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B.S. in Biochemistry

Undergraduate Program

Undergraduates in the Biochemistry and Natural Products option take advanced lecture courses in the following areas:

• FCH384 Spectrometric Identification of Organic Compounds
• FCH530 Biochemistry I - cellular component and metabolic reactions
• FCH532 Biochemistry II - protein biosynthesis, nucleic acids and molecular biology
• FCH531 Biochemical Techniques - Protein isolation and enzymology

Some appropriate chemistry electives are:

• FCH 390 Drugs from the Wild.
• FCH 440 Introduction to Chemical Ecology.
• FCH 524 Natural Products Chemistry
• FCH 540 Carbohydrates
• BTC 401 Molecular Biology Techniques

Research opportunities in Environmental Chemistry through the FCH495/498 sequence are strongly encouraged. The program offers an excellent background both for direct entry into industrial chemistry and graduate study in areas such as chemistry, biotechnology, material science.