Biophysics Current Core Courses | Biophysics Graduate Program

All courses mentioned in this handbook are approved core courses. This list summarizes these courses by department. Please check The Ohio State University Course Catalog for updated course offerings: Class Search

Biophysics Accepted Core Course List

Last updated: 11/1/24

Biophysics (required)

Physics 6809 (Topics in Biophysics, 4 credit hours)

Biochemistry 6765.02 (Advanced Biochemistry: Physical Biochemistry, 3 credit hours)

Biophysics 6702 (Advanced Experimental Methods in Biophysics, 2 credit hours)

Physical Biochemistry (Highly recommended, required if no prior Physical Chemistry)

Biochemistry 5721, 5722 (Physical Biochemistry I and II, 3 credit hours each)

Biochemistry

Biochemistry 5613, 5614 (5615 optional) (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 3 credit hours)

Biochemistry 6761 (Macromolecular Structure and Function, 3 credit hours)

Biochemistry 6762 (Enzymes, 1.5 credit hours)

Biochemistry 6763 (Membranes, 1.5 credit hours) or their cross-listed equivalents in Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry.

Biochemistry 6706 (Advanced Biological Chemistry Lab, 4 credits)

Integrated Life Sciences

Physiology and Cell Biology 6101, 6102 (Advanced Human Physiology I and II, 3 credit hours each)

Neuroscience 7001, 7002, (Foundations of Neuroscience, 4 credit hours each)

Plant Biology 5630, (Plant Physiology, 3 credit hours)

Molecular Genetics 5607 (Cell Biology, 3 credit hours)

Microscopy and Imaging

MECHENG 6711 (Microscopy in Biomechanics, 3 credit hours)

Computer Science and Engineering

CSE 5361 (Numerical Methods, 3 credit hours).

CSE 5241 (Introduction to Database Systems, 2 credit hours)

CSE 5331 (Foundations II: Data Structures and Algorithms, 2 credit hours).

Mathematics

MATH 6601 (Numerical Methods in Scientific Computing, 4 credit hours)