University of California, San Diego

Course Details

BS in Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Course Description

This major is designed to provide students with the fundamental courses required for entry into a school of medicine or into post graduate training in a wide variety of areas of biological and biomedical sciences: biochemistry, biophysics, genetics, molecular biology, cell biology, developmental biology, microbiology, virology, human biology (physiology, metabolism, genetic disorders), cancer biology, pharmacology, and others. The emphasis is on basic principles that help us understand those processes unique to living organisms at the molecular level.

Course Duration

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4year

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BS in Biochemistry and Cell Biology University of California, San Diego