and Management Skills (3 cr.) Prerequisites Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Description Successful construction practices are impacted not only by the technical skills but also by the leadership and management personal skills of the project team. This course outlines indispensable leadership and management skills including time management, communication skills, capacity and team building as well as the ethical components in construction. International and local case studies are provided to illustrate these issues and quantify both the positive and negative impacts. A final project is submitted where with situational analyses and lessons learned. Notes Not open for credit for M.S. students. Check course scheduling information
	CENG 570/5244 - Advanced Construction Management (3 cr.) Prerequisites Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Description The course covers advanced topics in the area of construction management including advanced scheduling techniques, cost schedule integration, bidding models applied to the construction industry emphasizing the difference in view points between owners and contractors, risk in construction, contingency and mark-up allocations, risk versus return relationship including models to determine the cost-of-capital for construction firms and projects. Check course scheduling information
	CENG 572/5245 - Claims and Disputes in the Construction Industry (3 cr.) Description The course provides an in-depth coverage of the litigious environment within the construction industry and outlines the appropriate techniques to handle such environment. Claims and disputes from both owners and contractors perspectives are covered. The course also outlines the use of techniques such as scheduling as mechanisms for the efficient resolution of claims. Check course scheduling information
	CENG 575/5246 - Techniques of Planning, Scheduling and Control (3 cr.) Description Project definition and work breakdown structure, scheduling and control models and techniques. Resource allocation and leveling, optimal schedules, documentation and reporting services, time and cost control, progress monitoring and evaluation. Computer applications. (Not open for AUC graduates.) Cross-listed Same as CENG 4440 with special course assignments for graduate students. Check course scheduling information
	CENG 578/5247 - Resource Management for Construction Projects (3 cr.) Prerequisites Consent of instructor. Description Resource management as an integral part of the construction management process. Management of materials; scheduling, handling, utilization, costing, accountability, procurement, warehousing, supply chain management, and inventory systems. Management of labor; tabulation, productivity, ergonomics, utilization, costing, and human resource management. Management of equipment; acquisition, production rates, utilization, matching and costing. Check course scheduling information
	CENG 530/5261 - Contracts in Construction Industry (3 cr.) Description Introduction to the basic construction industry and its problems. Participants in a construction contract, contract definition, types of contracts, formation principles of a contract, performance or breach of contractual obligations. Analysis and comparison of the different kinds of contracts used in construction. Bidding logistics. Legal organizational structures. Different types and uses of specifications. Check course scheduling information
	CENG 531/5262 - Construction Management (3 cr.) Description Introduction to construction management: participants involved types of construction project life cycle. Estimating techniques and procedure: approximate estimating, quantity surveying, detailed estimating procedure, costing of labor, material, equipment, overhead costs, financing costs, cost recording and cost accounts, Quality Management, and Safety Management. Check course scheduling information
	CENG 532/5263 - Planning, Scheduling and Control (3 cr.) Description Project definition and work breakdown structure, scheduling and control models and techniques. Resource allocation and leveling, optimal schedules, documentation and reporting, time and cost control, progress monitoring and evaluation. Computer applications. Check course scheduling information
	CENG 533/5264 - Management for Multi-National Environments (3 cr.) Prerequisites CENG 5262 Description Complexities of multinational Projects. Challenges in managing multinational Projects; crosscultural differences, communication, standards, approaches to problem solving. Cross-culture differences & engineering firms, avoiding cross-cultural pitfalls, taking advantage of cultural diversity. Distance management. Breaking into foreign markets. When Offered Offered in fall and spring. Check course scheduling information
	CENG 534/5265 - Risk Management and Bidding Strategies (3 cr.) Prerequisites CENG 5262 Description Introduction to risk and uncertainty. Process of risk management; risk identification, risk analysis (qualitative and quantitative), risk response planning, risk monitoring and control. Tools and techniques; decision trees, PERT, modeling, optimization, Monte Carlo simulation and application. Introduction to risk analysis packages (Crystal Ball, PERT Master). Analyzing the bidding accounting for project risks. Behavior of key competitors, estimating optimum markup. When Offered Offered in fall and spring. Check course scheduling information
	CENG 535/5266 - Claims and Disputes in the Construction Industry (3 cr.) Prerequisites CENG 5262 . Description The course provides an in-depth coverage of the litigious environment within the construction industry, appropriate techniques to handle such litigations. Claims and disputes from both owners and contractors perspectives. Techniques of scheduling as mechanisms for the efficient resolution of claims. When Offered Offered in fall and spring. Check course scheduling information
	CENG 536/5267 - Systems Analysis for Construction (3 cr.) Prerequisites CENG 5263 Description Integration and application of systems science, operations research and systems methodologies. Design, production, and maintenance of efficient and reliable systems. Introduction to mathematical models. The formulation of the linear programming models. Solving of linear programming models using the graphical solution method, simplex technique, transportation and assignment problem. Decision making under uncertainty, minimum cost model, and sensitivity analysis. Check course scheduling information
	CENG 537/5268 - Resource Management for Construction Projects (3 cr.) Description Resource management as part of the construction management process. Productivity in construction; conceptual and mathematical formulation of labor, equipment, and materials factors affecting productivity. Management of materials; scheduling, handling, utilization, procurement and acquisition costing, material management information systems, inventory analysis. Management of labor; productivity, ergonomics, utilization, costing, manpower planning and organization. Management of equipment; acquisition, production rates, utilization, matching, costing. Critical project resources. Check course scheduling information
	CENG 538/5269 - Procurement of Assets & Services for Construction Projects (3 cr.) Description Articulation of requirements for new facilities and needs, facility definition and delivery, effective search and definition of resources, management of the process of acquisition, negotiation approaches and strategies, alternative solution and value optimization. International and local case studies. Check course scheduling information
	CENG 599/5290 - Research Guidance Thesis (3 cr.) Description Consultation on problems related to student thesis. Must be taken twice for credit. Check course scheduling information
	CENG 580/5291 - Independent Study in Construction Engineering (3 cr.) Description Independent study in various problem areas of engineering may be assigned to individual students or to groups. Readings assigned and frequent consultations held. Notes (Students may sign for up to 3 credits towards fulfilling M. Sc. requirements). Check course scheduling information
	CENG 592/5292 - Advanced Topics in Construction Engineering (3 cr.) Prerequisites Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Description Topics to be chosen every year according to specific interests. Repeatable May be taken for credit more than once if content changes. Check course scheduling information
	CENG 611/6211 - Structural Stability (3 cr.) Prerequisites Consent of instructor. Description Fundamental concepts in elastic stability: equilibrium equations, stability criteria and post-buckling behavior. Various aspects of instability: buckling of columns, frames, arches, plates and shells, dynamic buckling, nonlinear problems, torsion and flexural buckling. Approximate methods for stability analysis. Interactive buckling phenomena in light metallic constructions. Check course scheduling information
	CENG 612/6212 - Structural Dynamics (3 cr.) Prerequisites Consent of instructor. Description Dynamics of discretized systems; one degree of freedom systems; free and forced vibration; response to base excitation, stochastic excitation, impact. Lumped - mass multidegree systems: free and forced vibration of two degrees of freedom systems in response to harmonic and step functions, pulses, and general type. Matrix formulation for multiple degrees of freedom, natural frequencies, Lagrange equations, modal analysis. Flexural vibrations of beams, plates and frames. Dynamic response to impact and moving loads. Check course scheduling information
	CENG 613/6213 - Earthquake Engineering and Seismic Design (3 cr.) Prerequisites Consent of instructor. Description Earthquake ground motion and response spectra, dynamic response of buildings and structures to seismic loads, lateral load resisting systems, seismic design considerations, drift and lateral stability, code considerations, design of reinforced concrete, masonry and steel structures, design of nonstructural systems, structures with seismic mitigation systems: active and passive damping and base isolation. Check course scheduling information
	CENG 631/6222 - Specialty Materials for Construction (3 cr.) Prerequisites Consent of instructor. Description Review of applied mechanics of materials. Asphalt concrete; components, conventional and SUPERPAV characterization of asphalts, asphalt concrete conventional and SUPERPAV mix design, mechanistic and environmental performance. Special types of concrete; e.g. high strength, high durability, corrosion resistant, self compact. Non-conventional construction materials. Check course scheduling information
	CENG 679/6223 - Preserving, Repair and Sustainability of Structures (3 cr.) Prerequisites CENG 5221 or Equivalent Course/Experience Description Protection of masonry, wood, concrete and steel and composite structures. Preserving historic structures. Condition assessment using innovative techniques. Equations and formulae for condition assessment with lab field visits. Complex repair of structures subjected to moderate to sever damage. Durability and sustainability of strategic structures. Repair life cycle cost. Check course scheduling information
	CENG 632/6231 - Highways Pavement Systems and Design (3 cr.) Prerequisites Consent of instructor. Description Pavement systems, structures and design factors. Flexible pavements; materials characterization, traffic loading and volume, stresses and strains models, sensitivity analysis, pavement performance, reliability, design criteria, traditional and contemporary methods of design. Rigid pavements; stresses and deflections in rigid pavements due to curling, loading and frication, design criteria, methods of design, design of joints. Design project. Check course scheduling information
	CENG 699/6290 - Research Guidance Dissertation (3 cr.) Description Consultation on problems related to student thesis. To be taken 11 times for credit. Check course scheduling information
	CENG 680/6291 - Independent Study in Structural and Material Engineering (3 cr. max.) Description Independent study in various problem areas of structural and material engineering may be assigned to individual students or to groups. Readings assigned and frequent consultations held. Check course scheduling information
	CENG 692/6292 - Advanced Selected Topics in Structural and Material Engineering (3 cr.) Description Topics chosen according to special interests of faculty and students. May be repeated for credit more than once if content changes. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 103/1003 - Chemistry and Society (3 cr.) Prerequisites Not for credit for Science, Engineering and Computer Science Majors Description Not for credit for Science, Engineering and Computer Science majors. Introduction to basic chemical principles; examples of chemistry in context of daily life and impact on society : nutrition, polymers, colors and pigments, drug development, energy storage, environmental pollution and control, agro chemicals and other related issues When Offered Offered in fall and spring. Notes Not for credit for Science, Engineering and Computer Science majors Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 104/1004 - Man and the Environment (3 cr.) Description Chemistry of the environment. Principles of ecosystem structures, energy flow and elements cycles. Natural resources, Population and Development. Renewable energy. Pollution control and prevention: air pollution, global warming, the depletion of the ozone layer and water pollution. Hazardous substances. Solid waste and recycling. Pests and pest control. Sustainability. When Offered Offered in fall, spring and occasionally in summer. Notes Not for credit for science, engineering and computer science majors. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 105/1005 - General Chemistry I (3 cr.) Prerequisites Thanawiya Amma Science or equivalent. Description Chemical stoichiometry; atomic structure and periodicity; an overview of chemical bonding with a discussion of models and theories of covalent bonding; introduction to structure and chemistry of organic compounds. When Offered Offered in fall, spring and occasionally in summer and winter. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 106/1006 - General Chemistry II (3 cr.) Prerequisites CHEM 1005 Description Gases; thermochemistry; liquids and solids, properties of solutions; introduction to chemical kinetics, chemical equilibria, environmental pollution. When Offered Offered in fall and spring. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 115L/1015 - General Chemistry Laboratory (1 cr.) Prerequisites Thanawiya Amma Science or equivalent Description Selected experiments in inorganic and organic chemistry. Hours One three-hour lab period When Offered Offered in fall and spring and occasionally in summer and winter. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 116L/1016 - General Chemistry Laboratory (1 cr.) Prerequisites CHEM 1015 Description Semi-micro qualitative analysis of selected salts and mixtures Hours One three-hour laboratory period. When Offered Offered in fall and spring. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 199/1930 - Selected Topic for Core Curriculum (3 cr.) Description Course addressing broad intellectual concerns and accessible to all students, irrespective of major. When Offered Offered occasionally. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 203/2003 - Organic Chemistry I (3 cr.) Prerequisites CHEM 1005 Description Aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons, stereochemistry and conformational analysis, ionic and free-radical substitution and addition reactions. When Offered Offered in fall. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 205/2005 - Environmental Analytical Chemistry (3 cr.) Prerequisites CHEM 1006 Description Introduction; analytical environmental data: assessment and interpretation, titrimetry, chromatography, atomic spectrometry, mass spectrometry, potentiometric techniques, thermal techniques. Specific applications to the environment. Notes This course is not available for credit for students who take CHEM 3011 . Some laboratory demonstrations will be provided. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 206/2006 - Analytical Chemistry I (2 cr.) Prerequisites CHEM 1006 and to be taken concurrently with CHEM 2016 Description Ionic equilibria: solubility, activity and ionic strength. Gravimetry: nucleation and crystal growth, methodology, colloids. Acid-base, complexation, oxidation-reduction and precipitation equilibria and titrations. Introduction to separations in analytical chemistry. When Offered Offered in spring. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 207/2007 - Chemical Industries (3 cr.) Prerequisites CHEM 1006 . Description An overview of major chemical industries, global and local production, major products and their production, selected from: metals petrochemicals, agrochemicals, dyes, pharmaceuticals, plastics, glass, ceramics, cement. Quality assurance. When Offered Offered in fall. Notes Field trips to local industries. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 216L/2016 - Volumetric and Gravimetric Analysis (2 cr) Prerequisites CHEM 1016 and concurrent with CHEM 2006 Description Acid-base, oxidation-reduction, complexometric and precipitation titrations; gravimetric analysis; potentiometric titrations. Hours Two three-hour periods. When Offered Offered in spring. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 220/2020 - Introduction to Food Chemistry (3 cr.) Prerequisites CHEM 1005 . Description Introduction of the chemistry associated with the structure and the functions of food components and systems. The course also addresses the beneficial and detrimental changes that occur in foods during processing, storage and utilization. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 312/3002 - Archaeological Chemistry I (3 cr.) Prerequisites CHEM 1006 . Description Characterization of metals, minerals, pigments, glass, stone, dyes. Dating techniques: thermoluminescence, radiocarbon, amino-acid, Obsedian hydration and potassium/argon. Introduction to Mossbauer spectroscopy and neutron activation analysis. When Offered Offered occasionally. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 303/3003 - Thermodynamics (3 cr.) Prerequisites MACT 2123 CHEM 2006 and concurrent with CHEM 3013 . Description Gas laws, state variables and equations of state, energy and the first law, thermochemistry; entropy and the second and third laws; spontaneity and equilibrium; physical transformation of pure substances, phase rule, phase equilibria. When Offered Offered in fall. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 304/3004 - Physical Chemistry I (3 cr.) Prerequisites CHEM 3003 , PHYS 1021 and concurrent with CHEM 3014 . Description Chemical potential and equilibria, solutions and colligative properties, electrochemical systems. When Offered Offered in spring. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 306/3006 - Organic Chemistry II (3 cr.) Prerequisites CHEM 2003 Description Stereochemistry, aromaticity, electrophilic aromatic substitution; spectroscopy and structure; SN1, SN2, E1, and E2 reactions. When Offered Offered in spring. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 307/3007 - Production Basics for Chemical Industries (3 cr.) Prerequisites CHEM 1006 . Description An overview of planning scale-up from laboratory to pilot plant, to production plant, with a focus on models for determining profitability of new projects, new products and new processes. Selected topics from: process design, plant layout and flowsheets, material and energy balances, mass and heat transfer, reactor kinetics, chemical economics, process design strategies and waste management. When Offered Offered every other semester. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 309/3009 - Inorganic Chemistry I (3 cr.) Prerequisites CHEM 1006 and junior standing. Description Basic principles of quantum mechanics as applied to hydrogenic and polyelectron atoms, atomic orbitals, electron-electron interactions, atomic parameters. Molecular orbital theory as applied to diatomic and polyatomic molecules and to solids, bond properties, molecular shape and symmetry, introduction to applications of molecular symmetry in chemistry. The structures of simple solids; acids & bases; oxidation-reduction. When Offered Offered in fall. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 310L/3010 - Organic Chemistry I Laboratory (1 cr.) Prerequisites CHEM 1016 and CHEM 3006 . Description Characterization of organic compounds by classification tests. When Offered Offered in fall. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 311/3011 - Analytical Chemistry II (3 cr.) Prerequisites CHEM 2006 and CHEM 2016 . Description Instrumental methods of chemical analysis: visible, ultraviolet, and infrared absorption spectroscopy, atomic absorption and emission spectrometry, fluorimetry, X-ray diffraction and fluorescence; mass spectrometry, gas chromatography, thermometric and electrochemical methods. Hours Two class periods and one three-hour lab period. When Offered Offered in fall. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 313L/3013 - Thermodynamics Laboratory (1 cr.) Prerequisites CHEM 1006 , CHEM 2016 and concurrent with CHEM 3003 . Description Experiments in physical chemistry, thermodynamics and error analyses. When Offered Offered in fall. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 314L/3014 - Physical Chemistry I Laboratory (1 cr.) Prerequisites CHEM 3013 and concurrent with CHEM 3004 . Description Experiments in electrochemistry. One three-hour lab period. When Offered Offered in spring. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 315/3015 - Biochemistry (3 cr.) Prerequisites CHEM 3006 Description The living cell, structure of biomolecules and their relationship to biological functions; biochemical energetics; metabolism of major cellular components and their relationship to clinical conditions. Cross-listed Same as BIOL 3280 . Hours Two class periods and one three hour lab period. When Offered Offered in fall. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 316L/3016 - Organic Chemistry II Laboratory (1 cr.) Prerequisites CHEM 3010 Description Systematic identification of organic compounds, analysis of mixtures (qualitative and quantitative). When Offered Offered in spring. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 318L/3018 - Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory (1 cr.) Prerequisites CHEM 2016 Description Preparations, reactions, and characterization of some inorganic compounds; ion-exchange; chromatography; measurements of stability constants. When Offered Offered in fall. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 320/3020 - Food Science and Technology (3 cr.) Prerequisites CHEM 1005 . Description An overview of the interdisciplinary nature of food science. Key food commodities and food composition with an emphasis on the functional properties of each commodity. The chemical and physical properties of foods. An overview of food regulation. Concepts and applications of food processing, biotechnology, sensory evaluation, food packaging and food product development. Global food situation with an emphasis on the Egyptian context. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 325/3025 - Clinical Chemistry I (3 cr.) Prerequisites CHEM 3011 or concurrently, CHEM 3013 or consent of instructor Description Module 1: Principles of laboratory techniques: spectrophotometry, chromatography, mass spectrometry, radioisotopes, electrophoresis, immunochemical techniques, electrochemistry, point-of-care devices, and lab automation. Module 2: Chemometrics: statistical procedures, selection and interpretation of lab procedures, reference intervals, clinical decision limits, quality control and method evaluation. Module 3: Laboratory management, quality and informatics. Hours Two class periods and one three-hour lab period. When Offered Offered in spring. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 399/3910 - Guided Studies in Environmental Sciences (3 cr.) Description Under faculty guidance, the student(s) will carry out a group individual project on an environmental related topic. The student(s) will present their results by submitting a common/individual report or by passing an examination, as determined by the supervisor. Cross-listed Same as BIOL 3910 . When Offered Offered in fall and spring. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 301/3940 - Seminar in Science and Technology (1 cr.) Prerequisites Junior standing Description Weekly one-hour seminars in different areas of science and technology with emphasis on chemistry to be given by faculty and invited speakers from industries and other scientific communities. When Offered Offered occasionally Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 410/4002 - Archaeological Chemistry II (3 cr.) Prerequisites CHEM 3002 Description Environmental degradation, chemical and physical agents of deterioration. Corrosion of metals, methods of preservation of antiquities and general methods of treatment. Conservation of stone. Study of porous solids. Introduction to Mercury porosimetry. When Offered Offered occasionally. Notes Pore size distribution studies. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 402/4003 - Physical Chemistry II (3 cr.) Prerequisites CHEM 3004 , MACT 2141 and concurrent with CHEM 4013 . Description The kinetic theory of gases, chemical kinetics and dynamics, photochemistry, homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis, surface chemistry including adsorption. When Offered Offered in fall. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 403/4004 - Physical Chemistry III (3 cr.) Prerequisites CHEM 3004 (or concurrent) and PHYS 2221 . Description Basic concepts and theory of quantum mechanics, applications to atomic and molecular spectroscopy; introduction to statistical thermodynamics. When Offered Offered in spring. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 406/4006 - Organic Chemistry III (3 cr.) Prerequisites CHEM 3006 Description A continuation of the chemistry of monofunctional and polyfunctional compounds, including the chemistry of carbanions, condensation reactions, nucleophiic addition and multistep syntheses. When Offered Offered in spring. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 407/4007 - Food Processing and Preservation (3 cr.) Prerequisites CHEM 1006 . Description An overview of fruit, vegetable, cereal, dairy, seafood and meat science and technology. The principles of food processes, including refrigeration, freezing, heat processing, dehydration, fermentation, high pressure, irradiation, pulsed electric field and packaging. Commercial preservation technologies used in the preservation of minimally processed and processed foods. When Offered Offered in fall. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 408/4008 - Inorganic Chemistry II (3 cr.) Prerequisites CHEM 3009 Description Coordination chemistry, transition metals and their complexes, theories of metal-ligand bonding, complexes of pi-acceptor ligands and organometallic compounds, reaction mechanisms of d-block complexes. Selected topics in nanochemistry, solid state chemistry, bioinorganic chemistry and/ or catalysis. When Offered Offered in spring. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 412L/4013 - Physical Chemistry II Laboratory (1 cr.) Prerequisites CHEM 3014 and concurrent with CHEM 4003 . Description Experiments in physical chemistry emphasizing chemical kinetics. Hours One three-hour lab period. When Offered Offered in fall. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 416L/4016 - Organic Syntheses (2 cr.) Prerequisites CHEM 3016 and CHEM 4006 . Description Organic Synthesis of compounds through one step or multistep, using different techniques for separation and purification. Several spectroscopic tools, (MS, IR, NMR & C¹³) are used to confirm the structure of synthesized compounds. When Offered Offered in fall. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 425/4025 - Clinical Chemistry II (3 cr.) Prerequisites CHEM 3025 Description Module 1. Clinical analytes: amino acids, proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, carbohydrates, electrolytes, clinical enzymology, clinical toxicology, tumor markers, therapeutic drug monitoring, and vitamins. Module 2. Pathophysiology: hepatic, cardiac, renal, gastric, and pancreatic diseases, acid-base disorders, endocrine function, bone disease, organ transplantation, pregnancy and fetal development, and biochemical aspects of hematology. Hours Two class periods and one three-hour lab period When Offered Offered in fall. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 430L/4030 - Advanced Practical Organic Chemistry (3 cr.) Prerequisites CHEM 4016 and consent of instructor. Description Advanced organic multistep syntheses, identification of products by spectroscopy, semimicro quantitative determination of organic compounds. When Offered Offered occasionally. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 435/4035 - Advanced Organic Chemistry (3 cr.) Prerequisites CHEM 4006 consent of instructor. Description Specialized topics in the field of organic chemistry chosen according to specific interests; e.g. polynuclear aromatic compounds, heterocyclic compounds, carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids, physical organic chemistry. When Offered Offered occasionally. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 440/4040 - Molecular Symmetry and Applications (3 cr.) Prerequisites CHEM 3009 and consent of instructor. Description Molecular symmetry: basic principles and applications, molecular vibrations, construction of hybrid orbitals, delocalized molecular orbitals with emphasis on pi orbitals, ligand field spectra and construction of energy-level diagrams. When Offered Offered occasionally. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 450/4050 - Electrochemistry (3 cr.) Prerequisites CHEM 3004 , CHEM 3014 , and consent of instructor. Description Electrochemical processes, irreversible electrodes and cells; dissolution and corrosion of metals; passivity, electrolytic reduction and oxidation; applications of electrochemistry to include fuel cells, electrodialysis, electrophoresis, molten salt cells. Hours Three class periods or two class periods and one three-hour lab period. When Offered Offered occasionally. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 444/4910 - Independent Study ( 1-3cr.) Prerequisites Prerequisite: consent of instructor, senior standing. Description In exceptional circumstances some senior Chemistry students, with departmental approval, may arrange to study a selected topic outside of the regular course offerings. The student and faculty member will select a topic of mutual interest and the student will be guided in research and readings. The student would demonstrate achievement either by submitting a report or passing an examination, according to the decision of the supervisor. Repeatable May be taken more than once if content changes. Notes A student may earn up to a total of three credits. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 414/4930 - Selected Topics in Chemistry (1-3 cr.) Prerequisites Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Description Topics chosen according to special interests of faculty and students.. When Offered Offered occasionally. Repeatable May be repeated for credit more than once if content changes Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 495/4980 - Senior Thesis I (1 cr.) Prerequisites Senior standing. Description A capstone course. Each student selects a topic in his/her field of interest under the supervision of a faculty member. In this course, the student prepares an outline, assembles a bibliography, and develops a study plan under the supervision of the faculty advisor to be followed in preparing his/her project. The students are also expected to compose a theoretical background section that illustrates his/her knowledge of the range of equipment and techniques that will be used in obtaining and reporting the results of research. Each student is expected to deliver a seminar by the end of the semester that provides an overview of the research topic, anticipated outcomes and evaluation criteria. When Offered Offered in fall and spring. Notes May be substituted by a 400-level course in chemistry or other sciences with the approval of the department. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 496/4981 - Senior Thesis II (2 cr.) Prerequisites CHEM 4980 . Description A capstone course. Students will embark in this course on performing the actual work on the project topics selected in CHEM 4980 . After completion of this research study, the students are expected to compose in accordance with the departmental guidelines, a full thesis and give an oral presentation of the main results achieved. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 501/5201 - Biochemistry (3 cr.) Description A basic course introducing the student to chemical bonds, structure of biomolecules, the structure and function of cellular components, protein structure and folding, carbohydrates metabolism, fatty acids oxidation, the kinetics of enzyme-catalyzed reactions, cellular metabolism, energy production, cellular regulatory processes, signal transduction cascades, and photosynthesis. Cross-listed Same as BIOT 5201 . Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 502/5202 - Organometallics (3 cr.) Description Structure and properties of different types of organometallic compounds, types of ligands, bonding, reactivity of organotransition metal compounds, applications in synthesis and catalysis. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 503/5203 - Advanced Organic Chemistry (3 cr.) Description This course discusses important organic classes, concepts, reactions and mechanisms not usually covered in depth in the undergraduate organic courses such as: heterocycles, photochemistry computational chemistry in modern organic chemistry and the art of planning multi-step syntheses. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 504/5204 - Methods of Structure Determination (3 cr.) Prerequisites CHEM 4040 or consent of instructor. Description Structure-properties relationships. Methods of structure determinations: diffraction methods, spectroscopic methods, resonance techniques, ionization-based techniques, magnetometry and other miscellaneous techniques. Case histories will be presented. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 511/5211 - Applied Food Microbiology (3 cr.) Description This course consists of two lectures and one laboratory session per week. It is designed to train students on different aspects of food microbiology. It focuses on the biology and practical aspects of both pathogenic microorganisms and useful industrial bacteria associated with foodstuffs. The course also considers topics on food preservation regimes and laboratory methods for the detection of various food-born bacteria. Much emphasis is being placed on practical training via extensive laboratory classes planned in this course. This training involves practical work on both classical and modern methodologies in food microbiology. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 512/5212 - Food Safety Assurance (3 cr.) Description This course prepares students to participate in food safety monitoring and maintenance in various food industry and governmental health inspection sectors. The course encompasses topics on food-associated hazards and approaches to ensure food safety. In addition to lectures, the course will involve problem-based learning, class discussions and hands-on training on the application of food safety assurance systems. Multiple visits to modern safety units within food processing plants will be organized. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 513/5213 - Beverage Manufacturing (3 cr.) Description This course covers chemistry and technology of beverages and drinks with respect to beverage chemistry, processing, preservation and quality control. Characteristics of raw materials and the relationship of end product characteristics to product formulation, processing and storage will be addressed. Emphasis will be placed upon the safety of products and maintaining or enhancing their health nutritional properties. Other topics include production, marketing and distribution both locally and globally, impact of processing techniques on the nutritional qualities of beverages. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 514/5214 - Chemical Changes In Food During Processing (3 cr.) Description This course consists of two lectures and one laboratory session per week. It is designed to provide the students with in-depth information on the principles of food selection and food preparation. This course covers the physical, chemical, and nutritional changes which occur in food during storage, cooking, processing and preservation. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 515/5215 - Food Additives (3 cr.) Description This course consists of two lectures and one laboratory session per week. The course will present the principles and discuss various aspects of food additive utilization. It will train students on how to use analytical techniques to distinguish between “natural” and “artificial” additives. Regulation and approval of additives for use in foods will be covered. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 516/5216 - Food Fermentation (3 cr.) Description Food fermentations by microorganisms play central roles in the processing and preservation of foodstuffs. The typical flavor and other sensory characteristics of fermented foods depend on the formation of specific fermentation products. This course covers the study of microorganisms responsible for fermentation, the biochemistry of microbial fermentations and the industrial aspects of the fermentation process. It also seeks to deliver up-to-date knowledge and practical training on various technologies of food fermentation. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 517/5217 - Sensory Evaluation of Food Products (3 cr.) Description This course consists of two lectures and one laboratory session per week. It investigates the nutritional, chemical, physical, and sensory properties of foods in relation to preparation procedures. It will present sensory characteristics of foods and assessment of color, texture, and flavor. The course will give the student the ability to apply sensory testing of foods, practice different types of sensory tests, and understand errors in sensory testing. It will assess the best environment for sensory testing and procedures of sensory testing, measurements and scales. Statistical analysis of sensory data such as discrimination tests, descriptive tests, hedonic tests, affective tests will also be discussed. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 518/5218 - Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals (3 cr.) Description Functional foods & nutraceuticals (FFN) and herbal products present some potential to improve the long-term health of the population through disease prevention. The move of FFN into the mainstream is part of the shift towards a preventative approach to health and disease and a move away from relying on pharmaceuticals to treat disease. This course introduces students to the FFN industry with its diversity of natural health products (NHP). Topics will cover classes of FFN and their connection to foods and drugs. Aspects of the development, production, quality control and assurance of FFN will be discussed. The safety and efficacy of individual FFN products are emphasized. Issues regarding the unique regulatory environment of natural heath products and their influence on the development and commercialization of these products in global markets will be presented. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 519/5219 - Practical Approaches to Food Analysis (3 cr.) Description This course is designed to introduce students to the theory and application of chemical, physical and instrumental methods of food analysis. Modern separation and instrumental analysis techniques that are used for detection of food constituents (e.g. moisture, ash, nitrogen, protein, lipid, carbohydrate, vitamins, minerals, etc) as well as contaminants (e.g. mycotoxins, pesticide residues, antimicrobial agents, heavy metals, etc) are stressed. Topics will include sample handling, preparation and analysis as well as the evaluation and reporting of data. Key analytical and separation techniques such as spectroscopy, titration, potentiometry, atomic absorption, chromatography and mass spectrometry will also be presented. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 552/5910 - Independent Study in Chemistry (3 cr.) Prerequisites Consent of instructor. Description Independent study in various problem areas of biotechnology may be assigned to individual students or to groups. Readings are assigned and frequent consultation held. Students may sign for up to 3 credits towards fulfilling M.Sc. requirements. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 551/5930 - Selected Topics in Chemistry (3 cr.) Prerequisites Consent of instructor Description Topics include: polymer science, quantum chemistry and spectroscopy, and molecular symmetry and applications. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 590/5940 - Graduate Seminar I (2 cr.) Description Seminars on research topics, research methodology, and thesis writing and presentations given by invited speakers. Check course scheduling information
	CHEM 591/5941 - Graduate Seminar II (1 cr.) Prerequisites CHEM 5940 . Description Seminars on research topics given by invited speakers and on research plans given by students to discuss their thesis topics and the results obtained in their work. Check course scheduling information

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CENG 490/4980 - Senior Project I (1 cr.)

CENG 491/4981 - Senior Project II (2 cr.)

CENG 577/5210 - The Finite Element Method in Structural Engineering (3 cr.)

CENG 573/5220 - Advanced Construction and Building Materials (3 cr.)

CENG 579/5221 - Assessment, Protection and Repair of Structures (3 cr.)

CENG 571/5225 - Advanced Systems Analysis for Construction Engineering (3 cr.)

CENG 574/5226 - Methods and Equipment for Construction (3 cr.)

CENG 576/5227 - Advanced Systems for Construction (3 cr.)

CENG 565/5241 - Infrastructure Asset Management (3 cr.)

CENG 566/5242 - Simulation Applications in Construction (3 cr.)

CENG 567/5243 - Construction Leadership and Management Skills (3 cr.)

CENG 570/5244 - Advanced Construction Management (3 cr.)

CENG 572/5245 - Claims and Disputes in the Construction Industry (3 cr.)

CENG 575/5246 - Techniques of Planning, Scheduling and Control (3 cr.)

CENG 578/5247 - Resource Management for Construction Projects (3 cr.)

CENG 530/5261 - Contracts in Construction Industry (3 cr.)

CENG 531/5262 - Construction Management (3 cr.)

CENG 532/5263 - Planning, Scheduling and Control (3 cr.)

CENG 533/5264 - Management for Multi-National Environments (3 cr.)

CENG 534/5265 - Risk Management and Bidding Strategies (3 cr.)

CENG 535/5266 - Claims and Disputes in the Construction Industry (3 cr.)

CENG 536/5267 - Systems Analysis for Construction (3 cr.)

CENG 537/5268 - Resource Management for Construction Projects (3 cr.)

CENG 538/5269 - Procurement of Assets & Services for Construction Projects (3 cr.)

CENG 599/5290 - Research Guidance Thesis (3 cr.)

CENG 580/5291 - Independent Study in Construction Engineering (3 cr.)

CENG 592/5292 - Advanced Topics in Construction Engineering (3 cr.)

CENG 611/6211 - Structural Stability (3 cr.)

CENG 612/6212 - Structural Dynamics (3 cr.)

CENG 613/6213 - Earthquake Engineering and Seismic Design (3 cr.)

CENG 631/6222 - Specialty Materials for Construction (3 cr.)

CENG 679/6223 - Preserving, Repair and Sustainability of Structures (3 cr.)

CENG 632/6231 - Highways Pavement Systems and Design (3 cr.)

CENG 699/6290 - Research Guidance Dissertation (3 cr.)

CENG 680/6291 - Independent Study in Structural and Material Engineering (3 cr. max.)

CENG 692/6292 - Advanced Selected Topics in Structural and Material Engineering (3 cr.)

CHEM 103/1003 - Chemistry and Society (3 cr.)

CHEM 104/1004 - Man and the Environment (3 cr.)

CHEM 105/1005 - General Chemistry I (3 cr.)

CHEM 106/1006 - General Chemistry II (3 cr.)

CHEM 115L/1015 - General Chemistry Laboratory (1 cr.)

CHEM 116L/1016 - General Chemistry Laboratory (1 cr.)

CHEM 199/1930 - Selected Topic for Core Curriculum (3 cr.)

CHEM 203/2003 - Organic Chemistry I (3 cr.)

CHEM 205/2005 - Environmental Analytical Chemistry (3 cr.)

CHEM 206/2006 - Analytical Chemistry I (2 cr.)

CHEM 207/2007 - Chemical Industries (3 cr.)

CHEM 216L/2016 - Volumetric and Gravimetric Analysis (2 cr)

CHEM 220/2020 - Introduction to Food Chemistry (3 cr.)

CHEM 312/3002 - Archaeological Chemistry I (3 cr.)

CHEM 303/3003 - Thermodynamics (3 cr.)

CHEM 304/3004 - Physical Chemistry I (3 cr.)

CHEM 306/3006 - Organic Chemistry II (3 cr.)

CHEM 307/3007 - Production Basics for Chemical Industries (3 cr.)

CHEM 309/3009 - Inorganic Chemistry I (3 cr.)

CHEM 310L/3010 - Organic Chemistry I Laboratory (1 cr.)

CHEM 311/3011 - Analytical Chemistry II (3 cr.)

CHEM 313L/3013 - Thermodynamics Laboratory (1 cr.)

CHEM 314L/3014 - Physical Chemistry I Laboratory (1 cr.)

CHEM 315/3015 - Biochemistry (3 cr.)

CHEM 316L/3016 - Organic Chemistry II Laboratory (1 cr.)

CHEM 318L/3018 - Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory (1 cr.)

CHEM 320/3020 - Food Science and Technology (3 cr.)

CHEM 325/3025 - Clinical Chemistry I (3 cr.)

CHEM 399/3910 - Guided Studies in Environmental Sciences (3 cr.)

CHEM 301/3940 - Seminar in Science and Technology (1 cr.)

CHEM 410/4002 - Archaeological Chemistry II (3 cr.)

CHEM 402/4003 - Physical Chemistry II (3 cr.)

CHEM 403/4004 - Physical Chemistry III (3 cr.)

CHEM 406/4006 - Organic Chemistry III (3 cr.)

CHEM 407/4007 - Food Processing and Preservation (3 cr.)

CHEM 408/4008 - Inorganic Chemistry II (3 cr.)

CHEM 412L/4013 - Physical Chemistry II Laboratory (1 cr.)

CHEM 416L/4016 - Organic Syntheses (2 cr.)

CHEM 425/4025 - Clinical Chemistry II (3 cr.)

CHEM 430L/4030 - Advanced Practical Organic Chemistry (3 cr.)

CHEM 435/4035 - Advanced Organic Chemistry (3 cr.)

CHEM 440/4040 - Molecular Symmetry and Applications (3 cr.)

CHEM 450/4050 - Electrochemistry (3 cr.)