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COLL 228 001 (CRN: 27156)
EXPLORING AFROCHEMISTRY
Long Title: EXPLORING THE INTERSECTION OF CHEMISTRY AND BLACK LIFE (MCMURTRY)
Department: College Courses
Instructor: Johnson, Brooke
Meeting: 6:00PM - 6:50PM R (13-JAN-2025 - 25-APR-2025)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 1
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 19
Section Enrolled: 4
Enrollment data as of: 15-JUL-2025 4:45AM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Final Exam Time:
2-MAY-2025
2:00PM - 5:00PM F
Description: This course introduces students to basic chemistry concepts while exploring how those concepts intersect with important questions in the field of African American Studies and how they illuminate issues related to racial justice in the United States. Using a case study approach, this course will focus, for instance, on the chemistry underlying environmental crises and chronic disease as well as the chemistry of skin pigmentation and hair. Attention to equity in scientific education, and to the work of historic and contemporary Black chemists and other diverse scientists frames the course throughout.