专业中文名：生物化学文科硕士
专业英文名：MS in Biochemistry
学　　　制：3.00 年
学　　　费：32915 美元/年
入学时间：1,8月
领　　　域：自然科学
申请费：75美元

The Graduate Program in Life Sciences Program in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology is a joint program combining faculty with expertise in biochemistry, molecular biology, and structural biology from the University of Maryland schools of Dentistry and Medicine, and the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). The scope of research in the program has increased greatly, with expansion beyond standard biochemistry research to include biochemical processes at the molecular and cellular level, including the regulation of gene expression at both transcriptional and post-transcriptional levels, viral DNA packaging, DNA repair, cell cycle checkpoints, tumor suppressor structure and function, drug resistance in cancer, regulation of calcium and signal transduction pathways, enzyme catalysis, cardiac muscle regulation, complex polysaccharide structure/function, organic and bio-organic mechanisms, DNA-binding proteins, DNA-binding drugs, retrovirus structure and function, and studies on HIV.

An overall GPA of 3.0 IELTS test takers must score no less than Band 6.5 for BSN or Band 7 for MS (total). Minimum TOEFL scores to be considered for admission are 550 on the paper-based examination, 213 on the computer-based examination, and 79 on the Internet-based examination.

YEAR 1 - Fall Semester GPILS CORE CREDITS BIOCHEMISTRY CORE CREDITS GPLS 601 Mech. of Biomedical Science (8 credits) CHEM 437 Biochem I (4 credits) GPLS 609 Lab Rotation (1 - 2 credits) or CHEM 602 Intro to Lab Research (1 - 2 credits) GPLS 609 Lab Rotation (1 - 2 credits) or CHEM 602 Intro to Lab Research (1 - 2 credits) YEAR 1 - Spring Semester GPILS CORE CREDITS BIOCHEMISTRY CORE CREDITS GPLS 709 Adv Biochem (3 credits) CHEM 638 Biochem II (4 credits) Advanced course #1 (UMBC or UMB)* GPLS 709 Adv Biochem (3 credits) GPLS 713 Student Seminars (2 credits) GPLS 713 Student Seminars (2 credits) GPLS 608 or CHEM 713 Biochemistry Seminars (1 credit) YEAR 2 - Fall Semester GPILS CORE CREDITS BIOCHEMISTRY CORE CREDITS GPLS 701 Adv Molecular Biology (3 credits) GPLS 701 Adv Molecular Biology (3 credits) Advanced course #2 (UMBC or UMB)* Advanced course #1 (UMBC or UMB)* GPLS 608 or CHEM 713 Biochemistry Seminar (1) GPLS 608 or CHEM 713 Biochemistry Seminar (1) YEAR 2 - Spring Semester GPILS CORE CREDITS BIOCHEMISTRY CORE CREDITS GPLS 713 Student Seminars (2) GPLS 713 Student Seminars (2) GPLS 608 or CHEM 713 Biochemistry Seminars (1) GPLS 608 or CHEM 713 Biochemistry Seminars (1) Advanced course #2 (UMBC or UMB)* YEAR 3 GPILS & BIOCHEMISTRY CORE CREDITS GPLS 899 or CHEM 899 Doctoral Research (1-10 credits) * see advanced course list below ADVANCED COURSES Note: Pick 2; at least one CHEM designation must be chosen. This is not a comprehensive list. CHEM 601 Special Topics in Chemistry (i.e. NMR, X-ray, subject varies) (3 credits) CHEM 631 Chemistry of Proteins (3 credits) CHEM 633 Biochemistry of Nucleic Acids (3 credits) CHEM 635 Biochemistry of Complex Carbohydrates (3 credits) CHEM 640 Special Topics: Molecular Structure (3 credits) CHEM 642 Physical Biochemistry (3 credits) CHEM 644 Molecular Modeling in Biochemistry (3 credits) CHEM 672 Enzyme Reaction Mechanisms (3 credits) CHEM 684 Special Topics in Chemistry (subject vari