BS BIOCHEMISTRY
BS BIOCHEMISTRY
Faculty of Pharmacy
BS BIOCHEMISTRY
Faculty of Pharmacy
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The BS Biochemistry program offers students with the understanding of the structure and function of biomolecules – Proteins, Carbohydrates, Lipids and Nucleic Acids – studying the way these molecules are organized and their interactions with one another to maintain life processes.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Academician
Doctor of Medicine
Scientist/Biochemist in Research Facilities
Process Analyst in Manufacturing Firms
Technical Sales Representative in Medical/Scientific Instruments and Chemical Companies
Research and Development Expert/Quality Control Analyst in Pharmaceutical/Food/Agribusiness Companies
Forensic Expert in Crime Laboratories
PROGRAM CURRICULUM
FIRST YEAR (2 TERMS)
First Term
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
| CHEM 111 | General Chemistry I | 3 | 6 | 5 | |
| ENG 1 | Introduction to College English | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| FIL 1 | Komunikasyon sa Akademikong Filipino | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| MATH 101 | College Algebra | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| PSY 1 | General Psychology | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| RC | Rizal Course | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| THY 1 | Contextualized Salvation History | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| ZOO 101 | General Zoology | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| PE 1 | Physical Education | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| TOTAL | 25 | 9 | 28 |
Second Term
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
| BOT 102 | General Botany with Taxonomy | 3 | 6 | 5 | |
| CHEM 112 | General Chemistry II | 3 | 6 | 5 | CHEM 111 |
| ENG 2 | Reading and Thinking Skills for Academic Study | 3 | 0 | 3 | ENG 1 |
| FIL 2 | Pagbasa at Pagsulat tungo sa Pananaliksik |
3 | 0 | 3 | FIL 1 |
| MATH 102 | Trigonometry | 3 | 0 | 3 | MATH 101 |
| PHL 2 | Logic | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| THY 2 | Church and Sacraments | 3 | 0 | 3 | THY 1 |
| PE 2 | Physical Education | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| TOTAL | 23 | 12 | 27 |
SECOND YEAR (2 TERMS)
First Term
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
| BIOSCI 2 | Human Anatomy with Physiology | 3 | 6 | 5 | ZOO 101 |
| CHEM 200 | Organic Chemistry | 3 | 6 | 5 | CHEM 111, CHEM 112 |
| CHEM 301 | Analytical Chemistry I | 3 | 6 | 5 | CHEM 111, CHEM 112 |
| ENG 4 | Oral Communication in Context | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| MATH 108 | Differential Calculus | 3 | 0 | 3 | MATH 101, MATH 102 |
| PHL 5 | Christian Ethics | 3 | 0 | 3 | THY 1, THY 2 |
| PE 3 | Physical Education | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| TOTAL | 20 | 18 | 26 |
Second Term
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
| BIOCHEM 1 | Chemistry of Biomolecules | 3 | 6 | 5 | CHEM 111, CHEM 112, CHEM 200 |
| CHEM 203 | Organic Analysis | 3 | 6 | 5 | CHEM 111, CHEM 112, CHEM 200 |
| CHEM 302 | Analytical Chemistry II | 3 | 6 | 5 | CHEM 111, CHEM 112, CHEM 301 |
| MATH 109 | Integral Calculus | 3 | 0 | 3 | MATH 101, MATH 102, MATH 108 |
| PHYS 201 | General Physics | 4 | 3 | 5 | MATH 101, MATH 102 |
| SCL 3 | The Social Teachings of the Church | 3 | 0 | 3 | THY 1, THY 2, PHL 5 |
| PE 4 | Physical Education | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| TOTAL | 21 | 21 | 28 |
THIRD YEAR (3 TERMS)
First Term
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
| BIOCHEM 2 | Proteins, Carbohydrates, and Lipids | 3 | 6 | 5 | BIOCHEM 1, CHEM 111, CHEM 112, CHEM 200 |
| BIOCHEM 3 | Nucleic Acids and Molecular Biology | 3 | 0 | 3 | BIOCHEM 1, CHEM 111, CHEM 112, CHEM 200 |
| CHEM 401 | Physical Chemistry | 3 | 6 | 5 | CHEM 111, MATH 101, MATH 102, MATH 108, MATH 109, PHYS 201 |
| MATH 600 | Biostatistics | 2 | 3 | 3 | MATH 101, MATH 102 |
| GIM | General and Industrial Microbiology | 3 | 6 | 5 | BIOCHEM 1, BOT 102, CHEM 111, CHEM 112, CHEM 200 |
| HETAR | Health Economics w/ Taxation & Land Reform | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| TOTAL | 17 | 21 | 24 |
Second Term
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
| ENG 3 | Academic Writing Skills | 3 | 0 | 3 | BIOCHEM 1, BIOCHEM 2, BIOCHEM 3, CHEM 111, CHEM 112, CHEM 200, ENG 1, ENG 2 |
| BIOCHEM 4 | Biochemical Catalysis | 2 | 6 | 4 | BIOCHEM 1, BIOCHEM 2, BIOCHEM 3, CHEM 111, CHEM 112, CHEM 200 |
| BIOCHEM 5 | Biochemical Techniques | 2 | 6 | 4 | BIOCHEM 1, BIOCHEM 2, BIOCHEM 3, CHEM 111, CHEM 112, CHEM 200 |
| CHEM 402 | Physical Chemistry II | 3 | 3 | 4 | CHEM 111, CHEM 112, CHEM 203, CHEM 401, MATH 101, MATH 102, MATH 108, MATH 109, PHYS 201 |
| SCL 9 | Marriage and Family | 3 | 0 | 3 | THY 1, THY 2, PHL 5 |
| BIOCHEM 12 | Cell Physiology and Genetics | 3 | 0 | 3 | BIOCHEM 1, BIOCHEM 2, BIOCHEM 3, CHEM 111, CHEM 112, CHEM 200 |
| BIOINFO | Bioinformatics | 2 | 3 | 3 | BIOCHEM 1, BIOCHEM 2, BIOCHEM 3, CHEM 111, CHEM 112, CHEM 200 |
| TOTAL | 18 | 18 | 24 |
Special Term
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
| APE / PRACT | Advance Practice Experience / Practicum | 2 | BIOCHEM 1, BIOCHEM 2, BIOCHEM 3, BIOCHEM 4, BIOCHEM 5, BIOINFO, BOT 102, CHEM 111, CHEM 112, CHEM 200, CHEM 203, CHEM 301, CHEM 302, GIM | ||
| TOTAL | 2 |
FOURTH YEAR (2 TERMS)
First Term
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
| BIOCHEM 6 | Intermediary Metabolism | 3 | 6 | 5 | BIOCHEM 1, BIOCHEM 12, BIOCHEM 2, BIOCHEM 3, BIOCHEM 4, CHEM 111, CHEM 112, CHEM 200 |
| BIOCHEM 7 | Physical Biochemistry | 2 | 6 | 4 | BIOCHEM 1, CHEM 111, CHEM 112, CHEM 200, CHEM 203, CHEM 401, CHEM 402, MATH 101, MATH 102, MATH 108, MATH 109, PHYS 201 |
| BIOCHEM 8 | Nutritional Biochemistry | 3 | 0 | 3 | BIOCHEM 1, BIOCHEM 2, BIOCHEM 3, BIOCHEM 4, BIOCHEM 5, CHEM 111, CHEM 112, CHEM 200 |
| BIOCHEM 9 | Phytochemistry | 3 | 0 | 3 | BIOCHEM 1, BIOCHEM 2, BOT 102, CHEM 111, CHEM 112, CHEM 203 |
| BIOENTREP | Bioentrepreneurship | 3 | 0 | 3 | BIOCHEM 1, BIOCHEM 2, BIOCHEM 3, BIOCHEM 4, BIOCHEM 5, CHEM 111, CHEM 112, CHEM 200 |
| CHEM 104 | Advanced Inorganic Chemistry | 3 | 0 | 3 | CHEM 111, CHEM 112,MATH 101, MATH 108, MATH 109, MATH 102, PHYS 201 |
| THS 1 | Thesis 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | BIOCHEM 1, BIOCHEM 2, BIOCHEM 3, BIOCHEM 4, BIOCHEM 5, BIOINFO, BOT 102, CHEM 111, CHEM 112, CHEM 200, CHEM 203, ENG 1, ENG 2, ENG 3, GIM |
| PHAR | Pharmacology | 3 | 3 | 4 | BIOSCI 2, MATH 600, ZOO 101 |
| TOTAL | 18 | 18 | 24 |
Second Term
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
| SA | Socio-Anthropology | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| PHISTCONS | Philippine History and Constitution | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| LIT 102A | Philippine Literatures | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| CHEM 104 | Advanced Inorganic Chemistry | 3 | 0 | 3 | CHEM 111, CHEM 112, MATH 101, MATH 102, MATH 108, MATH 109 |
| BIOCHEM 10 | Immunology, Virology, and Cancer | 3 | 0 | 3 | BIOCHEM 1, BIOCHEM 2, BIOCHEM 3, BIOCHEM 4, BIOCHEM 5, BIOCHEM 6, BIOCHEM 8, BIOCHEM 12, CHEM 111, CHEM 112, CHEM 200 |
| BIOCHEM 11 | Seminar in Biochemistry | 3 | 0 | 3 | BIOCHEM 1, BIOCHEM 2, BIOCHEM 3, BIOCHEM 4, BIOCHEM 5, BIOCHEM 6, BIOCHEM 7, BIOCHEM 8, BIOCHEM 9, BIOCHEM 12, BIOINFO, BOT 102, CHEM 111, CHEM 112, CHEM 200, CHEM 203, CHEM 401, CHEM 402, GIM, MATH 101, MATH 102, MATH 108, MATH 109, PHYS 201 |
| PD | Professional Deontology | 3 | 0 | 3 | PHL 5, SCL 3, THY 1, THY 2 |
| THS 2 | Thesis II | 0 | 6 | 2 | BIOCHEM 1, BIOCHEM 2, BIOCHEM 3, BIOCHEM 4, BIOCHEM 5, BIOCHEM 6, BIOCHEM 7, BIOCHEM 8, BIOCHEM 9, BIOCHEM 12, BIOINFO, BOT 102, CHEM 111, CHEM 112, CHEM 200, CHEM 203, CHEM 401, CHEM 402, ENG 1, ENG 2, ENG 3, GIM, MATH 101, MATH 102, MATH 109, PHYS 201 |
| TOTAL | 21 | 6 | 23 |
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