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Biochemistry

Graduate Co-ordinator: Mohan Babu, PhD

Faculty Listing


Department Description

The Department offers programs leading to MSc and PhD degrees in the following areas: analytical/physical chemistry including nuclear magnetic resonance and chromatography-mass spectrometry, biophysics of biological interfaces, chemogenomics, enzymology/chemical biology, environmental chemistry, inorganic/organometallic chemistry, proteomics and bioinformatics, supramolecular organic photochemistry and photophysics, synthetic organic chemistry and theoretical/computational chemistry.

Courses

Course catalogue and current course offerings

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Biochemistry

The Doctorate program may be entered in one of three ways:

  • Entrance after a completed MSc
  • Entrance after a completed BSc
  • Transfer from our MSc program (See FGSR Calendar/Program Changes and Program Transfers)

The Doctorate program consists of the following minimum credit-hour requirements listed below. In addition, it is mandatory for all students to:

  • Attend all department seminars each semester they are on campus
  • Present two department seminars and three progress reports on their research
  • Complete and defend a research thesis

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Biochemistry (after MSc)

BIOC 800* 3 or 0 credit hours
BIOC 801
3 credit hours
BIOC 8xx** 3 credit hours
BIOC 8xx**

3 credit hours

BIOC 901* 48 or 51 credit hours
Total
60 credit hours

*A student may be granted an exemption from CHEM 800 by the Department Head if the student can show that he/she has successfully completed an equivalent course. If granted the exemption, the student would be expected to complete an additional three credit hours of CHEM 901. 
**Courses from outside of a student's discipline may be substituted with the permission of the Department Head. 

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Biochemistry (after BSc) 

BIOC 800*
3 or 0 credit hours
BIOC 801
3 credit hours
BIOC 8xx** 3 credit hours
BIOC 8xx** 3 credit hours
BIOC 8xx** 3 credit hours
BIOC 901*
75 or 78 credit hours
Total
90 credit hours

*A student may be granted an exemption from CHEM 800 by the Department Head if the student can show that he/she has successfully completed an equivalent course. If granted the exemption, the student would be expected to complete an additional three credit hours of CHEM 901. 
**Courses from outside of a student's discipline may be substituted with the permission of the Department Head.

Master of Science (MSc) in Biochemistry


Master of Science (MSc) in Biochemistry (thesis)

The Master's program consists of the following minimum credit-hour requirements listed below. In addition, it is mandatory for all students to:

  • Attend all department seminars each semester they are on campus
  • Present a department seminar and two progress reports on their research
  • Complete and defend a research thesis
Courses
Credit Hours
BIOC 800
3 credit hours
BIOC 8xx* 3 credit hours
BIOC 8xx* 3 credit hours
BIOC 901   
21 credit hours
Total
30 credit hours

*Only one of these courses can be given by the student's supervisor. Courses outside of a student's discipline may be substituted with the permission of the Department Head.

Note: Students with less than our recommended undergraduate background for graduate study may be accepted as a qualifying MSc student, with additional supplementary undergraduate course(s) assigned to them.