BS in Biochemistry
Middle Tennessee State University
Key Information
Campus location
Murfreesboro, USA
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
4 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
USD 1,178 / per credit *
Application deadline
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* in-state tuition per credit hour: $385 | out-of-state tuition per credit hour: $1,178
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Introduction
The Biochemistry program allows a student to combine knowledge of both biology and chemistry to explain life processes in terms of chemical reactions with living cells. A Biochemistry degree can not only prepare students for professional careers as chemists; it may also serve as the basis for work in areas outside pure chemistry, such as materials science, medicine and other health-related fields, nutrition, pharmacology, patent law, business, and environmental science, to name a few.
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Curriculum
Curriculum: Biochemistry
Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.
Freshman
- CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 4 credit hours (Nat Sci) (See Note 1) and
- CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours (Nat Sci) (See Note 1)
- CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II 4 credit hours (See Note 2) and
- CHEM 1121 - General Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours (See Note 2)
- ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
- ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
- BIOL 1110 - General Biology I 4 credit hours (Nat Sci) and
- BIOL 1111 - General Biology I Lab 0 credit hours (Nat Sci)
- BIOL 1120 - General Biology II 4 credit hours and
- BIOL 1121 - General Biology II Lab 0 credit hours
Choose 6 hours from:
- HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours
- HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours
- HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours
- HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours
- HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 28 Hours
Sophomore
- ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) or
- ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) or
- HUM 2610 - World Literatures 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
- BIOL 2230 - Microbiology 4 credit hours and
- BIOL 2231 - Microbiology Lab 0 credit hours
- BIOL 3250 - Genetics 4 credit hours and
- BIOL 3251 - Genetics Lab 0 credit hours
- CHEM 3010 - Organic Chemistry I 3 credit hours and
- CHEM 3011 - Organic Chemistry I Lab 1 credit hour
- CHEM 3020 - Organic Chemistry II 3 credit hours and
- CHEM 3021 - Organic Chemistry II Lab 1 credit hour
- MATH 1910 - Calculus I 4 credit hours (Math)
- COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
- Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
- Elective 1 credit hour
Subtotal: 30 Hours
Junior
- CHEM 4500 - Biochemistry I 3 credit hours
- CHEM 4510 - Biochemistry II 3 credit hours
- PHYS 2010 - Non-Calculus-Based Physics I 0 credit hours and
- PHYS 2011 - Physics Problems Laboratory I 4 credit hours
- PHYS 2020 - Non-Calculus-Based Physics II 0 credit hours and
- PHYS 2021 - Physics Problems Laboratory II 4 credit hours
- CHEM 4550 - Bioanalytical Chemistry 4 credit hours and
- CHEM 4551 - Bioanalytical Chemistry Lab 0 credit hours
- Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
- Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
- Electives 5 credit hours
- BIOL elective (upper-division) 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 32 Hours
Senior
- CHEM 4330 - Physical Chemistry Fundamentals I 4 credit hours and
- CHEM 4331 - Physical Chemistry Fundamentals I Lab 0 credit hours
- CHEM upper-division elective 3 credit hours
- BIOL/CHEM upper-division elective 3 credit hours
- Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
- Upper-division elective 1 credit hour
- Electives 16 credit hours
Subtotal: 30 Hours
Note:
Included in the electives will be the hours necessary for the completion of the required 36 upper-division hours for graduation requirements and the necessary hours to satisfy the 120-hour graduation requirement.
Note 1: A student who has had little or no high school chemistry or is not satisfied with his/her high school chemistry should first take CHEM 1010/CHEM 1011 before taking CHEM 1110/CHEM 1111.
Note 2: A student who has a sufficiently high score on the ACT Mathematics test may begin with MATH 1910. If the background in math is weak, MATH 1710 should be taken before MATH 1730.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
A study of Biochemistry can pave the way to a diverse range of careers in both public and private sectors, in and out of the lab. Examples include:
- Acquisition logistics manager
- Assistant scientist
- Biochemist
- Business process analyst
- Environmental consultant
- Intellectual property advisor
- Laboratory technician
- Patent examiner
- Quality assurance manager
- Research assistant
- Sales representative (technical)
- Teacher
- Technical author
- Technical sales representative
English Language Requirements
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