Coursework

The coursework for your first and second year of study is as follows (Numbers in parentheses are credit hours). Although your formal coursework is completed after the second year, you may be required by your advisor or training program to take an additional course.

• CHEM 437 Comprehensive Biochemistry I (4)
• MBIC 708 Seminar (2)
• MBIC 711 Laboratory Rotations (3) or CHEM 602 Intro to Laboratory Research (3)
• MBIC 713 Biochemistry Seminar (1) or CHEM 713 Biochemistry Seminar (1)

• CHEM 638 Comprehensive Biochemistry II (4)
• MBIC 708 Seminar
• MBIC 713 Biochemistry Seminar (1) or CHEM 713 Biochemistry Seminar (1)

ADVANCED COURSE: (pick 1)**

• MBIC 616 Molecular Mechanisms of Signal Transduction (3)
• MBIC 626 Fundamentals of Membrane Transport (3)
• MBIC 703 Advanced Molecular Biology (3)
• MMCB 602 Molecular & Cellular Biology II (3)
• CHEM 601 Special Topics in Chemistry (subject varies) (2)
• CHEM 631 Chemistry of Proteins (3)
• CHEM 633 Biochemistry of Nucleic Acids (3)
• CHEM 635 Biochemistry of Complex Carbohydrates (3)
• CHEM 640 Special Topics: Molecular Structure (3)
• CHEM 644 Molecular Modeling in Biochemistry (3)
• CHEM 672 Enzyme Reaction Mechanisms (3)
• CHEM 684 Special Topics in Chemistry (subject varies) (3)

ADVANCED COURSE: (pick 2)**

• CHEM 631 Chemistry of Proteins (3)
• CHEM 642 Physical Biochemistry (3)
• MBIC 625 Fundamentals of Membrane Transport - Ion Channels (3)
• MBIC 701 Molecular Structure and Function in Biochemistry (3)
• MBIC 710 Membrane Biochemistry (4)
• MBIC 714 Muscle: Contractility & Excitation-Contraction Coupling
• MBIC 715 Muscle Cell Biology and Development
• MBIC 730 Protein-Lipid Interactions (3)

• MBIC 708 Seminar (2)
• MBIC 713 Biochemistry Seminar (1) or CHEM 713 Biochemistry Seminar
• ADVANCED COURSE (pick 2)** Same as Year I - Spring Semester

• MBIC 899 Doctoral Research (1-12) or CHEM 899 Doctoral Research (1-12)

* Courses subject to change each year/semester
** Need a total of 5 advanced courses to fulfill requirements of Program.