Biochemistry
About this Major
The degree program in biochemistry is approved by the American Chemical Society. Students with this degree have entered graduate or professional programs in medicine, dentistry, chemistry, biochemistry, environmental chemistry, wood products chemistry, genetic counseling, materials science, chemical life sciences, and others.
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Graduates have embarked on professional careers in industries related to health care, clinical analysis, pharmaceuticals, biochemistry, environmental chemistry, biotechnology, nutrition, and biochemical informatics, to name a few.
Our students benefit from the department’s dedication to its mission and from the capstone experience that initiates with a seminar course in which students engage with a contemporary problem in chemistry or biochemistry. In subsequent quarters, students address questions raised in their initial investigations by performing research in collaboration with a faculty mentor or with one of several local companies. The experience culminates with a seminar course in which written and oral presentations of the research are shared by all.
Our students benefit from the department’s dedication to its mission and from the capstone experience that initiates with a seminar course in which students engage with a contemporary problem in chemistry or biochemistry. In subsequent quarters, students address questions raised in their initial investigations by performing research in collaboration with a faculty mentor or with one of several local companies. The experience culminates with a seminar course in which written and oral presentations of the research are shared by all.
Related Career Paths
Key Workplace Skills
Analytical and investigative skills
Related technical knowledge
Plan, organize, and prioritize work
Detail-orientation
Related technical knowledge
Plan, organize, and prioritize work
Detail-orientation
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Potential Employers
• Laboratories at universities, hospitals, or companies
• Federal government laboratories/agencies
• Independent research foundations
• Healthcare industries
• Pharmaceutical companies
• Biotechnology firms
• Environmental organizations
• Federal government laboratories/agencies
• Independent research foundations
• Healthcare industries
• Pharmaceutical companies
• Biotechnology firms
• Environmental organizations
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