Distance Education Off-Campus Course Offerings . . . . . Spring 2008

COURSE TITLE:	Biochemistry
COURSE:	Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology 404
COURSE DESCRIPTION:	A general overview of the chemistry of amino acids, proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids; structural properties of proteins, nucleic acid, and membranes; enzymology; and selected aspects of carbohydrate metabolism. Appropriate for graduate and advanced undergraduate students in agricultural, biological, chemical, and nutritional sciences. For a complete survey of biochemistry, students should take BBMB 405 after completing this course. Additional information about BBMB 404 is available on the course home page at http://www.bb.iastate.edu/~bb404/404home2.html
PREREQUISITES:	Chemistry 332 (Organic Chemistry) or similar 2-semester organic chemistry course; Instructor permission is required
CREDITS:	3 undergraduate or 3 non-major graduate credits
COMPUTER REQUIREMENT:	See College of Agriculture Computer Requirements
DATES:	January 14-May 9, 2008
DELIVERY METHOD:	WWW or CD-ROM (canned)
TUITION/FEES:	$223/credit hour (undergraduate) or $347/credit hour (graduate); / Other fees that will be assessed
OFF-CAMPUS PROGRAM:	Master of Family and Consumer Sciences; Bachelor of Liberal Studies Master of Agriculture
INSTRUCTOR:	Reuben Peters, rjpeters@iastate.edu
REGISTRATION DEADLINE:	December 31, 2007
TEXT:	Berg, Tymoczko, and Stryer, Biochemistry, 6th ed., Freeman & Co.