Undergraduate Curriculum

Enzymology

Enzymology

Prerequisites to Concentration:

  • Math 115, 116, 215, 216
  • Chem 210, 211, 215
  • Physics 135 or 140, 141, 235 or 240, 241
  • Bio 162 or 171 or 172

Core in Biophysics:

  • Biophysics 290 (Physics of the Body & Mind)  [EFFECTIVE F'11]
  • Biophysics 370 (Physical and Chemical Principles behind Biology and Medicine)
  • Biophysics 417 (Dynamical Processes in Biophysics)
  • Biophysics 454 (Macromolecular Structure and Function)
  • Biophysics 450 (Biophysics Laboratory)
  • Biophysics 495 (Senior Seminar in Biophysics)

Outside Core:

  • Chemistry 351 (Fundamentals of Biochemistry)
  • Biology 305 (Genetics)

Biophysics Electives:

One of the following:

  • Biophysics 430 (Medical Physics)
  • Biophysics 433 (Biocomplexity)
  • Biophysics 435 (Biophysical Modeling)
  • Biophysics 440 (Biophysics of Diseases)
  • Biophysics 463 (Mathematical Modeling in Biology)
  • MCDB 411 (Protein Structure and Function)

Note: Until enough of these courses are offered, other Physics, Chemistry, or Biology courses may be accepted.

Cognate:

One of the following:

  • Physics 406 (Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics)
  • Chemistry 451 (Biochemistry I)
  • MCDB 427 (Molecular Biology)

Research:

At least two credits of Biophysics 399. Students wishing to conduct research in a laboratory outside of the Program must identify a co-sponsor.

Honors Concentration:

In addition to completing all the Biophysics concentration requirements, a concentration GPA of at least 3.4 and the completion of an honors thesis (Biophysics 499) and a second Biophysics elective are required.

Minor in Biophysics:

  • Physics 340 and 341 (Heat and Waves) or Chem 210 and 211 (Organic Chemistry)
  • Bio 305 (Genetics) or Chem 451 or MCDB 310 (Biochemistry)
  • Biophysics 290 (Physics of the Body & Mind) or Biophysics 430 (Medical Physics) or Biophysics 440 (Biophysics of Diseases)
  • Biophysics 370 (Physical and Chemical Principles behind Biology and Medicine) or Biophysics 417 (Dynamic Processes in Biophysics)

See the LSA Course Guide for further information and current course offerings.