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    BCPS Professional Science Master's Programs

    Master of Biology

    Biochemistry Specialization

    Studying the complex chemistry of life is a vital part of developing new drugs and treatment options. Students learn to analyze complex chemical combinations and reactions involved in metabolism, reproduction and growth. Students will emerge from IIT with thorough knowledge of how molecular-level phenomena shape the ways that entire organisms function and interact with one another.

    Recommended Courses

    BIOL 512 Advanced Biochemistry
    BIOL 555 Macromolecular Structure Determination
    BIOL 515 Molecular Biology
    BIOL 562 Functional Genomics
    CHEM 538 Physical Biochemistry
    CHEM 455 Advanced Organic Chemistry

    plus 4-6 credit hours of approved electives listed below:

    BIOL 410 Medical Microbiology
    BIOL 430 Animal Physiology
    BIOL 514 Toxicology
    BIOL 527 Immunology and Immunochemistry
    CHEM 515 Fundamentals of Separation Science
    CHEM 505 Spectroscopic Methods I

    Required Professional Courses

    Technical Communication, Communication in the Workplace, or Communicating Science
    Statistics
    Project Management: Business Principles, Intellectual Property Management, or Industrial Leadership

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