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Post Graduate

M.Sc.Bio-Chemistry

Biochemistry is a wonderfully interesting topic that delves into the chemical structure of the molecules that make us up. It is the application of chemistry to biological problems. Scientists use biochemistry today to explain how our body works. We try to make medicines that affect the body a certain way, try to crack the DNA code, try to eat the right foods, explain diseases, observe chemical reactions, and many more using biochemistry. 

M.Sc. Biochemistry is two-year postgraduate course spread over four semesters and affiliated to Bangalore University. The course also covers subjects like Microbiology, Biotechnology, Immunology, Genetics and Bioinformatics.
Eligibility:

Candidate must have secured 40% in aggregate and studied Chemistry or Bio –Chemistry as one of the cognate subjects securing 50% marks at B.Sc level and studied Biology at PUC or 10+2 level.

Curriculum:

The course consists of 16 instructional papers and 7 practical papers spread over 4 semesters.

Career Opportunities:

The course enables a student to choose from any of the areas given below as his/her field of career.

  1. Research and development: in biotechnology companies, private industry, nonprofit research institutes, in forensic labs, and in government laboratories
  2. Food scientists
  3. Clinical research
  4. Technical adviser
  5. Technical writer
  6. Teacher
  7. Pharmaceutical product representative
  8. Quality control
  9. Agriculturists