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The Biochemistry
Major: Program Objectives
Students completing this major
should:
- Gain a solid foundation in the sciences
needed to understand the biological and chemical complexities
in the processes of life.
- Develop proficiency in written and oral
communication of scientific topics.
- Be able to search the scientific literature
and use Internet resources to identify relevant information.
- Nurture the ability to read and critically
assess scientific literature.
- Learn to organize and analyze scientific
knowledge and information.
- Develop the technical an intellectual skills
necessary to facilitate creative problem solving.
- Engage in independent thinking across the
disciplines of chemistry and biology and integrate the chemistry
and biology learned throughout the curriculum.
- Learn skills and techniques of modern experimental
biochemistry and molecular biology.
- Develop the ability to design experiments
and discern the knowledge that can be gained from experimentation,
but also understand the limitations of both the scientific method
and modern instrumentation.
- Evaluate the impact of technology and ethics
in the filed of biochemistry.
- Have an awareness of the major issues at
the forefront of the discipline and foster a lifelong curiosity
about recent developments.
- Gain the ability to think in an integrated
manner and look at problems from different perspectives.
- Develop the ability to do independent research
in biochemistry and successfully communicate the results in
both oral and written forms.
- Have the skills and confidence necessary
to take biochemical initiatives from idea to implementation.
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