University Foundation Courses | 39 credits | |
Major Courses (Biochemistry and Biotechnology Core) | 64 credits | |
Minor Courses (Electives in Biochemistry and Biotechnology) | 15 credits | |
Senior Project or Internship in Biochemistry | 3 credits | |
Live-In Field Experience LFE | 3 credits | |
Total | 124 credits |
Foundation Courses:
ENG 101 English Listening and Speaking Skills | 3 cr | |
ENG 102 English Reading Skills | 3 cr | |
ENG 105 Business English | 3 cr | |
MAT 101 Intermediate University Mathematics II (Mandatory for Departmental Majors) | 3 cr | |
MAT 211 Probability and Statistics (Mandatory for Departmental Majors) | 3 cr | |
CIS 101 and 101L Fundamentals of Computer System Lecture and Lab | 4 cr | |
Social Sciences I | 3 cr | |
Social Sciences II | 3 cr | |
Humanities I | 3 cr | |
Humanities II | 3 cr | |
BIO 102 and 102L Biology and Society Lecture and Lab Natural Science I (Mandatory for Departmental Majors) | 4 cr | |
PHY 101 and 101L University Physics I Lecture and Lab | 4 cr | |
Total Foundation Courses Required | 39 cr |
Core Courses:
BCB 103 and 103L Introductory Chemistry I Lecture and Lab Natural Science II (Mandatory for Departmental Majors) | 4 cr | |
BCB 104 and 104L Introductory Chemistry II Lecture and Lab | 4 cr | |
BCB 201 and BCB201L Organic Chemistry I Lecture and Lab | 4 cr | |
BCB 202 and BCB 202L Organic Chemistry II Lecture and Lab | 4 cr | |
BCB 203 Cell Biology | 3 cr | |
BCB 204 Molecular Genetics | 3 cr | |
BCB 205 Metabolism | 3 cr | |
BCB 206 Molecular Biology | 3 cr | |
BCB 207 Biochemical Techniques Lab | 3 cr | |
BCB 301 Immunology | 3 cr | |
BCB 302 Enzymology | 3 cr | |
BCB 303 Experimental Design, Research Methods and Biostatistics | 3 cr | |
BCB 304 Recombinant DNA Technology | 3 cr | |
BCB 305 Molecular Biology Lab | 3 cr | |
BCB 306 Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics | 3 cr | |
BCB 307 Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering: Concepts and Applications | 3 cr | |
16. | BCB 308 Endocrinology | 3 cr |
17. | BCB 309 Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology | 3 cr |
18. | BCB 401 Readings in Biochemistry | 3 cr |
19. | BCB 402 Student Symposium in Biochemistry | 3 cr |
Total Core Courses Required | 64 cr |
Elective Courses (Minor in Biochemistry and Biotechnology):
All courses are 3 credits each. Electives will only be offered if sufficient eligible students sign up for the course.
BCB 403A Culture of Animal Cells: Techniques in Tissue Culture (Lab) | 3 cr | |
BCB 403B Culture of Plant Cells: Techniques in Tissue Culture (Lab) | 3 cr | |
BCB 404 Molecular Microbiology | 3 cr | |
BCB 405 Virology | 3 cr | |
BCB 406 Evolutionary Biology | 3 cr | |
BCB 407 Microbial Biotechnology | 3 cr | |
BCB 408 The Ethics of Biological Research and Technology | 3 cr | |
BCB 409 Nutrition, Metabolism and Diseases | 3 cr | |
BCB 410 Food Technology | 3 cr | |
BCB 411 Clinical Biochemistry | 3 cr | |
BCB 412 Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology | 3 cr | |
BCB 413 Molecular Biology of Cancer | 3 cr | |
BCB 414 Developmental Biology | 3 cr | |
BCB 415 Epigenetics | 3 cr | |
BCB 416 Spectroscopy: Theory and Application | 3 cr | |
BCB 417 Natural Products | 3 cr | |
Total Electives for Minor Required | 15 cr |