Whether you're headed to medical, dental, veterinary, or pharmacy school, a bioengineering or biomedical science program, or a career in clinical laboratory science or biomedical research, a strong foundation in biochemistry is essential – and that's exactly what this program builds. Biochemistry explains the chemical logic behind how the human body works, and this program covers it in depth, independent of which of those paths you're on.
Across 10 courses, you'll work from foundational concepts – amino acids, protein structure, membranes, enzymes, and enzyme kinetics – into the metabolic pathways that keep the body running: carbohydrate, lipid, amino acid, and nucleotide metabolism. You'll trace the central dogma through DNA replication, repair, transcription, and translation, then see how hormones, signal transduction, and metabolic control coordinate all of it. A dedicated course on vitamins covers essential micronutrients and their deficiency diseases.
Each course is organized around clear learning objectives and includes knowledge-check quizzes throughout, so you can confirm understanding before moving to the next topic. To be successful in this program, you should have a background in general biology and general chemistry.
Applied Learning Project
In this Specialization, there are Graded Assignments included at the end of every module. The content of the Graded Assignments is representative of the whole module and will give you the opportunity to test your acquired knowledge thoroughly. The Graded Assignments consist of single and multiple choice questions.
