Course Outline

분자의생명전공 교과목개요

Calculus

In this course, students will learn about the nature of real numbers, series, Taylor expansions, vectors, matrices, determinants, curves in space, differentiation and integration of multivariable functions, vector fields, Green's theorem, Stokes' theorem, and their applications for the life science major.
Physics

This course introduces the fundamentals of physics for the life science major. It provides a physical approach to the properties of the material world as they relate to gravity, motion, energy, waves, thermal phenomena, electricity and magnetism, light, relativity, quantum physics, and atomic and particle physics.
Chemistry

This course covers the basic concepts and theories of chemistry for life science students. It explores how many substances we encounter and how they change can be understood from inorganic, organic, and biochemical perspectives.
Biology foundation(1)

This course is an introductory biology course for life science students and students majoring in the natural sciences. It will cover the phenomena and theories at the level of organs, individuals, behaviors, species, communities, and ecosystems that produce the functions and mechanisms of life.
Physics Laboratory

This course allows students to explore various natural phenomena through practical experiments and understand the physical laws behind daily events around us. It also provides students in life science-related fields with a comprehensive laboratory experience.
Chemistry Laboratory

In this course, students will learn the basic chemistry techniques for the life science major and strengthen their general understanding of chemistry through experiments related to fundamental chemistry concepts.
Laboratory in biology foundation(1)

In this course, students will gain a practical understanding of the life sciences methodology and basic experimental skills through experiments related to the primary contents of the "Biology Foundation (1)" course.
Biology foundation(2)

While Biology Foundation (1) explores the micro world of life phenomena, Biology Foundation (2) approaches the macro world, including the diversity and evolution of life. Through this course, students will learn theories and methodologies to explore and critically analyze phenomena from a biological perspective.
Laboratory in biology foundation(2)

In this course, students will gain a practical understanding of the methodology of the life sciences and basic laboratory skills through experiments related to the contents of the "Biology Foundation (2)" course.
Understanding of Life Diversity

This course provides a bio-philosophical examination of the diversity of life phenomena from an integrative biological perspective. Students will learn why, how, and what diversity life has acquired. They will also discuss the importance of this diversity to us and explore various aspects of life phenomena.
Human Biology

In this course, students will learn biology related to the human body and diseases. It covers the function of human organs, neurobiology pertaining to drug addiction, birth defects and occurrence, genetic disorders, and immunology related to AIDS.
Microbiology

This course aims to provide students with the fundamental knowledge of microorganisms and their interrelationships with other organisms (the human body) and the environment to enable them to treat and prevent diseases caused by microorganisms. It also provides an overview of bacteriology, mycology, virology, and immunology to learn the fundamental theories of interacting, treating, and preventing microbes and their hosts.
Biochemistry

Biochemistry is the study of life at the molecular level. In this course, students will learn about the basic structure and functions of water, carbohydrates, fats, proteins, and nucleic acids, which are the building blocks of cells, based on the structure of each component. Students will also learn about the thermodynamics of why these components form specific structures.
Organic Chemistry(1)

Organic matter is the compound that makes up living things. The organic substances that makeup living things are carbohydrates, fats, and proteins, with carbon as their backbone. In organisms, organic matter is carbon compounds. This course introduces the types of organic matter and their functions.
Microbiology and Biochemistry Laboratory

This course focuses on acquiring basic laboratory techniques necessary for cultivating, isolating, and identifying microorganisms and practicing laboratory techniques essential for biochemical experiments. This course will teach students the basic experimental knowledge required for microbiological and biochemical research.
Physical Chemistry

This course will cover topics such as matter, thermodynamics, physical equilibrium, chemical equilibrium, and quantum mechanics and will help students develop the ability to apply this knowledge.
Cell Biology

Students will learn the basic structure of the cells responsible for the characteristic life phenomena of higher animals and the molecular regulation of intracellular signal transduction events, from intracellular gene expression to nuclear gene expression induced by biotic stimuli from outside the cell. In addition, the course will cover the causes of biological diseases and molecular therapies caused by mutations in intracellular molecules.
Molecular Biology

This course is designed to provide an understanding of the molecular basis of life phenomena, including the structure and properties of genes, gene expression and regulation, and gene variation, in line with the recent trend of molecularly solving life phenomena.
Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory

This is a systematic laboratory course for Cell and Molecular Biology students. It will give students an in-depth understanding and interest in biological phenomena by performing various modern experimental techniques such as animal cell culture, DNA extraction, and recombination to approach biological phenomena at the cellular and molecular scales.
Biostatistics

The course covers statistical tables and representativeness, hypothesis testing, theory and testing of small samples, X2-test, analysis of variance, and correlation and avoidance to analyze research data.
Organic Chemistry(2)

This course covers the definition of aromatics, electrophilic substitution reactions in aromatics, molecular structure determination using spectroscopy, electrophilic addition reactions, nucleophilic acyl substitution reactions, carbanion reactions, and the reaction of amines with phenols.
Analytical Chemistry and Laboratory Experiment

Students will learn the various principles and characteristics of chemically analyzing complex substances to determine their composition, chemical structure, form, and properties.
Advanced Biochemistry

This course is designed for students who have completed basic biochemistry to learn more about the chemical structure and function of cellular components and to gain knowledge of enzyme kinetics, DNA structure, chemical properties, etc.
Animal Physiology

This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the physiological mechanisms of metabolism, muscle, nerve, endocrine, and animal behavior in the animal body, their mechanisms of regulation, and their tolerance and function to environmental changes.
Advanced Molecular Biology

This course is designed for students who have completed basic molecular biology to gain knowledge of DNA structure, function, prokaryotic and eukaryotic interactions, chromosome structure, replication, recombination, and repair.
Medicinal Chemistry

This course provides students with knowledge of the fundamentals and methodologies of drug discovery. The fundamentals include the physics, chemistry, and pharmaceutical properties of drugs, and the procedure consists of drug development strategies and drug design methods based on structure and mechanism.
Cancer Biology

This course covers the general tumor detection, prevention, and treatment field. In particular, students will acquire specific knowledge on carcinogenesis, chemoprevention, the relationship between nutritional status and tumor development, and recent trends in cancer therapy.
Toxicology

This course emphasizes the metabolism of chemicals, toxicity, and dose correlation. Students will also learn about the effects of toxic substances on the human nervous system, liver, kidneys, and reproductive system.
Animal physiology and pathology laboratory

Through animal experiments, students will observe the organs, tissues, and cells that make up the human body to understand the physiological phenomena essential for maintaining human life. In this course, students will analyze pathophysiological phenomena in disease models using mice and rats and observe changes at the tissue and cellular levels through histology. The primary goal of this course is to cultivate students' ability to conduct disease analysis research using animal experiments.
Immunology

This course covers the fundamentals of immunology, including antigen and antibody structure and function, mechanisms of effector cells, complement activation, major histocompatibility complexes, B- and T-cell receptors, antibody formation, and regulation of the immune response. To understand this course, students must have completed prerequisite biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology courses.
Protein Engineering

In this course, students will learn the basic principles and experimental protein structure and function methods. Students will also learn about various methods for protein purification, the structural characteristics of proteins and their relationship with other molecules, their properties in solution, and the relationship between structure and function. The basic principles of enzymatic reactions and the effects of benthic phases, substrate specificity, and external factors will be introduced through various examples.
Genetics

To understand genetic phenomena, this course covers genetic laws, chromosome structure, interaction, linkage and crossover, chromosome map, and variation.
Analytical Somatology

This course teaches students the background, principles, and applications of various biomedical technologies utilized in biomedical research. The course also explores and discusses potential methodologies for future biomedical technologies.
Endocrinology and Metabolism

In this course, students will understand the functions of various endocrine organs that are essential for regulating human physiology and gain basic knowledge of the regulation of metabolic physiology. In addition, students will learn about diseases associated with endocrine disruption and their detailed pathogenesis.
History of Biological Science

This course provides an overview of the history of molecular and cellular biology based on the work of Nobel Prize-winning scientists in physiology or medicine from the 20th century to the present, whose research has significantly impacted the development of biology and medicine.
Developmental Biology

This course is based on the developmental processes of vertebrates and invertebrates and provides basic knowledge of cell migration and interactions related to cell fate determination and differentiation during morphogenesis. Students interested in this course should have a basic understanding of genetics and cell biology.
New Drug Development

This course provides knowledge of the drug development processes of candidate discovery, optimization, nonclinical testing, IND application, clinical trials, and NDA. In addition, we will invite experts who have experienced the drug development process in industry, university, and research institutes to share their experiences on the actual drug development.
Basic Medical Research I

In this laboratory course, students will learn biological experimental methods related to medical science.
Basic Medical Research II

This course will allow undergraduate students to participate in research projects in the laboratory and obtain all the procedures from the experimental process to the analysis of the results necessary for actual thesis writing.
Signal Transduction

The development of molecular biological technologies is constantly occurring, so the knowledge of molecular cell biology has been enriched and renewed in recent years. This course will provide students with a thorough understanding of life phenomena occurring in cells from a molecular biological perspective through molecular cell biology lectures.
Neurobiology

This course will introduce students to theoretical and experimental studies about the mechanisms and functions of the brain and neural activity involved in transmitting biological information. Students will also learn about the various areas of neurobiology that have seen recent interdisciplinary developments, including sensation, cognition, behavior, learning, memory, and medical perspectives.
Bioinformatics

This course will teach students about the collection and storage of laboratory-obtained sequences, comparative analysis, phylogenetic analysis, database searching for similar sequence analysis, gene prediction, protein classification, structure prediction, and genomic analysis.
Genetic Engineering

This course will provide students with a wide range of knowledge about genetic recombination technologies, including cell culture techniques, mutagenic materials, gene cloning into plasmids, and expression techniques in cells.
Biobusiness

This course covers marketing, accounting, organizational behavior, finance, economics, negotiation, and strategy as basic management knowledge required for bio-business. It also covers the bio-industry in general, including venture start-ups, technology transfer, financing, listing, mergers and acquisitions, and domestic and foreign bio companies cases.
Understanding Infectious Diseases

This course is designed to give students an understanding of the etiologic agents, epidemiologic characteristics, clinical manifestations, and pathologic changes of infectious diseases that occur in humans and animals and are of public health, clinical, economic, social, and international importance. Students will study the diagnosis and prevention of infectious diseases and acquire integrated knowledge of microbiology, immunology, pathology, biochemistry, molecular biology, virology, public health, and animal physiology necessary to prevent the transmission of infectious diseases effectively. It will also cover various contagious diseases caused by bacteria, viruses, and prions.