If you are interested in an expanding field with almost unlimited potential for enriching everyone's quality of life, you will reap the rewards of a biochemistry major.
Biochemistry is a major that combines the knowledge of biology and chemistry to explain life processes in terms of chemical reactions within living cells. This major has a chemistry-based curriculum, coupled with a significant biology component. Biochemistry is an interdisciplinary science that links biological sciences like molecular biology and genetics to physical sciences like chemistry and physics. Otterbein offers a separate major in biochemistry because biochemistry is a very large, dynamic subdiscipline of chemistry that requires a broad training program.
A biochemistry degree is excellent preparation for advanced graduate and professional training in many fields. Skills in analytical and critical thinking developed by the major are broadly applicable to careers in medicine, pharmacology, environmental fields, technical management, teaching, business and law. Biochemistry majors are encouraged to participate in undergraduate research projects. As befitting its interdisciplinary nature, the course of study leading to a degree in biochemistry requires a broad range of introductory science and mathematics courses. These include courses in biology, physics and calculus.
As a biochemist, you may be at the helm of future cures for diabetes, cancer, and AIDS; new methodologies to help identify criminals; cleaning up air pollution; and engineering hearty crops for all world climates in order to end hunger. No field will be more equipped to change the future of our world.
