Advanced Chemistry Lecture Electives

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Advanced Chemistry Lecture Electives

Academic Year (AY) 2025-2026

Below is a list of courses in the Chemistry Department that are permitted to count as Advanced Lecture Courses in Fall 2025 and/or Spring 2026. Occasionally, times may change after this page has been updated. Consult Yale Course Search for the most up-to-date schedule.

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Fall 2025

Chem 4020(0.5 credit) Fundamentals of Transition Metal Chemistry.Prof. James Mayer.\ Tues./Thurs. 9:00 am – 10:15 am (first half of term).

Chem 4060 (0.5 credit) Bioinorganic Spectroscopy. Prof. Gary Brudvig.\ Mon./Wed. 11:35 am – 12:50 pm (first half of term).

Chem 4070 (0.5 credit) Bioinorganic Mechanisms. Prof. Gary Brudvig.\ Mon./Wed. 11:35 am – 12:50 pm (second half of term).

Chem 4080 (0.5 credit) Principles of Materials Chemistry.Prof. Hailiang Wang.\ Mon./Wed. 9:00-10:15 am (first half of term).

Chem 4160 (0.5 credit) Organic Structure and Energetics. Prof. William Jorgensen. \ Tues./Thurs. 11:35 am – 12:50 pm (first half of term).

Chem 4170 (0.5 credit) Kinetics and Thermodynamics in Organic Systems. Prof. Scott Miller. \ Tues./Thurs. 11:35 am – 12:50 pm (second half of term).

Chem 4200 (0.5 credit) Chemical Biology of Nucleic AcidsProf. Sarah Slavoff. \ Tues./Thurs. 9:00-10:15 am (first half of term).

Chem 4210 (0.5 credit) Protein Design & Catalysis. Prof. Jason Crawford.\ Tues./Thurs. 9:00-10:15 am (second half of term).

Chem 4240 (0.5 credit) Chemical Biology of Drug Discovery. Prof. David Spiegel. \ Mon./Wed. 9:00-10:15 am (first half of term).

Chem 4320 (0.5 credit) Synthetic Methods I. Prof. Jonathan Ellman. \ Mon./Wed. 11:35 am – 12:50 pm (first half of term). 

Chem 4330 (0.5 credit) Synthetic Methods II. Prof. Jonathan Ellman. \ Mon./Wed. 11:35 am – 12:50 pm (second half of term). 

Chem 4780 (0.5 credit) Molecules and Radiation I. Prof. Kurt Zilm.\ Mon./Wed./Fri. 9:25 am - 10:15 am (first half of term).

Chem 4790 (0.5 credit) Molecules and Radiation II.Prof. Kurt Zilm.\ Mon./Wed./Fri. 9:25 am - 10:15 am (second half of term).

Chem 5090(0.5 credit) Materials Chemistry II: Characterization Techniques.Prof. Hailiang Wang.\ Mon./Wed. 9:00 -10:15 am (second half of term).

Chem 5760(0.5 credit) Fundamentals for Physical Chemistry. Prof. Mark Johnson. \ Mon./Wed. 11:35 am - 12:50 pm (second half of term).

Spring 2026

Chem 3190 (1.0 credit) Chemical Biology: Chemical Dissection & Reprogramming of Biological Systems. Prof. Jason Crawford.\ Tues./Thurs. 9:00 am – 10:15 am (full semester course).

Chem 4030 (0.5 credit) Fundamentals of Organometallic Chemistry. Prof. Nilay Hazari.\ Mon./Wed. 9:00-10:15 am (first half of term).

Chem 4720 (0.5 credit) Introduction to Statistical Mechanics I. Prof. Victor Batista. \ Tues./Thurs. 11:35 am - 12:50 pm (first half of term).

Chem 4730(0.5 credit) Introduction to Statistical Mechanics II. Prof. Victor Batista.\ Tues./Thurs. 11:35 am - 12:50 pm (second half of term).

Chem 4920 (0.5 credit) Biochemical Rates and Mechanisms I. Prof. Pat Loria.\ Tues./Thurs. 11:35 am-12:50 pm (first half of term).

Chem 4950 (0.5 credit) Resonant and Non-Resonant Interaction of Light with Matter II. Prof. Mark Johnson.\ Mon./Wed. 11:35 am - 12:50 pm (second half of term).

Chem 5100 (0.5 credit) Energy and Environmental Electrochemistry. Prof. Hailiang Wang.\ Mon./Wed. 11:35 am-12:50 pm (first half of term).

Chem 5110 (0.5 credit) Fundamentals of Chemical Crystallography and Diffraction.Dr.Brendan Mercado. \ Tues./Thurs. 11:35 am-12:50 pm (first half of term).

Chem 5120 (0.5 credit) Crystal Structure Refinement in Chemical Crystallography.Dr.Brendan Mercado. Tues./Thurs. 11:35 am-12:50 pm (second half of term).

Chem 5140 (0.5 credit) Molecular Materials: Design, Synthesis, and Properties.Prof. Amymarie Bartholomew. \ Mon./Wed. 11:35 am-12:50 pm (second half of term).

Chem 5280 (0.5 credit) Natural Product Synthesis.Prof. Timothy Newhouse. \ Tues./Thurs. 9:00 am-10:15 am (first half of term).

Chem 5290 (0.5 credit) Total Synthesis. Prof. Seth Herzon. \ Tues./Thurs. 9:00 am-10:15 am (second half of term).

Chem 5350 (0.5 credit) Fundamentals of Medicinal Chemistry. Prof. William Jorgensen. \ Mon./Wed. 11:35 am – 12:50 pm (first half of term).

Chem 5360 (0.5 credit) Computer Simulations of Organic and Biomolecular Systems. Prof. William Jorgensen. Mon./Wed. 11:35 am – 12:50 pm (second half of term).

Chem 5680 (0.5 credit) Advanced Quantum Mechanics.Prof. Tianyu Zhu.\ Tues./Thurs. 9:00-10:15 am (first half of term).

Chem 5930 (0.5 credit) Biochemical Rates and Mechanisms II. Prof. Pat Loria.\ Tues/Thurs 11:35 am-12:50 pm (second half of term).

Chem 5880 (0.5 credit) Optical Spectroscopy: Applications in Biophysics. Prof. Elsa Yan. \ Mon./Wed. 9:00 am – 10:15 am (first half of term).

Chem 5940 (0.5 credit) Resonant and Non-Resonant Interaction of Light with Matter I. Prof. Mark Johnson.\ Mon./Wed. 11:35 am - 12:50 pm (first half of term).

Advanced Laboratory Electives, Full Term Courses

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Fall 2025

Chem 2260L(1.0 credit) Advanced Chemistry Lab. Prof. Christine DiMeglio. \ Full Term Course\ Labs on both Tues. and Thurs. 1:00 – 5:00 pm. 

Chem 3300L(1.0 credit) Physical Chemistry Lab I. Prof. Paul Cooper. \ Full Term Course\ Offered on either Mon., Tues., or Wed. 1:00 – 5:00 pm with lecture on Fridays from 1:30-2:30 pm\ **Note: this lab is required for students pursuing a B.S. in Chemistry (Intensive) degree.**

Chem 5600L (0.5 credit) Advanced Instrumentation Lab I.Prof. Patrick Vaccaro.\ First Half of Term \ Labs on Thurs. 1:00-5:00 pm with lecture on Fridays from 2:30-3:30 pm.

Spring 2026

Chem 2510L (1.0 credit) Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory. Prof. Jon Parr.\ Full Term Course\ Lab offered on either Wed or Thurs 1:00-5:00 pm and lecture on Fridays 2:30-3:20 pm.

Chem 3310L (1.0 credit) Physical Chemistry Laboratory II. Prof. Paul Cooper.\ Full Term Course\ Lab offered on either Tues. or Wed. 1:00-5:00 pm and lecture on Fridays from 2:30-3:20 pm.

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