• Demonstrate a core knowledge base in the theory and practice of modern Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMB).
• Demonstrate experimental design and laboratory skills relevant to biochemistry and molecular biology, including preparation, experimental design, evaluation of data, and safe laboratory practices.
• Critically evaluate data and design experiments to test hypotheses relevant to the practice of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

Some of the courses required for the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology minor have additional prerequisites or grade requirements that are separate from the BMB minor. At a minimum students will need to earn a C- or better in all terms of the Principles of Biology, General Chemistry and Organic Chemistry series.

Prerequisites

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Principles of Biology		12
BI 204 & BI 205 & BI 206	*INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY I and *INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY II and *INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY III
or BI 221 & BI 222 & BI 223	*PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: CELLS and *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: ORGANISMS and *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: POPULATIONS
General Chemistry		15
Series A
CH 121 & CH 122 & CH 123	GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *GENERAL CHEMISTRY
Series B
CH 231 & CH 261	GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 231
CH 232 & CH 262	GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 232
CH 233 & CH 263	GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 233
Series C
CH 231 & CH 271	GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CH 231 FOR CHEMISTRY MAJORS
CH 232 & CH 272	GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CH 232 FOR CHEMISTRY MAJORS
CH 233 & CH 273	GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CH 233 FOR CHEMISTRY MAJORS
Organic Chemistry		8-9
CH 331 & CH 332	ORGANIC CHEMISTRY and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
or CH 334 & CH 335 & CH 336	ORGANIC CHEMISTRY and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Minor Requirements 

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Required Core
BB 314	CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY	4
BB 453	BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY TECHNIQUES	3-4
or BB 315	MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY
BB 450 & BB 451	GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY and GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY	7-9
or BB 490 & BB 491 & BB 492	BIOCHEMISTRY 1: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION and BIOCHEMISTRY 2: METABOLISM and BIOCHEMISTRY 3: GENETIC BIOCHEMISTRY
BB 331	*INTRODUCTION TO MOLECULAR BIOLOGY	3
or BB 220	*CANCER: SOCIETY'S MALIGNANT SHADOW
or BB 332	*MOLECULAR MEDICINE
Electives
Category I
Select two courses from the following (may not be shared with other minors and options):		5-6
BB 345	PYTHON FOR MOLECULAR BIOLOGISTS
or BDS 211	USE AND ABUSE OF DATA: CRITICAL THINKING IN SCIENCE
BB 485	APPLIED BIOINFORMATICS
or BDS 310	FOUNDATIONS OF BIOLOGICAL DATA SCIENCES
or BDS 311	COMPUTATIONAL APPROACHES FOR BIOLOGICAL DATA
BB 360	INTRODUCTION TO NEUROSCIENCE
BB 361	NEUROSCIENCE OF SENSORY AND MOTOR SYSTEMS
BB 460	ADVANCED CELL BIOLOGY
BB 481	MACROMOLECULAR STRUCTURE
Category II
Select two courses from the following:		6-7
BHS 316	PRINCIPLES OF IMMUNOLOGY
or MB 416	IMMUNOLOGY
BI 311	GENETICS
BI 445	EVOLUTION
BHS 340	HUMAN VIROLOGY
or MB 434	VIROLOGY
MB 436	THE HUMAN MICROBIOME
Z 438	BEHAVIORAL NEUROBIOLOGY
Total Credits		28-33