Biochemistry: the Molecules of Life

What is biochemistry? And why is it so important? With this free online biochemistry course, you can explore the basics of the subject and all it has to offer.

Get an introduction to biochemistry

Biochemistry brings together all of the sciences to study the chemical and physical processes that occur in living organisms. It truly is the science of life.

As a scientific discipline in its own right, biochemistry has a major impact on all areas of the life sciences and biochemists are in high demand among employers.

Explore the principles of biochemistry

This free online biochemistry course will outline the background and history of the field, and its contemporary significance in the life sciences. It’s ideal if you enjoyed biology and chemistry at school, and are thinking about studying or working in biochemistry as a distinct subject.

As you look at various biochemistry topics, you’ll explore how the field brings together the natural sciences to describe the chemical basis of living systems.

Learn with expert biochemists from UEA and beyond Throughout the course, you will learn with a range of staff from UEA’s Schools of Biological Sciences and Chemistry, and find out how biochemistry is underpinning developments in the life sciences at the Norwich Research Park (NRP), and Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.

Explore the potential biochemistry careers

This course will also give you an introduction to some of the biochemistry careers available, looking at jobs and opportunities available to those who study biochemistry.

This course will be of particular interest to 15 to 19 year olds who are studying biology and chemistry, and considering further studies in biochemistry.

No prior formal qualifications are required for this course. With a clear explanation of relevant details, the material will be understandable to all with a basic interest and background knowledge in biology and chemistry.

• What is biochemistry?
• Welcome and introduction
• Skills from biochemistry
• A brief history of biochemistry
• Everyday biochemistry
• Overview
• Connecting biology and chemistry: metabolism and bioenergetics
• Metabolism and bioenergetics
• Bioenergetics
• Future developments in bioenergy
• An overview of bioenergetics and bioenergy
• Connecting biology and chemistry: from natural products to synthetic biology
• Natural products and healthy living
• Future developments: new technologies in the molecular sciences
• Getting involved in biochemistry