该浓度通过要求额外的14-15学分的特定于浓度的课程作业，从而在解剖学和生理学，疾病的生物化学和医学实习方面增加了额外的课程作业，从而提高了通用生物化学的浓度。健康和医学科学专为对医学，兽医或牙科职业感兴趣的学生而设。生物化学专业为学生提供了生物学，物理和数学科学方面强大而均衡的背景。作为生物化学专业，研究包括大分子结构和功能，细胞生物化学，代谢，基因表达，DNA和蛋白质结构，DNA复制和修复，细胞组织，交流，生长，衰老和死亡。还要求学生修读物理，有机化学，统计测量和研究方法等课程。独立学习和实习（通常在
Biochemistry is fundamental and essential to the life sciences, especially the health professions, and is one of the frontier areas for the physical sciences and engineering. As a discipline, biochemistry and molecular biology evolved from the application of the principles of organic and physical chemistry to the characterization of the metabolites and macromolecules that are found throughout the biological world. This approach has led to an understanding of the structural components of cells, of metabolic and regulatory processes, of the mechanism of enzymatic catalysis, and energy transduction and of the molecular events associated with gene expression and cellular replication. The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology has developed faculty expertise and the supporting resource facilities to instruct students in three major areas of biochemistry and molecular biology: the structure and function of macromolecules, cellular biochemistry, and molecular gene expression. Such training develops the skills necessary to pursue careers in biological and biomedical research or in biotechnology.<br>This concentration augments the extensive Biochemistry core with additional coursework in anatomy and physiology, the biochemistry of disease, and medical internship by requiring an additional 14-15 credits of concentration-specific coursework. This option leaves a total of 8-9 free electives. The Medical and Health Sciences concentration is geared toward students interested in medical, veterinary or dentistry careers.