Molecular Biophysics Minor

Prerequisites:

• BIOL 160 - Cellular and Molecular Biology or
• BCMB 230 - Human Physiology

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• MATH 141 - Calculus I and
• MATH 142 - Calculus II

• or

• MATH 151 - Mathematics for the Life Sciences I and
• MATH 152 - Mathematics for the Life Sciences II

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• PHYS 135 - Introduction to Physics for Physical Science and Mathematics Majors I and
• PHYS 136 - Introduction to Physics for Physical Science and Mathematics Majors II

• or

• PHYS 137 - Honors: Fundamentals of Physics for Physics Majors I and
• PHYS 138 - Honors: Fundamentals of Physics for Physics Majors II

• or

• PHYS 221 - Elements of Physics I and
• PHYS 222 - Elements of Physics II

• or

• EF 151 - Physics for Engineers I and
• EF 152 - Physics for Engineers II and
• PHYS 231 - Fundamentals of Physics: Electricity and Magnetism

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• CHEM 260 - Foundations of Organic Chemistry

• or

• CHEM 370 - Foundations of Physical Chemistry

• Note that calculus-based physics is strongly preferred.

   

  The minor consists of roughly five courses (15+ credit hours, depending on course selection) beyond the required pre-minor coursework mentioned above. Of these five, up to two courses may also be used toward meeting curricular requirements for the student’s major or another minor requirement concurrently.

   

A. Core Concepts (select two):

• BCMB 333 - Structural Biology and Human Health * §
• BCMB 405 - Biophysical Chemistry
• BCMB 422 - Computational Biology and Bioinformatics * §

B. Advanced Topics (select two):

• BCMB 401 - Biochemistry I § ‡
• BCMB 424 - Programming for Statistical and Graphical Analysis of Biological Data *
• BME 405 - Introduction to Drug Delivery
• BME 449 - Biomedical Engineering Laboratory * §
• CHEM 380 - Foundations of Chemical Biology ‡
• PHYS 250 - Fundamentals of Physics: Modern Physics
• PHYS 321 - Thermal Physics
• PHYS 421 - Modern Optics *

• Notes: One of course can be replaced by a third course from Group A.

C. Capstone

• BCMB 452 - Independent Research in Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology *  (3 credit hours)

• or

• A third course labeled with * from group A or B

• A third course in Group B labeled with ‡ under the condition that a corresponding lab is taken

• or

• CHEM 380 - Foundations of Chemical Biology +
• CHEM 389 - Foundations of Chemical Biology Laboratory *

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• BCMB 401 - Biochemistry I +
• BCMB 419 - Cellular and Comparative Biochemistry Laboratory *

Notes:

[1] courses with * labeled have a strong laboratory, project-oriented or hands-on component.

[2] courses listed with § may have enrollment restriction, additional prerequisite (beyond the prerequisite of this minor), or need approval from the instructor for enrollment.

[3] courses listed with ‡ when used to satisfy Group C requirements, need a companion lab course.