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Article #5Re: Pchem important for biochemistry, molecular bio, neurochemistry?
From: Richard S. Norman
Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2002 15:29
Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2002 15:29
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On Sat, 07 Dec 2002 03:46:51 GMT, jpfield@attbi.com wrote: >Hi, I am an undergrad student with a limited number of science courses >that i can take. Physical chemistry doesn't really excite me that much, >but I do want to take it if it's useful to the above mentioned fields. >Is it? How useful? I am looking to get a whole bunch of opinions and the >whys and why nots. > >Thanks for your input. The fields you describe, biochem, molecular biology, and neurochemistry, all would benefit from a PChem background. On our campus (U. Mich - Dearborn), a BS in biochemistry requires PCham. A BS in Biology does not. If you don't get it as an undergraduate you may need it as a grad student. Even if you do have it as an undergrad, you may still need a more advanced course in it as a grad student. You will be taking courses where the PChem would be a useful background. On the other hand, there definitely are subspecialties in those areas where you could manage perfectly well without PChem. What are you majoring in? What graduate programs do you intend to consider? The grad program in Biochem at UMich specifies "Applicants should have completed course work in general, analytical, and organic chemistry, biochemistry, physics, and calculus. Undergraduate coursework in physical chemistry, molecular and cellular biology, and genetics is recommended. The faculty are particularly interested in students with significant undergraduate or postgraduate research experience" Other schools are probably similar.
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