Biochemistry Major

Required Course

Biochemistry I focuses on structure/function relationships and interactions of biomolecules that govern biological processes in living organisms. This course is crosslisted with BI340 and CH303.

Elective Course

Explore immunotherapy and targeted-drug design while learning about the causes of cancer at the molecular level and cutting-edge therapies to treat the disease.

Elective Course

Explore cell structure and function at the molecular level including membranes, intracellular trafficking, information transfer, and storage. You will gain experience in molecular and biochemical techniques in the associated laboratory course.

A study of the correlation of acid-base theory, reaction mechanisms, molecular structure, chemical energetics, stereochemistry, and spectroscopy, applied to organic functional groups, specifically alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, alky halides, alcohols, and ethers. Survey of the properties of organic functional groups: organometallics, conjugated systems, aromatics, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, and their derivatives, amines, and carbohydrates. Mass, infrared, ultraviolet, and visible spectroscopy.

Study of the limitations of the degree of completion of chemical and physical processes by natural law. Thermodynamics is applied to the gaseous, liquid, and solid states. Homogeneous chemical equilibria solutions, heterogeneous equilibria, electrochemistry, chemical kinetics, and surface phenomena.