Ewha Womans University
Chemistry & Nanoscience

Courses

Undergraduate Program

Undergraduate ProgramThis table demonstrates Undergraduate program through Course Number, Course, Keyword, Course description.
Course
number
Course Keyword Course description
20415 General Chemistry Chemical Reactions/
Atomic and Molecular Structures/
Chemical Equilibrium
An introductory course introducing concept and principles of chemistry, for better understanding the world around us.
20416 General Chemistry I Chemical Reactions/
Atomic and Molecular Structures/
Chemical Bonding
This course of first part of introductory chemistry course designed for students who like to major chemistry, life science, and related fields to introduce the concepts and principles of chemistry. Composition of change of material world, atomic structure and chemical bonding, chemical reactions and stoichiometry, etc are covered.
20417 General Chemistry II Chemical Equilibrium/
Acid-Base Reactions/
Chemical Thermodynamics
This course of first part of introductory chemistry course designed for students who like to major chemistry, life science, and related fields to introduce the concepts and principles of chemistry. properties of gas, liquid, solid states, acid-base, oxidation-reduction reactions, chemical reaction kinetics, nuclear chemistry, descriptive inorganic chemistry, structures and properties of organic compounds and biomolecules are covered.
20418 General Chemistry : Laboratory Work I ChemicalReactions/
Atomic and Molecular
Structures/
Chemical Bonding
Designed to train students the basic laboratory manipulations, preparation and analysis. Understanding of chemical principles through experimental works.
20419 General Chemistry :
Laboratory Work II
Chemical Equilibrium/
Acid-Base Reactions/
Chemical Thermodynamics
Second part of two semester course designed to train students the basic laboratory manipulations, preparation and analysis. Understanding of chemical principles through experimental works.
20548 Instrumental Analysis Advanced Spectroscopy/
Advanced Electrochemistry/
Advanced Chromatography
The goal of this course is to provide the students with an introduction to the principles of spectroscopic, electrometric, and chromatographic methods of analysis, as well as to engender an appreciation of the kinds of instruments that are currently available.
20549 Inorganic Chemistry I Molecular structure/
Molecular orbitals/
Symmetry and group
theory
Introductory survey of inorganic chemistry, chemical bonding, chemical forces, chemistry in aqueous and nonaqueous solutions, coordination chemistry, organometallic chemistry, inorganic chains, ring and cages, the chemistry of the halogens, and noble gases, and inorganic chemistry in biological systems.
20550 Inorganic Chemistry II Coordination Chemistry/
Ligand Field Theory/
Organimetallic chemistry
Introductory survey of inorganic chemistry, chemical bonding, chemical forces, chemistry in aqueous and nonaqueous solutions, coordination chemistry, organometallic chemistry, inorganic chains, ring and cages, the chemistry of the halogens, and noble gases, and inorganic chemistry in biological systems.
20552 Physical Chemistry I Chemical Thermodynamics/
Phase Transformations/
Chemical Equilibrium
This course introduces the students the principles and applications of equilibrium thermodynamics and chemical reaction kinetics. Special emphasis will be given on thermodynamic laws and functions, thermodynamics of biological systems, electrochemistry, rate laws and chemical kinetics including enzyme kinetics, chemical equilibrium and state change.
20553 Physical Chemistry II Quantum Chemistry/
Atomic and Molecular
Structures/
Molecular Spectroscopy
This part of physical chemistry introduces the students the principles of basic quantum theory and molecular spectroscopy.
20554 Physical Chemistry III Statistical Thermodyna
mics/
Molecular Dynamics/
Macromolecular and Solid Chemistry
This part of physical chemistry introduces the students the principles and applications of statistical mechanics, molecular dynamics, structures and properties of macromolecules, aggregates, and solid state materials.
20558 Analytical Chemistry I Basics of Analytical process/
Acid-Base Equilibria/
Titration
This course is for the students who understand the contents in ‘general chemistry’. Chemical equilibria and the related calculations are the main topics of this course. Introduction of analytical chemistry, statistical treatment of experimental results, acid-base equilbria/application (e.g., titration, buffered solution), systematic view of chemical equilbria, and metal-EDTA complex formation are covered.
20569 Organic Chemistry I Chemical Bonding/
Stereochemistry/
Chemical Reactions
Organic chemistry is the study of carbon compounds, which include most of bio-molecules as well as synthetic materials. Therefore, organic chemistry is closely related to many areas of life sciences including biology, medical and pharmaceutical sciences. This course begins with basic concepts of chemical bondings in organic compounds and their functional groups, stereochemistry and acid-base, and moves on to some of the organic reactions including addition and substitution reactions.
20570 Organic Chemistry II Organic Structure Analysis/
Aromatic Compounds/
Reaction Mechanism
Continuing the discussions started in Organic Chemistry I, this course deals with organic reactions of carbonyl group and its derivatives, and those of aromatic compounds. The course will also covers introductory discussions of bio-polymers including proteins, carbohydrates, lipids and nucleic acids.
20574 Spectroscopy for
organic structural
analysis
Organic Spectroscopy/
Organic Spectroscopic Analysis/
Organic Structure Determination
This lecture is designed to study the spectroscopic methods for structural determination or qualitative analysis of organic compounds. Therefore, the practical aspect of Infrared (IR), Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), Ultraviolet-Visible (UV), and Mass Spectroscopy for structural analysis of organic compounds will be emphasized without dwelling on their basic theories. This lecture is suited for the junior or senior students who have the organic chemistry background, or those who took the organic chemistry I and II.
30126 Biochemistry I Biochemical Processes/
Macromolecules Function/
Genetic Manipulation
The course will offer understanding molecular structure and function of four typical biomolecules such as protein, carbohydrate, nucleic acid, and lipid. Especially, conformation of protein structure, catalytic reaction mechanism of enzyme, membrane structure and membrane transport, fundamental knowledge of carbohydrate and nucleic acid will be provided in this class.
30127 Biochemistry II Metabolic Pathway/
Biological Molecules/
Biological Molecules
Based on the knowledge from Biochemistry I, this course will deal with cell metabolic pathways including energy production through catabolism and biosynthesis through anabolism. Moreover, integration of mammalian metabolism pathways such as glycolysis, TCA cycle, urea cycle and biosynthesis will be emphasized.
30237 Nano Science Nano Materials/
Nano Devices/
Nano Characterization
Recent development of nanoscience &technology will be introduced in addition to following topics. Understanding of Nano-materials by approaching from molecules to bulk materials. New synthetic and characterization method of functional inorganic nanomaterials, organic nanomaterials, Inorganic-organic hybrid materials.
33692 Organic Chemistry
Laboratory Ⅰ
Purification Methods/
Chemical Reactions/
Stereochemistry
The main objective of this laboratory course is to teach the students the practical techniques and procedures of organic chemistry. The laboratory class will begin with basic laboratory techniques such as distillation, melting point determination, crystallization, extraction, and chromatography, The students will then have chances to perform some of the organic reactions encountered in Organic Chemistry I course such as substitutions and addition reactions.
33695 Organic Chemistry
Laboratory Ⅱ
Organic Synthesis/
Purification Methods/
Organic Spectroscopic Analysis
This laboratory course is offered to the students who already took Organic Chemistry Laboratory I. The objective of the course is to enhance student's understanding of facts and theories of organic chemistry. The students will have chances to perform some of the organic reactions encountered in Organic Chemistry II course such as carbonyl group chemistry as well as reactions of organometallic compounds.
33697 Physical Methods in Chemistry I Chemical Equilibrium/
Molecular Spectroscopy/
Phase Transformations
Discusses the principles of experimental design, data acquisition, analysis and interpretation, and oral and written reports of experimental results. Typical experiments includes various physical chemical techniques such as thermal analysis, chemical kinetics, spectroscopy. Students are expected to learn experimental principles and techniques necessary for chemical research.
33698 Physical Methods
in Chemistry II
Nanomaterials chemistry/
Electrochemistry/
Molecular spectroscopy
Each student carries out a few experiments of selected topics of mini-research type using a variety of modern experimental techniques.
33701 Biophysical Chemistry Statistical
Thermodynamics/
Biomolecular Dynamics/
Biomolecular Chemistry
This course deals with the chemical principles and experimental techniques in relation to thermodynamics of the biological system, structure and function of biomacromolecules, kinetics of biological molecules including enzyme kinetics, ligand binding, etc.
33702 Advanced Chemical
Experiment I
Chemical Experiments/ Research Writing/ Research Presentation Each student selects a topics of current interest after consulting with an adviser. Literature survey and/or original research on this topic will be preformed.
33703 Advanced Chemical
Experiment II
Chemical Experiments/
Research Writing/
Research Presentation
Professor in charge will instruct the overall research and experiments.
33704 Organic Synthesis Organic Synthesis/
Retrosynthetic Analysis/
Organic Chemistry Reactions
The class of organic synthesis is aimed to provide students who already had courses of organic chemistry Ⅰand Ⅱwith examples in some modern organic syntheses. The lecture will schematically cover scopes and aspects of synthetically useful reactions, mechanisms and their applications to the industry. A large part of the lecture is concerned with the formation of carbon-carbon single and double bonds. In addition, oxidation, reductions, protections, rearrangements, organonmetallic chemistry, stereochemistry, multi step synthesis, and total synthesis of biologically active natural products will be discussed.
35305 Organic Reaction
Mechanism
Organic Reactions/
Organic Reaction Mechanism/
Synthetic Organic Methodology
This course aims to introduce some named organic reactions carried out in modern organic synthesis. A detailed study of reaction mechanisms and their applications to organic synthesis will be conducted.
37111 Polymer Chemistry I Polymer Synthesis/
Polymer Properties/
Polymer Structure
This class provides introductory concepts of polymer chemistry, focusing on synthesis and physicochemical properties of polymers. Fundamental methods of polymerization including free radical polymerization and condensation polymerization will be introduced. In addition, solutions properties, thermal properties, and basic characterization methods of polymers will be discussed.
37112 Polymer Chemistry II Polymer Phase/
Polymer Physics/
Polymer Application
In this class, various method of polymerization such as ring-opening polymerization, ionic polymerization, coordination polymerization, and living polymerization will be introduced. And, morphology, thermodynamics, mechanical/electrical/optical properties, and polymer blends will be covered.
37113 Recent Research in Biochemistry Biochemical Signaling/
Gene Metabolism/
Information Pathway
This course deals with fundamentals of molecular biology and bioinformatioin pathway including genes, chromosome, DNA metabolism, RNA metabolism, protein metabolism, and the regulation of gene expression at molecular level.
37114 Special Topics on
Polymer Chemistry
Polymer for bio application/
nano structured polymer/
Semiconducting polymer
This class covers the polymers for 1) biomedical applications, and 2) electronics/energy/display applications that are intensively investigated by industries. The fundamental design principles and physicochemical properties of polymers for the above specific applications will be discussed.
37117 Bioorganic Chemistry Biomolecules/
Chemical Tool/
Biological Process
This course deals with chemical approaches to combinatorial chemistry, medicinal chemistry and chemical biology from a viewpoint of organic chemistry as well as the structures and biological roles of biomolecules such as amino acids, proteins, nucleic acids and carbohydrates.
37118 Special lecture on
inorganic chemistry
Coordination Compound/
Bioinorganic Chemistry/
Artificial Photosynthesis
This class offers students an opportunity to learn the basic principles and applications of many detailed branches of inorganic chemistry such as solid state chemistry, transition metal chemistry, bio-inorganic chemistry, inorganic photchemistry, and so on. Also, this class is designed to introduce the current status, up-to-date results, and future prospective of researches in the selected topics of inorganic chemistry.
37161 Photochemistry Quantum Chemistry/
Molecular Spectroscopy/
Atomic and Molecular
Structures
Photochemistry is to study the molecular structures from the interaction between light and matter based on quantum mechanical principles. This course covers the fundamental principles as well as experimental methods of rotational, vibrational, and electronic spectroscopy of atoms and molecules and then furthermore studies probing of the principle of chemical reactions and controlling of the reactivity of chemical reactions induced by light, which is related to the important issues of molecular reaction dynamics.
37163 International Conference Field
Study
Globalization/
Reasearch Presentation Skill/
Reasearch Trends
Analysis
This course as a field study for undergraduate students is to participate in the international conference related to their majors and then to present their own researches that they have done during internship in the research laboratory. Through the course, students will have an opportunity to learn how to communicate with other students came from other countries as well as how to present their research results to them.
37422 Analytical Chemistry Ⅱ Basic Electrochemistry/
Basic Spectrophotometry/
Basic Chromatography
This course is for the students who understand the contents in ‘general chemistry’ and ‘analytical chemistry I’. Flavor of instrumental analysis based on the application of chemical equilibria is covered as the main topic of this course. Fundamentals of electrochemical analysis, spectroscopic analysis, and various chromatographic techniques are also discussed.
37423 Physical Organic
Chemistry
Structure &Mechanism/
Chemical Kinetics/
Reaction Mechanism
This course will deal with fundamental principles and models of organic chemistry, and physical methods employed to study them. The students will learn reactive intermediates encountered in different reaction mechanisms, acid-base catalyzed reactions as well as various factors affecting reactivities.
37425 Organic Materials for Energy and Electronics Organic Semiconductor/
Organic Photovoltaics/
Conducting Polymer
This course is for the students who understand the contents in ‘general chemistry’, 'organic chemistryI' and ‘general physics’. This course covers following topics: chemical and physical properties of materials for organic electronics, and its application for organic electronic devices.
38199 Instrumental Chemistry Laboratory Ⅰ Instrumental Analysis/
Spectroscopy/
Electrochemistry
Fundamental principles of instrumental analysis utilized in a variety of chemical researches are introduced and practical laboratory experiments are performed in the course. The course focuses more on the practical analytical techniques in chemical researches.
38207 Instrumental Chemistry Capstone Design Instrumental Analysis/
Spectroscopy/
Electrochemistry
Fundamental principles of instrumental analysis utilized in a variety of chemical researches are introduced and practical laboratory experiments are performed in the course. The course focuses more on the practical analytical techniques in chemical researches.

Graduate program

Graduate ProgramThis table demonstrates graduate program through Course Number, Course, Course description.
Course number Course Course description
G10099 Introduction to Nano Science This course is designed to cover the basic principles and applications of nanoscience and nanotechnology including the synthesis and physicochemical characterization of nanostructured materials, nanodevice fabrication, nanobio application, etc.
G10103 Seminar III Prominent scientists will be invited in this class and the students should attend the seminar to keep pace with the current research trends. In addition, the students are required to make a presentation on their own topic.
G10110 Research II This class is for the graduate students mainly for MS degree to carry out research under the guidance of their research adviser.
G10111 Research III This class is for the graduate students mainly for MS degree to carry out research under the guidance of their research adviser.
G10112 Research IV This class is for the graduate students mainly for MS degree to carry out research under the guidance of their research adviser.
G10113 Advanced Research I This course is for the graduate students mainly for Ph.D. to carry out research under the guidance of their research adviser.
G10114 Advanced Research II This course is for the graduate students mainly for Ph.D. to carry out research under the guidance of their research adviser.
G10115 Advanced Research III This course is for the graduate students mainly for Ph.D. to carry out research under the guidance of their research adviser.
G10116 Advanced Research IV This course is for the graduate students mainly for Ph.D. to carry out research under the guidance of their research adviser.
G10119 Advanced Organic Chemistry This course is designed to provide the students with a background in organic chemistry at an advanced level sufficient for the comprehension of current research activities in the fields.
G10121 Bioinorganic Chemistry This course deals with reactivities and structures of metalloenzymes. Modern spectroscopic techniques employed in the bio-inorganic chemistry are also covered.
G10131 Biomaterials Chemistry Polymeric biomaterials will be discussed from the standpoint of chemistry and biochemistry. Interactions between polymers and cells or tissues, and design and sythesis of biodegradable polymers and their applications will be covered.
G10132 Nanospectroscopy The light-matter interaction will be introduced both classically and quantum mechanically. Spectroscopy as a nanometer scale research tool is limited due to poor spatial resolution. We will study several proposals and new developemt to overcome the resolution problem.
G10136 Medicinal Chemistry This course will deal with all the chemical aspects of drug discovery research such as design and synthesis of drug candidates and their biological screening.
G10155 Biomolecule Engineering This course deals with the reconstruction of novel biomolecules by recombination of biosynthetic genes or enzymes and protein engineering.
G12159 Advanced Polymer Chemistry The polymer synthesis including not only classical radical, ionic, and ring-opening polymerization but also ATRAP, metallocene catalyst, bimodal polymer, dendrimer, hyperbranched polymer, etc. will be covered. And, the structure-properties relationship of polymers will be discussed.
G12171 Chemical and Bio-sensor This course offers students an opportunity to learn a variety of chemical sensing and biosensing principles and sensing platform. The fundamentals, development, and applications of various types of up-to-date sensors - optical, electrochemical, piezoelectric, etc. will be covered.
G12198 BioNanotechnology Bionanotechnology covers new academic disciplines where biology and nanotechnology meet and are merged together. General issues and emerging techniques/methods in the field of nrug delivery system, nanobiosensors, Lab-on-a-Chip, tissue engineering, nanobioimaging, etc will be addressed.
G12206 Biologic Synthesis This course will focus various biosynthetic pathaways and the methodologies for redesign of new biosynthetic pathways.
G12222 Advanced Physical Chemistry This course is designed to provide the students with a background in physical chemistry at an advanced level sufficient for the comprehension of current research activities in the fields.
G12225 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry This course is designed to provide the students with a background in inorganic chemistry at an advanced level sufficient for the comprehension of current research activities in the fields.
G12231 Electrochemistry Fundamentals in electrochemistry are covered in this class. These include electrode kinetics, mass transfer, potential step experiments, cyclic voltammetry, electrode reaction mechanism and basics in digital simulations.
G12232 Solid State Chemistry The interrelationships between the structures and properties of solid-state materials will be covered along with the basic principles of crystallography. In particular, this class will cover various physical and chemical properties of solid-state materials related to applications including electronic structure, and solid state reaction.
G12379 Transition Metal Chemistry This class will cover descriptive and theoretical aspects of the structure and reactivity of transition metal compounds, including coordination chemistry and organometallic chemistry. This course is intended to provide a moderately detailed look at the chemistry of elements of the three transition series with emphasis on bonding, variable oxidation state, complex ion formation, coloured ions, catalytic activity, reaction mechanisms.
G12381 Advanced Analytical Chemistry This course will provide a sound understanding of the general principles of analytical chemistry to graduate-level students.
G12383 Advanced Biochemistry This course is designed to provide the students with a background in biochemistry at an advanced level sufficient for the comprehension of current research activities in the fields.
G12402 Seminar I Prominent scientists will be invited in this class and the students should attend the seminar to keep pace with the current research trends. In addition, the students are required to make a presentation on their own topic.
G12415 Research Ⅰ This class is for the graduate students mainly for MS degree to carry out research under the guidance of their research adviser.
G12416 Quantum Theory and Computational Chemistry This course encompasses basic concepts and principles of quantum mechanics, theoritical calculation and computation of energy and molecular structure of various molecules, and simulation of physicochemical characteristics.
G12616 Methods for Biochemical Researches The recent principles and technologies in genetic engineering, molecular biology, and biochemistry will be covered.
G12740 Molecular Spectroscopy The basic principles of the molecular energy levels, selection rules for transitions, and spectral interpretation will be covered. These include IR, UV-Vis, Raman, magnetic resonance as well as molecular imaging.
G12750 Synthesis of Natural Products The course will cover the total syntheses of selected natural products from animal, plant, marine, bacterial, and fungal sources, including vitamins, alkaloids, hormones, terpenoids and antibiotics.
G12852 Organometallic Chemistry This course deals with the synthesis, structures, reactivities, catalytic activities of organometallic compounds. The theoretical aspects of organometallic compounds will also be covered.
G12869 Seminar II Prominent scientists will be invited in this class and the students should attend the seminar to keep pace with the current research trends. In addition, the students are required to make a presentation on their own topic.
G12874 Seminar IV Prominent scientists will be invited in this class and the students should attend the seminar to keep pace with the current research trends. In addition, the students are required to make a presentation on their own topic.
G12925 Stereochemistry Reactivity and biological activity of molecules are largely affected by the three-dimensional structure of molecule. This course deals with the effects of three-dimensional structures of organic molecules on reactivity and asymmetric organic reactions.
G15647 Advanced Chemical Biology This course deals with applications of the principles and tools of chemistry to the understanding of biological phenomena and problems by employing many practical examples.
G15650 Special topics in Chemistry Current trends, research progresses and future prospects for the selected topics in various fields of chemistry are covered in this class.
G15651 Special topics in Nano Science This course is designed to introduce the current status, up-to-date results, and future prospective of researches in the selected topics of nano science.
G15652 Writing Research Papers This course will provide informations required for publication of research papers. Searching literatures, writing papers, peer-review processes are introduced. Also ethics of research and publications are covered.
G15653 Energy·environmental Materials This class covers the fundamental and applications of emerging renewable energy technologies like solar cell, fuel cell, hydrogen production, secondary batteries, supercapacitors, and hydrogen storage. Also, the basic principles and material science for environmental purification technology including greenhouse gas sequesterification and organic pollutant degradation will be lectured.
G15654 Nano Photonics Photonic properties of nanoparticles and nanostructures will be covered in this course. Also, application to photonic devices will be presented.
G16234 Statistical Mechanics Statistical mechanics is a molecular-level interpretation of macroscopic thermodynamic quantities by applying the results of classical and quantum-mechanical description of statistics and mechanics at the microscopic level of atoms and molecules.
G16235 Advanced Bioorganic Chemistry This course deals with chemical approaches to the development of drugs and tools for biological researches as well as the understanding of biological systems including the role of biomolecules, based on organic chemistry.
G16236 Advanced Physical Organic Chemistry This course deals with physical organic chemistry associated with reaction rate laws, reaction control, catalysis, the determination of reaction mechanisms, and molecular dynamics.
G16237 Special Topic in Organic Chemistry I Current trends, research progresses and future prospects for the selected topics in organic fields are covered in this class.
G16238 Special Lectures in Inorganic Chemistry I Concepts, current trends, practical applications, up-to-date research results, and future prospects for the selected topics in various fields of inorganic chemistry are covered in this class.
G16239 Combinatorial biology Combinatorial biology is for the production of 'unnatural'natural products. Unnatural natural products are natural products since they are produced from biosynthetic pathway of nature but 'unnatural' in view of the fact that their genetic informations are reconstructed. This course deals with the recent development of combinatorial biology which is based on the understanding and utilization of genomics and aimed for the structural diversification of small molecule bioactive natural products.
G16240 Chemical Dynamics Chemical dynamics deals with time-dependent phenomena, such as energy transfer and chemical reactions, in terms of the detailed dynamic motion of the nuclei and electrons that constitute the system.
G16241 Advance Organic Synthesis This course deals with reaction pathways, planning and executions of synthetically useful reactions in organic chemistry, including C-C and C=C bond forming reactions, functional group transformations and oxidation/reductions
G16242 Special Topic in Organic Chemistry II Current trends, research progresses and future prospects for the selected topics in organic fields are covered in this class.
G16243 Special Lectures in Inorganic Chemistry II Concepts, current trends, practical applications, up-to-date research results, and future prospects for the selected topics in various fields of inorganic chemistry are covered in this class.
G16246 Special Topics in Analytical Chemistry This course deals with theories and applications for the advanced topics of up-to-date interests in analytical chemistry. This course is for the students who are familiar with the fundamentals of analytical chemistry.
G16247 Biosynthesis The unique chemistry operating to construct complex terrestrial and marine natural products provides a certain and virtually limitless source of novel enzymes. The genes that specify the biosynthesis of these compounds will provide a readily accessible source of novel biocatalysts that perform interesting and potentially novel chemical reactions. This course will focus biosynthetic mechanism of range of natural products.
G16248 Nanomaterials Chemistry In this class fundamental concept of the nanoscience is defined first based on which a systematic approach for the fabrication, characterization and application of nanostructured materials is discussed.
G17380 Advanced Instrumental Analysis This course covers advanced applications of various analytical instruments such as mass spectrometry, X-ray diffractiometry, spectroscopy and etc. for materials science.
G17383 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy This course covers basic theories and principles of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
G17386 Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Magnetic Resonance Imaging This course covers basic theories and principles of electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy and magnetic resonance imaging.
G17928 Research on solving technological difficulties This Course introduces the challenges of science and technology that humanity must solve in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and what research is going on in the world.