The interdisciplinary Biochemistry program will enable and prepare students to pursue careers in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, healthcare, and food and cosmetics, and/or to continue their education and research in life sciences and medicine. Students in the Biochemistry program will learn theoretical fundamentals and hands-on laboratory skills, and will be exposed to the in-depth study of complex chemical changes that occur at the molecular and cellular levels, which is essential to the understanding of life processes. The major focus will be the chemical basis and molecular logic of life, including energy in biological systems, macromolecular structures and functions, information storage and flow, evolution, and homeostasis. In addition, students in the program will engage in professional and ethical conduct and meaningful research to achieve academic excellence.

Total Credit Hours: 81

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Only one research course (CHEM 492/493, BIOL 350/450) may be counted toward major required elective.

The B.S. in Biochemistry program will focus on the development of durable, translatable skills and strong fundamental knowledge. The program enables students to develop life-long learning capability with a vigorous grounding in its core concepts nurtured through a continual, progressive emphasis on critical reasoning skills, experiential learning, and the ability to communicate information and concepts in a clear, accurate, and organized form using both the written and spoken word.

The B.S. in Biochemistry consists of foundation courses in chemistry, biology, physics, and mathematics with core courses in biochemistry focusing on the molecular and cellular understanding of biological processes in terms of energy, structure and function, information storage and processing, in the context of the pervasive role of evolution and homeostasis.