Course Requirements
    Ph.D. Program in
    Biochemistry 

IND 408 Biochemistry (5 credits) This course provides instruction in biochemistry, as it relates to modern molecular biology, cell biology, and physiology.

IND 409 Cell Biology (4 credits) This course provides instruction in basic mechanisms which regulate the biology of mammalian cells, and includes information on cell biology and intracellular signaling.

IND 410 Molecular Biology and Genetics (4 credits) This course provides instruction in the utilization of genetic information for cellular functions. Topics include DNA replication, recombination and repair; the synthesis and processing of RNA; and, the genetic basis of human disease.

BCH 412 Advanced Topics in Biological Macromolecules (5 credits) An advanced literature-based consideration of structure-function relationships in proteins, nucleic acids, membranes, and carbohydrates, with an emphasis on the physical basis for these interactions.

BCH 501, 502 Student Seminar (1 credit) A seminar series offered each semester in which students present their work.

IND 501 Ethics in Research (0 credit)

BCH 595 Ph.D. Research

Elective Courses
    Ph.D. Program in Biochemistry 

Electives provide students with additional breadth and depth in subjects important for their individual research areas. These courses are offered through the basic science departments in the School of Medicine as well as in the departments of Biology and Chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Elective courses frequently chosen by students in our graduate programs include: 

Fall Semester:

BCH 515 Critical Thinking in Research Science[1] (1 cr.)

BCH 517 Topics in Cellular, Biochemical and Molecular Sciences[1] (1 cr.)

BIO 402 Molecular Biology (4 cr.)

BIO 426 Developmental Biology (4 cr.)

CHM 437 Bioorganic Chemistry and Chemical Biology (4 cr.)

GEN 507 Advanced Genetics (4 cr.)

MBI 473 Immunology (3 cr.)

PHP 403 Cell and Molecular Physiology (3 cr.)

Spring Semester:

BCH 570 Chromatin and Transcription in Higher Eukaryotes (Spring, odd  numbered years) (2 cr.)

BIO 415 Molecular Biology of Cell Signaling (4 cr.)

BIO 420 Advanced Cell Biology: Cytoplasmic Structures & Functions (4 cr.)

BME 442 Cell Motility and Molecular Machines (2 cr.)

BPH 411 Methods in Structural Biology (even numbered years) (5 cr.)

BPH 509 Molecular Biophysics (odd numbered years) (5 cr.)
              /cross-listed CHM 404 Bio-Physical Chemistry II  (4 cr.)

CHM 402 Bio-Physical Chemistry I (4 cr.)

IND 407 Advanced Cell Biology (4 cr.)

IND 443 Eukaryotic Gene Organization & Expression (4 cr.)

IND 447 Signal Transduction (4 cr.)

MBI 456 General Virology (odd numbered years) (4 cr.)

PHP 404 Principles of Pharmacology (4 cr.)

PTH 507 Cancer Biology (3 cr.)

[1] Training Grant in Cellular, Biochemical and Molecular Sciences course.