Molecular Biophysics Certificate Program – Available Courses


CHEM 6601 - Biophysics Seminars - 1 credit. Prerequisites: instructor consent and one year of physical chemistry or quantum mechanics (required for current trainees)
CHEM 5561 - Methods of Molecular Biophysics - 3 credits, team-taught. Prerequisites: one year of physical chemistry or quantum mechanics, or instructor consent (required for trainees by year four)
CHEM 5776, MCDB 5776 Responsible Conduct of Research - 1 credit, covers NIH-required material for graduate trainees. Prerequisites: instructor consent (one of these courses or equivalent required for trainees at as early as possible)
CHEM 5531 - Statistical Mechanics - 3 credits. Prerequisites: one year of physical chemistry or instructor consent
CHEM 5541 - Chemical Dynamics - 3 credits. Prerequisites: one year of physical chemistry or instructor consent
CHEM 5551 - Mathematical Methods of Chemistry - 3 credits. Prerequisites: one year of physical chemistry or instructor consent
CHEM 5581 - Introductory Quantum Chemistry - 3 credits. Prerequisites: one year of physical chemistry or instructor consent
CHEM 5591 - Advanced Molecular Spectroscopy - 3 credits. Prerequisites: one year of physical chemistry or instructor consent
CHEM 5801 - Advanced Signal Transduction - 3 credits. Prerequisites: one year of biochemistry or instructor consent
CHEM 5811 - Advanced Methods of Protein Analysis - 3 credits. Prerequisites: one year of biochemistry or instructor consent
CHEM 6031 - Special Topics in Nanoscience - 3 credits. Prerequisites: one year of physical chemistry or instructor consent
CHEM 6711/31- Advanced Topics in Biochemistry - 3 credits. Prerequisites: one year of biochemistry and instructor consent
CHEM 5210/30- Advanced Molecular Biology - 3 credits. Prerequisites: one year of biology and instructor consent
CHEM 5321 - Advanced Physical Organic Chemistry - 3 credits. Prerequisites: one year each of physical & organic chemistry or instructor consent
CHEM 5331 - Advanced Spectroscopic Techniques in Organic Chemistry - 3 credits. Prerequisites: one year of physical chemistry and one year of organic chemistry or instructor consent
MCDB 4520 - Bioinformatics & Genomics - 3 credits. Prerequisites: one year of physical chemistry or instructor consent
MCDB 5130 - Biological Electron Microscopy - 3 credits. Prerequisites: one year each of biology and physics or instructor consent
MCDB 5210 Cell Structure and Function - 3 credits. Prerequisites: one year each of biology and physics or instructor consent
MCDB 5550 - Cellular and Molecular Motion: A Biophysical Approach - 3 credits. Prerequisites: one year each of biology and physics or instructor consent
MCDB 5810 - Biology and Biophysics of the Membrane - 3 credits. Prerequisites: one year each of biology and physics or instructor consent
PHYS 5030 - Intermediate Mathematical Physics I - 3 credits. Prerequisites: must obtain instructor consent
PHYS 5040 - Intermediate Mathematical Physics II - 3 credits. Prerequisites: must obtain instructor consent
PHYS 5250 - Introductory Quantum Mechanics I - 3 credits. Prerequisites: must obtain instructor consent
PHYS 5260 - Introductory Quantum Mechanics II - 3 credits. Prerequisites: must obtain instructor consent
PHYS 5220 - Nonlinear Dynamics - 3 credits. Prerequisites: must obtain instructor consent
CHEN 5210 - Transport Phenomena - 3 credits. Prerequisites: must obtain instructor consent
CHEN 5820 - Chemical Separations - 3 credits. Prerequisites: must obtain instructor consent
CHEN 5830 - Modern Biotechnology - 3 credits. Prerequisites: must obtain instructor consent
CHEN 5831 - Biotechnology Case Studies - 3 credits. Prerequisites: must obtain instructor consent
APPM 5390 - Modeling in Math Biology - 3 credits.  Prerequisites: must obtain instructor consent