生物化学研究生命过程的化学和分子基础。学生可以研究遗传信息向生物结构的转移，营养物质向细胞成分的转化及其作为能源的利用，记忆的存储以及神经过程的化学性质。实验室技术包括电泳，色谱，蛋白质印迹，蛋白质序列分析和肽图分析。了解酶促测定的发展和应用是该研究领域的基础。严格的课程为学术和工业研究的许多职业做好了很好的准备，包括癌症和艾滋病研究，医学，兽医，牙科，结构生物学，遗传学以及药物化学和药物开发。
Biochemistry investigates the chemical and molecular foundations of life processes. A student may study the transfer of genetic information into biological structures, the conversion of nutrients into cell constituents and their utilization as sources of energy, the storage of memory, and the chemical nature of neural processes. Laboratory techniques include electrophoresis, chromatography, Western blotting, protein sequence analysis, and peptide mapping. Understanding the development and application of enzymatic assays is fundamental to this field of study. This rigorous curriculum is excellent preparation for a number of careers in both academic and industrial research, including cancer and AIDS research, medicine, veterinary medicine, dentistry, structural biology, genetics, and medicinal chemistry and drug development.