CHE 318 — BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY (CUR-206)

CHE 318 — BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY is a DePaul University catalog course in College of Science and Health. This course is designed for advanced undergraduate students with an interest in the interdisciplinary field of biophysics. The course will focus on several subfields of biophysical chemistry, including: fluorescence as a tool in biophysics; protein folding; biophysical applications of single molecule fluorescence, atomic force microscopy, X-ray crystallography, mass spectrometry, and NMR spectroscopy.

Summary 🟢 ✓

• Resource type: course
• College / school: Chemistry
• College/School: College of Science and Health
• Curriculum section: Environmental Science / Chemistry / Biology / CSH
• Catalog: CHE 318
• Last Verified: 2026-07-01

Course access

• Access: 🟢 Green — Open or routine access
• Rationale: No formal prerequisites listed in catalog description; open to any student meeting university registration rules.
• Prerequisites: None listed in catalog description

Verification

• Status: ✓ Catalog course
• Rationale: Captured from official DePaul course catalog (2026-06-30 catalog review).
• Source URL: catalog.depaul.edu/course-descriptions/che
• Last verified: 2026-07-01

Catalog description

This course is designed for advanced undergraduate students with an interest in the interdisciplinary field of biophysics. The course will focus on several subfields of biophysical chemistry, including: fluorescence as a tool in biophysics; protein folding; biophysical applications of single molecule fluorescence, atomic force microscopy, X-ray crystallography, mass spectrometry, and NMR spectroscopy. Additional topics will be selected by students from a list of possible choices.

Resource relevance

Relevant applied coursework per catalog description review (labs, studios, instrumentation, media production, or similar).

Documented resource links

CSH-001

• Relationship: uses_facility
• Rationale: DePaul course catalog description references Core chemistry instrumentation. Catalog text matches Core chemistry instrumentation.
• Source URLs:
• catalog.depaul.edu/course-descriptions/che
• Resource page: CSH-001

CSH-002

• Relationship: uses_facility
• Rationale: Catalog mentions 'fluorescence' (equipment category: Spectrometers).
• Source URLs:
• catalog.depaul.edu/course-descriptions/che
• Resource page: CSH-002

CSH-011

• Relationship: uses_facility
• Rationale: Catalog mentions 'fluorescence' (equipment category: Spectrometers).
• Source URLs:
• catalog.depaul.edu/course-descriptions/che
• Resource page: CSH-011

Notes

Catalog course key: CHE 318.

Catalog context

• Recent schedule: Not offered in the queried registrar terms