A course involving instruction, laboratory, and/or literature searches in one of the traditional chemistry fields depending on student interest and specialty of instructor. The following topics may be chosen/offered Bioinorganic Chemistry, Transition Metal Chemistry, Solid State Chemistry, Advanced Topics in Organic Chemistry, Statistical Mechanics, and Advanced Topics in Analytical Chemistry. May be repeated for credit when topic changes. Prerequisites: Senior standing and permission of instructor. (Formerly CHEM 4399).