The Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology was initiated in 1999. The Biochemistry/Chemistry major deals with the chemical processes in living organisms, including structure and function of nucleic acids, proteins, and lipids. The Biochemistry and Microbiology Department offers 2 BSc programmes with our partner departments.
The Biochemistry double-major programmes on offer are:
The Microbiology double-major programmes on offer are:
The Department offers a dedicated undergraduate laboratory where lectures and practical sessions can be held. As a result of our student’s exposure to industry-relevant topics, our graduates are competitive in the marketplace and ever increasing numbers are involved with mobile application development start-ups.
We also offer focused post-graduate programmes with BSc Honours, MSc and PhD in Biochemistry and Microbiology.