Advisory Board: Dr. Paul Kirchman, Dr. Nicholas Quintyne, Dr. Eugene Smith, Dr. Michelle Ivey, Dr. Chitra Chandrasekhar, Dr. Veljko Dragojlovic
Description: The biological chemistry concentration is designed for those students who wish to go on to graduate school, medical school, or who desire to work for biotech firms, government agencies or environmental organizations. It strongly emphasizes complementary coursework from both the biology and chemistry disciplines. To promote the interconnectedness of these disciplines, students choosing a research advisor in one discipline are strongly encouraged to have their second reader from the other discipline. Our interdisciplinary curriculum will benefit students who choose to pursue graduate studies in biology, chemistry, or biochemistry.
4 Electives, 2 of which must be in Biology and 2 of which must be in Chemistry-- see below**
12
BSC 4915 / CHM 4912 or 4914
Honors Research in Biology/ Chemistry
3
BSC 4970 / CHM 4970
Honors Thesis in Biology/ Chemistry
3
Total credits
72
*May be counted towards HC Core requirements as well
**change from previous version approved 9/10/2010.
Electives: Electives are shown below. Students concentrating in Biological Chemistry must take at least four electives totaling at least 12 credits. Two of these electives must be from Biology and two must be from Chemistry. Other FAU courses may be counted only with the prior approval of the Concentration Advisor. Students are reminded that they need 45 upper-level (3000 or 4000-level) credits to graduate. Electives should be chosen to compliment post-undergraduate plans. For example, students planning on pursuing a graduate degree in biochemistry are strongly encouraged to take Honors Introduction to Physical Chemistry. Those wishing to pursue a graduate degree in molecular biology are strongly encouraged to take Honors Biotechnology Lab.
Biology Electives*
MCB 3020, 3020L
Honors Microbiology with Lab
4
PCB 4024
Honors Molecular Cell Biology
3
BSC 4402L
Honors Fluorescent Microscopy
1
BSC 4403L
Honors Biotechnology Lab
2
BSC 4930
Honors Immunology
3
PCB 4253
Honors Developmental Biology
3
BSC 4930
Honors Endocrinology
3
PCB 4324
Honors Cancer Biology
3
Chemistry Electives*
CHM 3084
Honors Environmental Chemistry
3
CHM 3121, 3121L
Honors Quantitative Analysis with Lab
4
CHM 3291
Honors Chemistry of Medicinal and Natural Products
3
CHM 3400
Honors Introduction to Physical Chemistry
3
CHM 4135, 4135L
Honors Instrumental Methods of Analysis with Lab
4
CHM 4231
Honors Spectroscopy
3
CHM 4473
Honors Quantum Chemistry
3
*Special topics in Biology (BSC 4930) or Chemistry (CHM 4933) may be used to fulfill the Biology and Chemistry electives upon approval of the Biological Chemistry advisory board.
