Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Minor
The Biochemistry and Molecular Biology minor is designed for students from other majors who have an additional interest in the fields of biochemistry and molecular biology. Students majoring in Biochemistry and Biophysics (BB) or Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMB) cannot declare the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology minor. Some of the courses used for the BMB minor may be shared with other majors, minors and options.
Minor Code: 046
- Demonstrate a core knowledge base in the theory and practice of modern Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMB).
- Demonstrate experimental design and laboratory skills relevant to biochemistry and molecular biology, including preparation, experimental design, evaluation of data, and safe laboratory practices.
- Critically evaluate data and design experiments to test hypotheses relevant to the practice of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Some of the courses required for the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology minor have additional prerequisites or grade requirements that are separate from the BMB minor. At a minimum students will need to earn a C- or better in all terms of the Principles of Biology, General Chemistry and Organic Chemistry series.
Prerequisites
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Principles of Biology | ||
| BI 204 & BI 205 & BI 206 | *INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY I and *INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY II and *INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY III | 12 |
| or BI 221 & BI 222 & BI 223 | *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: CELLS and *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: ORGANISMS and *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: POPULATIONS | |
| General Chemistry | ||
| Series A | ||
| CH 121 & CH 122 & CH 123 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *GENERAL CHEMISTRY | 15 |
| Series B | ||
| CH 231 & CH 261 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 231 | 5 |
| CH 232 & CH 262 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 232 | 5 |
| CH 233 & CH 263 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 233 | 5 |
| Series C | ||
| CH 231 & CH 271 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CH 231 FOR CHEMISTRY MAJORS | 5 |
| CH 232 & CH 272 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CH 232 FOR CHEMISTRY MAJORS | 5 |
| CH 233 & CH 273 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CH 233 FOR CHEMISTRY MAJORS | 5 |
| Organic Chemistry | ||
| CH 331 & CH 332 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 8-9 |
| or CH 334 & CH 335 & CH 336 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | |
Minor Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core | ||
| BB 314 | CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | 4 |
| BB 453 | BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY TECHNIQUES | 4 |
| BB 450 & BB 451 | GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY and GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY | 7-9 |
| or BB 490 & BB 491 & BB 492 | BIOCHEMISTRY 1: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION and BIOCHEMISTRY 2: METABOLISM and BIOCHEMISTRY 3: GENETIC BIOCHEMISTRY | |
| BB 331 | *INTRODUCTION TO MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | 3 |
| or BB 220 | *CANCER: SOCIETY’S MALIGNANT SHADOW | |
| or BB 332 | *MOLECULAR MEDICINE | |
| Electives | ||
| Category I | ||
| Select two courses from the following (may not be shared with other minors and options): | 5-6 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGICAL SEQUENCE ANALYSIS | ||
or BDS 211 | USE AND ABUSE OF DATA: CRITICAL THINKING IN SCIENCE | |
| APPLIED BIOINFORMATICS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING IN THE LIFE SCIENCES | ||
or BDS 311 | COMPUTATIONAL APPROACHES FOR BIOLOGICAL DATA | |
| INTRODUCTION TO NEUROSCIENCE | ||
| NEUROSCIENCE OF SENSORY AND MOTOR SYSTEMS | ||
| ADVANCED CELL BIOLOGY | ||
| MACROMOLECULAR STRUCTURE | ||
| Category II | ||
| Select two courses from the following: | 6-7 | |
| PRINCIPLES OF IMMUNOLOGY | ||
or MB 416 | IMMUNOLOGY | |
| *INTRODUCTION TO EVOLUTION | ||
or BI 445 | EVOLUTION | |
| GENETICS | ||
| HUMAN VIROLOGY | ||
or MB 434 | VIROLOGY | |
| THE HUMAN MICROBIOME | ||
| BEHAVIORAL NEUROBIOLOGY | ||
| Total Credits | 29-33 | |
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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
Minor Code: 046