This programme includes courses in Primary Metabolism, Bioenergetics, Experimental Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biochemical Basis of Disease, Circulatory and Secretory Systems, and Medical Biochemistry. Areas of study in the Life Sciences are for persons interested in investigating the complex interactions among plant, animal and human life. Students also address strategies for the effective management and sustainable use of resources and the environment. Graduates may pursue careers as science educators, environmental scientists, fisheries biologists, forest conservationists, microbiologists, ecologists, and biotechnologists, or further studies in the medical field.
CSEC Minimum passes: 5
CSEC Mandatory: English Language, Mathematics
CAPE Minimum passes: 2
CAPE Mandatory: Chemistry, Biology
Career Opportunities: Pharmaceutical Industry; Food and Drug Industry; Dietetics; Biotechnology Firms; Bioprospecting Firms; Forensics; Immunology; Analytical and/or Diagnostic Laboratories; Academia;
Website: https://sta.uwi.edu/fst/lifesciences/major-biochemistry