Required and Elective Courses
| Core Courses | Units | |
| CHEM 834 | Organic Spectroscopic Methods | 3 |
| One of the following courses selected through consultation with advisor(1): | 3 | |
| CHEM 850 | Valency and Spectroscopy | |
| CHEM 851 | Biochemical Spectroscopy | |
| CHEM 880 | Seminar | 3 |
| Other Required Courses | ||
| Courses in biochemistry selected from the following: | 6 | |
| CHEM 841 | Enzymology | |
| CHEM 843 | Membrane Biochemistry | |
| CHEM 844 | Bioinorganic Chemistry | |
| CHEM 845 | Glycoconjugate Biochemistry | |
| CHEM 846 | Biology and Chemistry of Signaling Pathways | |
| Other Requirements | ||
| CHEM 897 | Research | 6-9 |
| CHEM 898 | Master's Thesis | 3 |
| Related Study | ||
| Upper division or graduate courses in chemistry, physics, mathematics, or biology selected through consultation with thesis or graduate advisor. (May include courses listed above which have not been taken to satisfy either the core requirement or the 6-unit biochemistry requirement.) | 3-6 | |
| Minimum total | 30 | |
| and Oral Defense of Thesis | ||
(1) Only one course, either 850 or 851 is required to satisfy the degree requirements.