Degree Requirements
Students are required to complete 30 credits of coursework, including 19 credits of required courses and 11 credits of electives.
The recommended electives are listed below. However, students have the flexibility to select other courses and really tailor the program to fit their interests.
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10 Required Courses (19 credits)
11 Credits of Electives
Required Courses
Students are required to take 19 credits of required courses, including one course in Biochemistry, Laboratory Methods, Bioinformatics, Applications, and Advanced Lecture/Lab.
General Required Courses
BCHB 507/508: Lab Applications of Biotech
3 credits | Fall or Spring Semester
BCHB 539: Basic Radiation and Lab Safety
0 credits | Fall or Spring Semester
BCHB 554: Research Ethics and Integrity
0 credits | Fall or Spring Semester
BCHB 570: Intro to Biochem Internship
0 credits | Fall or Spring Semester
BCHB 910: Biochemistry and Mol. & Cell Biology Internship
4 credits | Fall, Spring, or Summer
Bioinformatics
BCHB 515/514: Intro to Bioinformatics
1 credit | Fall or Spring Semester
SYSM 594 Translational Bioinformatics
3 credits | Spring Semester
Biochemistry
BCHB 511: Fundamentals of Biochemistry
4 credits | Fall Semester
BCHB 513: Core Concepts of Biochemistry and Mol. Biology
4 credits | Fall Semester
Laboratory Methods
BCHB 526: Core Methods of Biotech
3 credits | Fall or Spring Semester
BCHB 576: Core Methods of Biochemistry
3 credits | Fall Semester
Advanced Lecture/Lab
BCHB 529: Biotech-Based Human Diagnostics
2 credits | Spring Semester
BCHB 535: Programmed Cell Death
2 credits | Fall Semester
BCHB 537: Fermentation & Bioprocessing*
2 credits | Fall or Spring Semester
BCHB 707: Advanced Techniques in Biochemistry & Molecular Cell Biology
2 credits | Spring Semester
*Course instructor permission is required.
Elective Courses
Students are required to complete 11 credits of electives. Students can choose electives to complement their interested area of focus.
Bioinformatics Focus
BCHB 541: Structural Biology
2 Credits | Fall or Spring Semester
BCHB 572: Protein Sequence Analysis
2 Credits | Fall Semester
BCHB 581: Transcriptomics: Microarray Analysis
1 Credit | Spring Semester
BCHB 582: Proteomics: Mass Spectrometry
1 Credit | Spring Semester
BCHB 583: Systems Biology: Pathways & Networks
1 Credit | Spring Semester
BCHB 591: Biomedical Informatics
3 Credits | Fall Semester
BCHB 592: Cancer Bioinformatics
1 Credit | Spring Semester
BCHB 594: Translational Bioinformatics
3 Credit | Spring Semester
BCHB 596: Clinical Metabolomics
1 Credit | Spring Semester
BCHB 598: Informatics Grandrounds
2 Credits | Fall or Spring Semester
Biomedical Focus
BCHB 503-1: Biochemistry Journal Club*
1 Credit | Fall or Spring Semester
BCHB 516: Molecular Medicine 2 Credits | Spring or Fall Semester
BCHB 517 Pathobiology and Evolution of Diseases
1 Credit | Spring Semester
BCHB 519: Medical Toxicology
2 Credits | Fall Semester
BCHB 522: Drug Target and Design
1 Credit | Spring Semester
BCHB 525: Immunobiotechnology
2 Credits | Spring Semester
BCHB 531: DNA Repair and Human Therapy
1 Credit | Fall Semester
Lab Included
BCHB 544: Essentials of Biochemistry: Metabolism
1 Credit | Fall Semester
BCHB 545: Essentials of Programmed Cell Death
1 Credit | Fall Semester
BCHB 540: Molecular Basis of Carcinogenesis
3 Credits | Spring Semester
BCHB 546: Principles of Tissue Culture
1 Credit | Spring Semester
BCHB 601: Topics in Biochemistry and Mol Biology*
2 Credits | Fall Semester
BCHB 810: Career Development: Workplace Dynamics and Leadership Training
0 Credit | Spring Semester
BIST 501: Introductory Biostatistics: Exp Des/Analysis
3 Credits | Fall Semester
PBIO 529: Human Nutrition & Health
2 Credits | Spring Semester
PBIO 537: Sex Differences: Physiology/Pathophysiology
2 Credits | Fall Semester
PBIO 608: Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Oncology
1 Credit | Spring Semester
*Course instructor permission is required.
Biotechnology Focus
BIOT 509: Intro to Biotechnology*
3 Credits | Fall Semester
BIOT 510: Entrepreneurial Biotechnology*
3 Credits | Spring Semester
BIOT 512: International Biotechnology
1 Credits | Spring Semester
BIOT 523: Intellectual Property
1 Credits | Fall Semester
BIOT 527: Food Biotechnology
2 Credits | Spring Semester
BIOT 543: Current Good Manufacturing Practices for Biotech
1 Credits | Spring Semester
BIOT 550: Management Strategies for Biotech Companies
1 Credits | Spring Semester
BIOT 551: Commercialization for the Biotech Industry
1 Credits | Spring Semester
BCHB 559: New Frontiers in Biotechnology
1 Credits | Fall Semester
BIOT 555: Gov’t, Science & Tech Management
1 Credits | Spring Semester
*Course instructor permission is required.
Cell Biology Focus
CBIO 539: Molecular Cell Biology*
4 Credits | Spring Semester
CBIO 562: Molecular Cell Biology- In Depth*
2 Credits | Spring Semester
*Course instructor permission is required.
Microbiology Focus
MICB 524: Emerging & Re-emerging Infectious Diseases
2 Credits | Spring Semester
MICB 526: Chemical Threat Agents
3 Credits | Spring Semester
MICB 550: Bioterrorism: Related Diseases
2 Credits | Spring Semester
MICB 551: Biohaz Threat Agents/Emerging Infect Diseases
1 Credits | Fall Semester
MICB 560: Principles and Applications of Drug Discovery
2 Credits | Spring Semester
MICB 619: Biology/Biochem of Viruses
3 Credits | Spring Semester
MICB 629: Mechanisms of Microbial Pathogenesis
3 Credits | Spring Semester
MICB 801: Global Infectious Diseases Seminar
2 Credits | Fall or Spring Semester
MICB 703: Adv. Reg Science & Public Health
2 Credits | Spring Semester
MICB 708: Immunogenetics in Health and Disease
2 Credits | Spring Semester
Neuroscience Focus
NSCI 495 Gene Transfer for Neuro Diseases
2 Credits | Fall Semester
NSCI 502: Advances in Cellular & Molecular Neuroscience
2 Credits | Fall Semester
NSCI 505 Neuroscience Survey I
2 Credits | Fall Semester
NSCI 507 Critical Readings in Neuroscience
1 Credits | Fall or Spring Semester
NSCI 527 Brain Networks & Cognition
2 Credits | Spring Semester
NSCI 558 Molecular Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration
3 Credits | Fall Semester
NSCI 559 Topics in Neuroimmunology
2 Credits | Spring Semester
Tumor Biology Focus
TBIO 514/513: Clinical Conf on Breast Cancer
1 Credit | Fall or Spring Semester
TBIO 520: Cancer Prevention, Control, and Epidemiology
3 Credit | Spring Semester
TBIO 522: Epigenetics
3 Credit | Fall Semester
TBIO 525: Cancer Genetics
3 Credit | Fall Semester
TBIO 536: Cancer Pharmacology I
4 Credit | Spring Semester
TBIO 543: Clinical Survey of Human Cancer
1 Credit | Fall Semester
TBIO 567: Clinical and Translational Oncology – Neural Tumors
1 Credit | Spring Semester
TBIO 568: Minority Health and Health Disparities
2 Credit | Spring Semester
TBIO 571: Pathologic Basis of Cancer
2 Credit | Spring Semester
TBIO 584: Intro to Tumor Biology
1 Credit | Fall Semester
TBIO 591: Signal Transduction Journal Club
1 Credit | Spring Semester