Overview
The Biochemistry major is for students preparing for careers in biochemistry or other fields requiring extensive preparation in both chemistry and biology.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Understanding of chemical structures, bonding, and conformational properties of biological molecules
2.
Understanding of higher-level organization of cellular components, rules of subcellular organelles, and compartmentalization
3.
Understanding of mechanisms and energetics of biochemical reactions and the basis for enzymatic catalysis, including the roles of organic cofactors and metals in such processes
4.
Understanding of ways that cellular events are energetically coupled in key processes
5.
Understanding of regulatory and response mechanisms that operate in biological systems to achieve homeostasis and conduct signaling within and between cells
6.
Understanding of the basis for molecular evolution and ways that genetic information is encoded and transmitted in biology
7.
Understanding of the roles of DNA and protein sequence information in inferring biological function and common ancestry
8.
Familiarity with laboratory methods for purifying, identifying, and characterizing biomolecules, including protein and nucleic acids
9.
Familiarity with assays for activity and binding
10.
Familiarity with basic laboratory methods for DNA manipulation
11.
Understanding of the roles of hypotheses and models in investigating scientific ideas
12.
Understanding of the critical importance of controls in interpreting experimental data