Biochemistry Courses
The Department of Biochemistry offers a wide range of courses for undergraduate biochemistry majors and non-majors, as well as graduate students in our Integrated Program in Biochemistry. The department’s biochemistry courses are the backbone of our world-class programs, which are part of one of the best departments for biochemistry in the country.
The official full list of biochemistry courses can be found in the university’s Guide. However, below is a list of our courses with sample syllabi, if available, and when the course is usually taught.
To enroll in courses, students should go to enroll.wisc.edu, which will have the most up-to-date information on which courses are offered in a specific semester.
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100 FRESHMAN BIOCHEMISTRY SEMINAR
- Typically offered: Fall, Spring
- Sample syllabus
104 MOLECULES TO LIFE AND THE NATURE OF SCIENCE
- Typically offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
- Sample syllabus
299 INDEPENDENT STUDY
- Typically offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
- For more information and Independent Study Agreement Form click here
301 SURVEY OF BIOCHEMISTRY
- Typically offered: Spring
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501 INTRODUCTION TO BIOCHEMISTRY
- Typically offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
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507 GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY 1
- Typically offered: Fall, Spring
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508 GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY 2
- Typically offered: Fall, Spring
- Sample syllabus
510 NUTRITIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY AND METABOLISM (Also NUTR SCI 510)
- Typically offered: Fall, Spring
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550 PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN DISEASE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
- Typically offered: Spring
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551 BIOCHEMICAL METHODS
- Typically offered: Fall, Spring
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570 COMPUTATIONAL MODELING FOR BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
- Typically offered: Spring
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575 BIOLOGY OF VIRUSES (Also M M & I 575)
- Typically offered: Fall, Spring
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601 PROTEIN AND ENZYME STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
- Typically offered: Fall
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609 MATHEMATICAL METHODS FOR SYSTEMS BIOLOGY (Also MATH/BMI/BMOLCHEM 609)
- Typically offered: Spring of even years
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612 PROKARYOTIC MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (Also MICRO/GENETICS 612)
- Typically offered: Fall
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619 ADVANCED NUTRITION: INTERMEDIARY METABOLISM OF MACRONUTRIENTS (Also NUTR SCI 619)
- Typically offered: Spring
620 EUKARYOTIC MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (Also CRB 620)
- Typically offered: Spring
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621 PLANT BIOCHEMISTRY (Also BOTANY 621)
- Typically offered: Fall of odd years
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625 MECHANISMS OF ACTION OF VITAMINS AND MINERALS
- Typically offered: Spring
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631 PLANT GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENT (Also GENETICS 621)
- Typically offered: Fall, odd-numbered years
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645 MOLECULAR CONTROL OF METABOLISM AND METABOLIC DISEASE
- Typically offered: Fall
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665 BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY (Also CHEM 665)
- Typically offered: Fall, Spring odd years
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681/682 SENIOR HONORS THESIS
- Typically offered: Fall, Spring
691/692 SENIOR THESIS
- Typically offered: Fall, Spring
699 SPECIAL PROBLEMS
- Typically offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
- For more information and Independent Study Agreement Form click here
701 PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (Also BMOLCHEM 701)
- Typically offered: Fall
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704 CHEMICAL BIOLOGY (Also CHEM 704)
- Typically offered: Fall
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719 FROM ATOMS TO MOLECULES
- Typically offered: Fall
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721 BIOCHEMICAL COMMUNICATION
- Typically offered: Fall
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729.001/002 Fall/Spring ADVANCED TOPICS (Also BMOLCHEM 901)
- Typically offered: Fall, Spring
- Topic: IPiB Seminar
- Sample syllabus
729.002/005 Fall/Spring ADVANCED TOPICS
- Typically offered: Fall, Spring
- Topic: Practicum in Undergraduate Teaching
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729.007 ADVANCED TOPICS
- Typically offered: Fall
- Topic: Foundations of Biotechnology
- Sample syllabus
729.008 ADVANCED TOPICS
- Typically offered: Fall, Spring
- Topic: Responsible Conduct of Research
- Sample Syllabus
729.011 ADVANCED TOPICS
- Typically offered: Fall, Spring
- Topic: Macromolecular and Cellular Electron Microscopy
- Sample Syllabus
729.012 BIOCHEMICAL APPLICATIONS OF NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE
- Typically offered: Spring
- Undergraduates accepted with consent of instructor
872 SELECTED TOPICS IN MACROMOLECULAR AND BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY (Also CHEM 872)
- Typically offered: Fall, Spring
901 SEMINAR - NUTRITION AND METABOLISM (Advanced) (Also NUTR SCI 901)
- Typically offered: Fall
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906 TOPICS IN MODELING FOR BIOCHEMICAL SYSTEMS (Advanced)
- (Currently on hiatus)
910 SEMINAR - MOLECULAR VIROLOGY (Advanced)
- Typically offered: Fall, Spring
- Sample syllabus
912 SEMINAR - MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF DEVELOPMENT (Advanced)
- Typically offered: Fall
913 SEMINAR - RIBOGROUP (Advanced) (Also BMOLCHEM 913)
- Typically offered: Spring
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914 SEMINAR - MOLECULAR BIOSCIENCES (Advanced) (Also MICRO/BMOLCHEM/MM&I 914)
- Typically offered: Fall, Spring
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915 SEMINAR - COMPUTATION AND INFORMATICS IN BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE (Also BME/BMI/CBE/COMP SCI/GENETICS 915)
- Typically offered: Spring
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916 SEMINAR - CELLULAR MECHANISMS OF PROTEIN and MEMBRANE BIOGENESIS AND TRAFFICKING (Advanced)
- Typically offered: Spring
917 SEMINAR - REGULATION OF GENE EXPRESSION (Advanced) (Also MICRO 917)
- Typically offered: Fall, Spring
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918 SEMINAR - SINGLE MOLECULE APPROACHES TO BIOLOGY (Also CHEM 918)
- Typically offered: Fall
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919 SEMINAR - SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY
- Typically offered: Fall, Spring
- Sample syllabus
924 SEMINAR - MEMBRANE PROTEIN STRUCTURE and FUNCTION
- Typically offered: Spring
- Sample Syllabus
932 SEMINAR - BIOTECHNOLOGY TRAINING PROGRAM (Also MICRO/CBE 932)
- Typically offered: Fall, Spring
- Sample syllabus
945 SEMINAR - CHEMICAL BIOLOGY (Advanced) (Also CHEM 945)
- Typically offered: Spring
- Sample syllabus
990 RESEARCH
- Typically offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
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