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CHEM 430

Advanced Analytical Chemistry

Catalog2026-2027
Credits4 units
LevelUpper Division
Standard

Overview

Description

Expands upon CHEM 330 to include details of more advanced calibration methods and specific instrumentation. Prepares students for employment in a commercial analytical laboratory with special emphasis on the analysis of environmental samples using U.S.EPA certified methods. Fulfills the “environmental analytical chemistry” course requirement for the American Chemical Society certified environmental chemistry degree.

Requirements

Prerequisites

CHEM 330CHEM 220ACHEM 241CHEM 242CHEM 341CHEM 342
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 330; CHEM 220A or CHEM 241 or CHEM 242 or CHEM 341 or CHEM 342.

Units

Lecture3
Laboratory Studio1

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Spring - Odd Years

Terms

spring

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • describe the main methods used for organic analysis in a commercial setting.
  • describe the main methods used for inorganic analysis in a commercial setting.
  • differentiate between quality control and quality assurance as they apply to analytical chemistry in a commercial setting.
  • interpret the U.S.E.P.A.’s SW846 methods for environmental analysis.
  • design/create an analysis method by picking and choosing from known established methods
  • do dilution calculations for the preparation of standard solutions of precisely known concentrations and use devices of appropriate precision to physically prepare those solutions in the laboratory.