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Oct 31, 2024
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2024-2025 Catalog
Biochemistry Minor
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A minor in Biochemistry may greatly enhance the career options of biology majors and pre-professional health-oriented students.
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Program Learning Outcomes
Students will:
- Develop a rigorous understanding of fundamental chemical concepts and techniques
- Gain practical experience with a wide variety of chemistry instruments and knowledge to interpret obtained data
- Develop an ability to communicate ideas in chemistry to general audiences and specialists
- Understand a broad range of chemical principles and knowledge in analytical, biochemical, inorganic, organic and physical chemistry
- Gain chemical knowledge and critical thinking skills to solve theoretical and practical problems in chemistry
- Demonstrate laboratory skills appropriate to the study of chemistry:
- Acquire, interpret and analyze data using manual and instrumental methods
- Carry out basic synthetic reactions
- Maintain a laboratory notebook
- Work confidently and safely in a laboratory
- Organize and present scientific information in written and oral form assisted by the use of computer technology such as word processing, spreadsheets, chemical structure drawing programs, chemical information retrieval services
- Understand the importance of chemistry in an industrial, economic, environmental and social context
- Develop the ability to succeed in pursuing further studies or employment in chemistry or multi-disciplinary areas involving chemistry
Minor Requirements (20-23 units)
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