Physics, B.S., Biophysics Concentration

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Biophysics Concentration (21 Hours)

In addition to the core set of physics and mathematics courses, the biophysics concentration allows biology and chemistry courses to complete the requirements for the degree. The courses should be chosen from the list below and provide background in several areas including biochemical, biomolecular, and neural sciences. This concentration provides excellent preparation for advanced study in biological physics and for admission to M.D./Ph.D. programs. Note that BIOL 2107 /BIOL 2107L and BIOL 2108 /BIOL 2108L are prerequisites for BIOL 3800 and other upper-division biology courses.

Required Courses (6 Hours)

BIOL 3800 - Molecular Cell Biology 3 Credit Hours
CHEM 2400 - Organic Chemistry I 3 Credit Hours

Electives (15 Hours)

Select 15 hours from the following or other courses approved by the undergraduate director. Note that CHEM 2410 , Organic Chemistry II, is a prerequisite for many other courses listed.

CHEM 2400L - Organic Chemistry I Laboratory 1 Credit Hours
CHEM 2410L - Organic Chemistry II Laboratory 1 Credit Hours
CHEM 2410 - Organic Chemistry II 3 Credit Hours
CHEM 3110 - Intermediate Organic Chemistry Laboratory II 2 Credit Hours
CHEM 3400 - Structure and Reactivity of Biomolecules 3 Credit Hours
CHEM 4000 - Fundamentals of Chemical Analysis-CTW 3 Credit Hours
CHEM 4110 - Chemical Thermodynamics and Kinetics 3 Credit Hours
CHEM 4120 - Quantum Chemistry 3 Credit Hours
CHEM 4600 - Biochemistry I 5 Credit Hours
BIOL 3810 - Molecular Cell Biology Laboratory-CTW 3 Credit Hours
BIOL 3840 - Animal Biology 3 Credit Hours
BIOL 3850 - Animal Biology Laboratory 1 Credit Hours
BIOL 3880 - Microbiology 3 Credit Hours
BIOL 3890 - Microbiology Laboratory 1 Credit Hours
BIOL 3900 - Genetics 3 Credit Hours
BIOL 3910 - Genetics Laboratory 1 Credit Hours
BIOL 4102 - Neurobiology 4 Credit Hours
NEUR 3000 - Principles of Neuroscience I 4 Credit Hours
NEUR 4001 - Computational Neuroscience Laboratory 4 Credit Hours
or
PHYS 4001 - Computational Neuroscience Laboratory 4 Credit Hours
NEUR 4330 - Functional Neuroimaging 3 Credit Hours
or
PHYS 4710 - Functional Neuroimaging 3 Credit Hours
NEUR 4340 - Neurophysics 3 Credit Hours
or
PHYS 4340 - Neurophysics 3 Credit Hours
PHYS 3500 - Electronics 3 Credit Hours
PHYS 3560 - Mathematical Methods and Computational Physics II 3 Credit Hours
PHYS 4300 - Teaching Physics 1 to 2 Credit Hours
PHYS 4310 - Teaching Physics Practice 1 Credit Hours
MATH 4258 - Vector Calculus 3 Credit Hours
MATH 4265 - Partial Differential Equations 3 Credit Hours
CHEM 2100 - Intermediate Organic Chemistry Laboratory I 2 Credit Hours