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26 courses with the subject BIOC, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.

BIOC 502Biochemistry (Medicine)3

Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Enrollment restricted to students accepted in the School of Medicine. An introduction of structural biochemistry, intermediary metabolism, cell biology and methods of biochemical analysis as part of the fundamental background of modern medicine.

Subject
BIOC
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Bulletin 2026-27
Source
bulletin.vcu.edu
BIOC 503Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology1-5

Continuous course; variable hours. 1-5 credits. Prerequisites: undergraduate organic chemistry, physical chemistry recommended. Permission of instructor is required for any student not enrolled in a graduate (certificate, M.S. or Ph.D.) program. A comprehensive introductory course that describes basic biochemistry and reviews current concepts of modern cell and molecular biology.

Subject
BIOC
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
5
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Bulletin 2026-27
Source
bulletin.vcu.edu
BIOC 504Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology1-5

Continuous courses; variable hours. 1-5 credits. Prerequisites: undergraduate organic chemistry, physical chemistry recommended. Permission of instructor is required for any student not enrolled in a graduate (certificate, M.S. or Ph.D.) program. A comprehensive introductory course that describes basic biochemistry and reviews current concepts of modern cell and molecular biology.

Subject
BIOC
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
5
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Bulletin 2026-27
Source
bulletin.vcu.edu
BIOC 505Experimental Biochemistry2

Continuous courses; 4 laboratory hours. 2 credits. Prerequisite: BIOC 503 (or concurrent) or equivalent quantitative chemistry. Laboratory work, including theory and practice of advanced biochemical research methods.

Subject
BIOC
Credits (min)
2
Credits (max)
2
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Bulletin 2026-27
Source
bulletin.vcu.edu
BIOC 506Experimental Biochemistry2

Continuous courses; 4 laboratory hours. 2 credits. Prerequisite: BIOC 503 (or concurrent) or equivalent quantitative chemistry. Laboratory work, including theory and practice of advanced biochemical research methods.

Subject
BIOC
Credits (min)
2
Credits (max)
2
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Bulletin 2026-27
Source
bulletin.vcu.edu
BIOC 507Bioorganic Chemistry3

Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Study of structure, chemistry, and mechanism of small, biologically important molecules.

Subject
BIOC
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Bulletin 2026-27
Source
bulletin.vcu.edu
BIOC 510Radiation Safety1

Semester course; 15 lecture hours. 1 credit. Provides basic principles for the safe use of radioactive materials in biological research and meets the minimum training requirements set forth for responsible investigators in the university's Nuclear Radiation License. Offered on a demand basis (2-4 times or approximately 20 students per year).

Subject
BIOC
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Hour
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Bulletin 2026-27
Source
bulletin.vcu.edu
BIOC 524Biochemistry (Pharmacy)2

Continuous courses; 2 lecture hours. 2 credits. Prerequisites: BIOC 501 or 523. Specialty topics in biochemistry are presented in the spring semester as part of the fundamental background of modern pharmacy.

Subject
BIOC
Credits (min)
2
Credits (max)
2
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Bulletin 2026-27
Source
bulletin.vcu.edu
BIOC 530Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology Module 1: Protein Structure and Function2

Modular course; 2 lecture hours. 2 credits. Prerequisites: undergraduate organic chemistry, physical chemistry recommended. Permission of instructor is required for any student not enrolled in a graduate (certificate, M.S. or Ph.D.) program. The first module of a group of four (BIOC 530-533), which taken together provide a comprehensive introductory course that describes basic biochemistry and reviews current concepts of modern cell and molecular biology.

Subject
BIOC
Credits (min)
2
Credits (max)
2
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Bulletin 2026-27
Source
bulletin.vcu.edu
BIOC 531Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology Module 2: Basic Metabolism1

Modular course; 1 lecture hour. 1 credit. Prerequisites: undergraduate organic chemistry, physical chemistry recommended. Permission of instructor is required for any student not enrolled in a graduate (certificate, M.S. or Ph.D.) program. The second module of a group of four (BIOC 530-533), which taken together provide a comprehensive introductory course that describes basic biochemistry and reviews current concepts of modern cell and molecular biology.

Subject
BIOC
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Hour
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Bulletin 2026-27
Source
bulletin.vcu.edu
BIOC 532Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology Module 3: Central Dogma of Molecular Biology1

Modular course; 1 lecture hour. 1 credit. Prerequisites: undergraduate organic chemistry, physical chemistry recommended. Permission of instructor is required for any student not enrolled in a graduate (certificate, M.S. or Ph.D.) program. The third module of a group of four (BIOC 530-533), which taken together provide a comprehensive introductory course that describes basic biochemistry and reviews current concepts of modern cell and molecular biology.

Subject
BIOC
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Hour
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Bulletin 2026-27
Source
bulletin.vcu.edu
BIOC 533Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology Module 4: Lipids/Membranes and Bioenergetics1

Modular course; 1 lecture hour. 1 credit. Prerequisites: undergraduate organic chemistry, physical chemistry recommended. Permission of instructor is required for any student not enrolled in a graduate (certificate, M.S. or Ph.D.) program. The fourth module of a group of four (BIOC 530-533), which taken together provide a comprehensive introductory course that describes basic biochemistry and reviews current concepts of modern cell and molecular biology.

Subject
BIOC
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Hour
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Bulletin 2026-27
Source
bulletin.vcu.edu
BIOC 601Membranes and Lipids3

Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Prerequisite: BIOC 503. Comprehensive presentation of important areas in biological membrane research. Key topics include techniques in the study of membrane lipids and proteins, "order" and organization in membranes, transport, receptors and cell surface antigens, physical measurements in membranes, reconstituted systems, and signal transduction.

Subject
BIOC
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Bulletin 2026-27
Source
bulletin.vcu.edu
BIOC 602Physical Properties of Macromolecules1-4

Semester course; 4 lecture hours. 1-4 credits. Prerequisites: BIOC 503 and physical chemistry or permission of instructor. Structure of macromolecular components and macromolecules; biophysical approaches to the determination of structure.

Subject
BIOC
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Bulletin 2026-27
Source
bulletin.vcu.edu
BIOC 604Enzymology1-3

Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 1-3 credits. Students may register for module 1 only, modules 1 and 2, or modules 1, 2 and 3. Prerequisite: BIOC 503. Physical and chemical properties and mechanisms of action of enzymes. Treatment of chemical catalysis, enzyme kinetics and correlation of enzyme structure to mechanisms.

Subject
BIOC
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Bulletin 2026-27
Source
bulletin.vcu.edu
BIOC 605Molecular Biology2

Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Prerequisite: undergraduate chemistry or biochemistry. An advanced course on molecular biology. Eukaryotic replication, transcription, RNA processing, control of gene expression, translation, cell cycle, oncogenes and tumor suppressors, viral vectors, and gene therapy.

Subject
BIOC
Credits (min)
2
Credits (max)
2
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Bulletin 2026-27
Source
bulletin.vcu.edu
BIOC 610Current Trends in Biochemistry2

Semester course; 2 lecture hours. 2 credits. Prerequisites: BIOC 503-504. A study and literature review of common and complex biochemical substances using recent research methodology.

Subject
BIOC
Credits (min)
2
Credits (max)
2
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Bulletin 2026-27
Source
bulletin.vcu.edu
BIOC 651Biochemistry Journal Club1

Semester course; 1 lecture hour. 1 credit. Talks given by students describing and critiquing recent published research or review articles.

Subject
BIOC
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Hour
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Bulletin 2026-27
Source
bulletin.vcu.edu
BIOC 652Cancer Biology Journal Club1

Semester course; 1 lecture hour (delivered face-to-face or hybrid). 1 credit. Enrollment is restricted to graduate students or by permission of the instructor. Oral presentations/discussions on the advances in cancer biology research in order to further the field in cancer research and critically evaluate and understand scientific research articles. Graded as satisfactory/unsatisfactory.

Subject
BIOC
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Hour
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Bulletin 2026-27
Source
bulletin.vcu.edu
BIOC 661Critical Thinking1

Semester course; 1 lecture hour. 1 credit. May be repeated for credit. Paper presentations and discussions of important topics in biomedical science.

Subject
BIOC
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Hour
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated for credit.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Bulletin 2026-27
Source
bulletin.vcu.edu
BIOC 662Signal Metabolism Lipids1

Semester course; 1 lecture hour. 1 credit. Talks given by faculty members, students describing research progresses or discussion of recent published research or review articles.

Subject
BIOC
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Hour
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Bulletin 2026-27
Source
bulletin.vcu.edu
BIOC 690Biochemistry Seminar1

Semester course. 1 credit. Reports on recent biochemical literature and research by students and staff. Graded as S/U/F.

Subject
BIOC
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Hour
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Bulletin 2026-27
Source
bulletin.vcu.edu
BIOC 691Special Topics in Biochemistry1-4

Semester course; 1-4 credits. Lectures, tutorial studies and/or special assignments in selected areas of advanced study not available in other courses or as part of research training.

Subject
BIOC
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Bulletin 2026-27
Source
bulletin.vcu.edu
BIOC 692Special Topics1-4

Semester course; 1-4 variable hours. 1-4 credits. Lectures, tutorial studies, library assignments in selected areas of advanced study or specialized laboratory procedures not available in other courses or as part of the research training. Graded as S/U/F.

Subject
BIOC
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Bulletin 2026-27
Source
bulletin.vcu.edu
BIOC 695Biochemistry Student Seminar1

Semester course; 1 seminar hour. 1 credit. Reports by students on their thesis research projects. Graded as satisfactory/unsatisfactory.

Subject
BIOC
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Hour
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Bulletin 2026-27
Source
bulletin.vcu.edu
BIOC 697Directed Research in Biochemistry1-15

Semester course; 1-15 credits. Research leading to the M.S. or Ph.D. degree and elective research projects for other students.

Subject
BIOC
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
15
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Bulletin 2026-27
Source
bulletin.vcu.edu

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