Minor in Biochemistry and Biotechnology (22-23 Credits)

Core Requirements

BIOL 385 Molecular Biology (3)

BIOL 385L Molecular Biology Lab (1)

CHEM 400 Biochemistry I (3)

CHEM 405 Biochemistry Laboratory I (1)

CHEM 410 Biochemistry II (3)

Requirements

BCBT 477 Biotechniques: Proteomics and Advanced Protein Expression (2)

BCBT 478 Biotechniques: Plant and Mammalian Tissue Culture (2)

BCBT 479 Biotechniques: Advanced DNA & RNA Methodology (2)

BCBT 480 Biotechniques: Integrative Physiology & Surgical Instrumentation (2)

BCBT 481 Biotechniques: Fluorescence Detection and Quantification (2)

BCBT 482 Biotechniques: Biofuels (2)

BCBT 490 Topics in Biotechnology Techniques (1-4)

Restricted Electives

Students must complete 4 credits from this list. Only 1 credit can be used from CHEM 497 toward the restrictive electives.

BCBT 450 Molecular and Biophysical Chemistry (3)

BIOL 347 Plant Physiology (4)

BIOL 360 Cellular and Molecular Physiology (4)

BIOL 497 Undergraduate Research in Biology (1-3)

CHEM 380 Analytical Chemistry I (4)

CHEM 415 Biochemistry Laboratory II (1)

CHEM 497 Senior Thesis (1)

Electives

BCBT 420 Intro to Working in a Regulated Biochemistry and Biotechnology Industry (4)

BCBT 425 Introduction to Validation in the Biochemistry and Biotechnology Industry (4)

BCBT 430 Intro to Quality Assurance and Quality Control in Biochem Biotech Industry (4)

BCBT 435 Ethics in the Biochemistry and Biotechnology Industry (3)

BCBT 469 Internship (1-12)