Siena Heights University
CHEMISTRY
CHE 107
CULINARY CHEMISTRY
4
In this lab-based course students will study the chemical & physical properties of ingredients and prepared foods,
as well as the reactions that take place when food and beverages are prepared. Studies will include the impact of
food on the human brain, the history of ingredients, and the economics of the food chain. Lab sessions will focus
on the chemical and physical changes that foodstuffs undergo as they are transformed from ingredients to final
products. Students will be strongly encouraged, but not required, to taste the results of the culinary experiments.
Does not count toward a Chemistry major or minor, or Integrated Science.
Prerequisite: None
Laboratory fee: $50
Liberal Arts: Science
Course is offered: WI Every Year
CHE 110
INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL, ORGANIC, AND BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
4
An introduction to general chemistry, organic chemistry and biochemistry as related to biological systems. Topics
include atomic theory; chemical equations and reaction; solids, liquids, gases and their structure and behavior;
solutions, acids and bases, buffers and pH; structure, naming and properties of major classes of organic and
biochemical compounds. Does not count towards a major or minor in chemistry or elementary integrated science.
Prerequisite: None
Laboratory fee: $50
Liberal Arts: Science
Course is offered: WI Every Year
CHE 141
GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
4
An introduction to the basic principles and concepts of chemistry. Topics covered include stoichiometry, atomic
and molecular structure, thermochemistry, and the states of matter. Laboratory exercises accompany the lecture
material.
Laboratory fee: $50
Liberal Arts: Science
Course is offered: FA Every Year
CHE 142
GENERAL CHEMISTRY II
Further study of the principles and concepts of chemistry (a continuation of CHE 141). Topics include kinetics,
equilibrium, acid-base chemistry, solubility and complex ions, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, and the
descriptive chemistry of the elements. Laboratory exercises accompany the lecture material.
Prerequisite: CHE 141
Laboratory fee: $50
Liberal Arts: Science
Course is offered: WI Every Year
4
CHE 241
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I
4
A study of the structure of organic molecules, their stereochemical and spectral properties, and their reactions.
Special attention is given to the mechanisms of reactions.
Prerequisite: CHE 142
Laboratory fee: $50
Course is offered: FA Every Year
CHE 242
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II
4
A continuation of the study of organic molecules. The number of functional groups studied is expanded, and the
electronic structure of the functional group is related to its reactivity and the mechanisms of its reactions.
Prerequisite: CHE 241
Laboratory fee: $50
Course is offered: WI Every Year
Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 2016-2018
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