Master's Degree Requirements

Degrees earned will be distributed as: "Master of Biochemistry" without focus area specifications.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours	Counts towards
Core Courses		13
BCH 701	Macromolecular Structure
BCH 703	Macromolecular Synthesis and Regulation
BCH 705	Molecular Biology Of the Cell
BCH 801	Seminar In Biochemistry 1
Elective Courses		17
See "Elective Courses" listed below 2
Total Hours		30

¹

Every semester for 2 years, 4 credit hours total; 1/semester

²

Students may choose other courses approved in conjunction with the academic committee

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Elective Courses

Course List

Code	Title	Hours	Counts towards
Select courses from any category below		17
Molecular and Structural Biochemistry
BCH 555	Proteins and Molecular Mechanisms	3
BCH 590	Special Topics in Biochemistry	1-6
BCH 770	Enzyme Kinetics and Mechanisms	3
BCH 760	Protein Crystallography and Macromolecular Modeling	3
Plant and Microbial Biology
MB 414	Microbial Metabolic Regulation	3
MB 505	Food Microbiology	3
PB 580	Introduction to Plant Biotechnology	3
PB 595	Special Topics in Plant Biology	1-6
HS 701		1
MB 725	Fermentation Microbiology	3
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Science
NTR 419	Human Nutrition and Chronic Disease	3
NTR 500	Principles of Human Nutrition	3
NTR 501	Advanced Nutrition and Metabolism	3
NTR 510	Maternal and Infant Nutrition	3
NTR 555	Exercise Nutrition	3
NTR 557	Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods	3
NTR 785		3
Physiology
PHY 503	General Physiology I	3
PHY 504	General Physiology II	3
PHY 780		3
Animal Science
ANS/BCH 571	Regulation of Metabolism	3
ANS 701	Protein and Amino Acid Metabolism	3
ANS 709		3
Prestage Poultry Science
PO 504	Avian Anatomy and Physiology	4

Additional Requirements

• Successful completion of the Master's degree requires a minimum of 30 credit hours.
• At least 24 credit hours of letter-graded courses (“A,” “B,” “C”, etc.) must be included in the program.

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