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Bachelor's

Major in Biochemistry

Rutgers University School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (New Brunswick) 76 courses

About This Program

Students matriculating prior to the fall semester 2015 in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) must complete the SEBS Degree Requirements . In addition, students majoring in biochemistry must complete the major requirements described below. Students matriculating fall 2015 or after and transfer students matriculating in 2016 and after must complete a goal-based Core Curriculum in place of general education requirements. The goal-based core is described on the SEBS website . Courses are certified for the Core Curriculum by a faculty committee. A current list of certified courses can be found on the SEBS website . Biochemistry major requirements are as described below. For an up-to-date description of biochemistry major requirements, courses, and course sequences please refer to the program webpage .

Degree Requirements

Proficiency in Biochemistry (90 credits)

The major in Integrated biochemistry consists of the six parts listed immediately below. They are described briefly here; the specific requirements are listed below. Life and Physical Sciences Core These courses prepare students to enter the major. These courses are normally completed in the first two years of college. Quantitative Methods Quantitative reasoning, computational facility, and a grasp of calculus are essential skills for people to be well educated in molecular biosciences. As with the life and physical sciences core, students should normally complete this requirement within the first two years of college. Biochemistry Core This set of courses is required for all majors and...

Code Course Title Credits
01:119:115 General Biology I 4
01:119:116 General Biology II 4
01:119:117 Biological Research Laboratory 2
01:160:161 General Chemistry 4
01:160:162 General Chemistry II 4
01:160:171 Introduction to Experimentation 1
01:750:193 Physics for the Sciences 4
01:750:203 + 205 (lab) or 01:750: 271 + 275 (lab) or 01:750:193 or 01:750 201
01:750:204 + 206 (lab) or 01:750:272 + 276 (lab) or 01:750:194 or 01:750:202
01:160:309 Organic Chemistry Laboratory 2.5
01:447:380 Genetics 4
01:640:135 Calculus I 4
01:640:151 Calculus I for Mathematical and Physical Sciences
01:640:152 Calculus for Mathematical and Physical Sciences 4
01:960:401 Basic Statistics for Research 3
01:960:211 Statistics I 3
01:960:212 Statistics II 3
11:115:201 Contemporary Issues in Biochemistry 2
11:115:403 General Biochemistry I 4
11:115:404 General Biochemistry II 4
01:160:307 Organic Chemistry 4
11:115:413 Experimental Biochemistry 3
11:115:409 Principles of Biophysical Chemistry 3
11:115:491 Seminar: Biochemistry Communication 3
11:115:436 Molecular Toxicology Laboratory 3
11:680:494 Applied Microbiology 4
11:126:383 Nucleotide Sequence Analysis 3
11:126:482 Molecular Genetics Laboratory 4
11:126:484 Bioinformatics 3
11:126:485 Bioinformatics 3
11:776:452 Plant Tissue Culture and Engineering 3
01:146:357 Systems Physiology Laboratory 1
01:160:251 Analytical Chemistry 3
01:198:111 Introduction to Computer Science 4
01:198:142 Data 101 4
01:730:249 Bioethics 3
11:554:302 Aresty Research Assist 1.5
11:115:423 Fundamentals of Genomics 3
11:680:390 General Microbiology 4
11:680:475 Microbiomes and Health 3
11:680:480 Microbial Genetics and Genomics 3
11:680:481 Microbial Physiology 3
11:067:490 Pathophysiology 3
11:126:486 Functional Genomics for Research 3
11:126:407 Comparative Virology 3
11:126:481 Molecular Genetics 3
01:146:481 Protein Dynamics in Cell Biology 3
01:146:474 Immunology 3
11:216:405 Evolution of Infectious Disease 3
11:400:423 Food Microbiology 3
11:115:421 Biochemistry of Cancer 3
11:115:422 Biochemical Mechanisms of Toxicology 3
11:067:450 Endocrinology 3
11:067:300 Integrative Physiology 4
11:067:491 Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology 3
01:146:356 Systems Physiology 3
01:146:245 Fundamentals of Neurobiology 3
01:146:270 Fundamentals of Cell Biology 3
01:146:295 Essentials of Cell Biology and Neuroscience 3
01:146:445 Synapses, Neurons, and Circuits 3
01:146:447 Clinical Neurobiology 3
16:765:520 (S) Plant Biochemistry and Metabolism 3
11:776:382 Plant Physiology 4
11:776:302 General Plant Pathology 3
11:776:312 Medicinal Plants 3
11:776:242 Plant Science 3
11:776:305 Plant Genetics 4
11:776:415 Fungi and Human Health 3
11:776:438 Plants and Human Health 3
11:115:485 Advanced Methods for 3-D Structure Determination of Biomolecules 3
01:160:410 Introduction to Molecular Modeling 3
01:160:418 Bioorganic Mechanisms 3
01:160:480 Structural Biology, Structural Biophysics, and Chemical Biology of Transcription 3
01:640:251 Multivariable Calculus 4
01:694:412 Proteomics and Functional Genomics 3
01:694:413 Chromatin and Epigenomics 3
Total Proficiency in Biochemistry (90 credits) 90 credits

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