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​The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics offers undergraduate courses to students in Allied Health Science Programs enrolled in the: Medical Laboratory Sciences Degree at the Faculty of Public Health (BIOC 255) and Nursing students at the Hariri School of Nursing (BIOC246).

### Description of the courses

**Bioc 246 Biochemistrty for nursing 60.0: 4 cr**

A course that is tailored to Nursing students. It provides students with general information in chemistry and functional groups of carbon compounds that are required to understand biochemistry. The course discusses the main biochemical pathways in the cell, alluding to related disorders. It is composed of three units: (a) general chemistry (b) organic chemistry and (c) biochemistry. Offered to BS Nursing students. First semester.

[Refer to syllabus](https://www.aub.edu.lb/fm/DBMG/Documents/Bioc%20246.docx)\

**Bioc 255 Biochemistry for MLSP 45.0; 3 cr**

The course is an introductory biochemistry course offered to undergraduate students in the Medical Lab Technology Program and related fields. A course that provides an overview of the structure, function, and cellular metabolism of biological micro/macromolecules. The course elaborates on normal and abnormal metabolism highlighting their clinical relevance in correlating basic information to disease situation. The course fulfills the premedical requirement in Biochemistry, Prerequisite Chem 208. Second semester.

[Refer to syllabus​](https://www.aub.edu.lb/fm/DBMG/Documents/Bioc%20255.docx)​\

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