Program Overview

Program Overview

The Biochemistry program at Tanta University's Faculty of Science aims to be a leading program in the field of biochemistry, producing distinguished cadres at the academic, professional, and research levels, capable of serving the local and international community.

Vision and Mission

Vision

The Biochemistry program aspires to be a pioneering program in the field of biochemistry, producing distinguished cadres at the academic, professional, and research levels, capable of serving the local and international community.

Mission

The Biochemistry program is committed to providing educational and research services in all aspects of biochemistry, enhancing the efficiency of graduates to compete in academic, research, and professional fields, and providing the best community service.

Program Structure

The program consists of several courses and research activities, providing students with a comprehensive understanding of biochemistry and its applications.

Objectives

1. Provide distinguished educational services for undergraduate and graduate students.
2. Create an interactive environment that allows students to excel and demonstrate their creativity and innovation in various fields of biochemistry.
3. Develop scientific awareness among students through activities, meetings, and seminars attended by faculty members.
4. Provide the external community with capable cadres able to work and compete at the research and professional levels.
5. Instill a sense of responsibility towards community service.
6. Encourage students to self-learn through providing high-quality internet services within the college and activating the electronic platform for receiving lectures and taking exams.
7. Develop research skills, linking them to teaching and the needs of the local and regional environment.

Distinctive Features of the Program

1. Biochemistry is an advanced, multidisciplinary field that includes biological sciences, chemistry, and physics.
2. The goal of biochemistry is to apply concepts, theories, facts, and techniques of both biology and chemistry to study living systems and understand life processes at the molecular level.
3. Biochemistry determines the function of cellular components and explores how these components interact and integrate in biological systems and how they affect the overall functions of cells and living systems.
4. The study of biochemistry provides the concepts, knowledge, and principles necessary for a biochemist to understand how biomolecules such as carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids, fats, vitamins, and hormones work in such processes.
5. Particular emphasis is placed on the chemical basis of inheritance and disease, experimental design, and proper control of conditions, as well as the standard operation of modern techniques.

Admission Requirements

• The admission arrangements are based on national guidelines, with no control by faculty members over the number of newly enrolled students.
• Applicants must meet the university's and college's general admission requirements, which are one of the following:
  • General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) in Mathematics.
  • International Baccalaureate (High School Diploma, American Diploma).
• Additionally, students are required to achieve a good grade in Chemistry in the first level of the Basic Sciences Department.

Academic Standards

The college has the following system for tracking student progress through the programs:

• To progress from one year to the next, a student needs to pass 36 credited hours in the year.
• A student who fails the final exam in the first attempt is eligible to attend the summer course and retake the exam.
• Students are considered to be at the following levels based on credited hours:
  • Level 1: 36 credited hours.
  • Level 2: 37-72 credited hours.
  • Level 3: 73-108 credited hours.
  • Level 4: more than 108 credited hours.
• To graduate, a student must have 142 credited hours at the end of Level 4, including 6 credited hours from the university, 30 credited hours from the college, and 106 credited hours from the department.

Program Coordinator

Dr. Mai Mahmoud El-Qei - Assistant Professor of Biochemistry Third Floor - Chemistry Building Internal Phone: 518 Email:

Development Plan

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2. Annual development plan.