The goal of the Master of Science in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology is to train students in the basic science and methodology of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, to allow them to apply this knowledge in jobs as research assistants in academy or the biotechnology industry, or as teachers in primary or secondary education. Students graduating with an MS degree often obtain additional education in PhD and MD programs.
Curriculum
The Master of Science in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology requires 30 credit hours of coursework and a thesis.
Coursework Requirements
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| BMSC 402 | Statistical Methods for Biomedical Science | 3 |
| BMSC 405 | Ethics in Biomedical Sciences | 1 |
| BMSC 410 | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 4 |
| BMSC 412 | Cell Biology | 4 |
| BMSC 416 | Methods Biomedical Science | 1 |
| BMB 417 | Molecular Biology | 3 |
| Special Topics in Molecular Biology | |
| Molecular Biology of Oncogenesis | |
| Graduate Histology | |
| Physiology | |
| Cellular Physiology | |
| Function of the Human Body I | |
| Function of the Human Body II | |
| Biochemical Physiology | |
| Fundamentals Of Neurophysiology | |
| Introduction to Human Pathophysiology | |
| Excitability & Ion Transport | |
| Microbes & Hosts | |
| Basic Molecular Microbiology | |
| The Molecular Biology of Viruses | |
| Cell & Molecular Immunology | |
| Cellular & Molecular Neurobiology | |
| Molecular Basis of Disease and Therapeutics | |
| Principles of Pharmacology | |
| BMB 499 | Research in Molecular Biology | 1-9 |
| BMB 502 | Seminar in Molecular Biology | 0 |
| BMB 595 | Thesis Supervision | 0 |
| BMB 501 | Molecular Biology Journal Club | 1 |
| Total Hours | 30 |
Graduate & Professional Standards and Regulations
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Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Understand concepts in biochemistry and molecular biology.
- Develop and test research-based hypotheses
- Implement research projects in an academic setting.
- Write scientific abstracts and manuscripts on their own projects.
