Prerequisites to Concentration:
Math 115 and 116
Math 215 and 216; or Chem 262
Chem 210/211 and 215
Physics 135/136 and 235/236 or Physics 139/239 or Physics 140/141 and 240/241 or Biophysics/Physics 150/151 and 250/251 or Physics 160/161 and 260/261
Bio 172 or 174 or 191 or 192 or 195
Core:
Biophysics 370 (Physical and Chemical Principles behind Biology and Medicine)
Biophysics 417 (Dynamical Processes in Biophysics)
Biophysics 450 (Biophysics Laboratory)
Biophysics 495 (Senior Seminar in Biophysics)
Outside Core:
Chemistry 351 (Fundamentals of Biochemistry) or MCDB 310 (Introductory Biochemistry) or Biological Chemistry 415 (Introductory Biochemistry)
Electives:
Three of the following:
Biophysics 420 (Structural Bio: The Architecture of Life)
Biophysics 421 (Structural Bio: Biophys. Controversies)
Biophysics 422 (Exp Methods in Struct. Bio)
Biophysics 430 (Medical Physics)
Biophysics 433 (Biocomplexity)
Biophysics 435 (Biophysical Modeling)
Biophysics 440 (Biophysics of Diseases)
Biophysics 454 (Macromolecular Structure & Dynamics)
Biophysics 463 (Mathematical Modeling in Biology)
Biophysics 520 (Biophysical Chem I: Methods & Techniques)
Biophysics 521 (Biophysical Chem II: Theories)
Note: Other 400-level Physics, Chemistry, or Biology courses may be accepted, per approval of the Undergraduate Chair
Cognate:
One of the following:
Math 404 (Intermediate Differential Equations)
Math 471 (Intro to Numerical Methods)
Physics 406 (Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics)
Physics 453 (Quantum Mechanics)
Chemistry 451 (Biochemistry I)
MCDB 427 (Molecular Biology)
MCDB 428 (Cell Biology)
Note: Other 400-level Physics, Chemistry, or Biology courses may be accepted, per approval of the Undergraduate Chair
Research:
At least two credits of Biophysics 399. Students wishing to conduct research in a laboratory outside of the Program must identify a Biophysics co-sponsor.
