What does a Biochemist do?
Tuesday, 02 March 2021
There are several in-person and online programmes related to natural sciences, and amongst them there exist in-person and online master's degrees in Biochemistry.
Biochemistry is an exciting field that is worth exploring. Why? Because it involves studying the physical and chemical processes involved in every living form. Therefore, there is no wonder why there are so many in-person and online programmes related to this field.
Each year, many students enroll in in-person and online master's degrees related to biochemistry so they can dive deep into this field and enjoy all the possibilities it has to offer career-wise.
During these in-person and online programmes, they learn how and why cells reproduce, evolve, have diseases, and mutate as a result of different processes. Of course, this also involves studying the human body and how it is affected by, let’s say, medicine.
Therefore, after they graduate from these in-person and online master's degrees they are prepared to work in the most diverse environments possible. For instance, one of the fields that hires many graduates from these in-person and online programmes is the pharmaceutical industry.
In this field, the biochemists apply all the knowledge and skills they have acquired during their in-person and online master's degrees to develop and study the effects of different medicines. Plus, this makes them participants in vaccine development and production.
But graduates from these in-person and online programmes can also work in the food industry. There, they can alter specific food components to enhance their flavour or properties as well as their shape and size.
Independently of the field they work in, graduates from these in-person and online master's degrees are the ones who lead projects and conduct experiments individually or in groups, studying every life form at a molecular level.
Which institutions offer in-person and online master's degrees related to biochemistry?
In South Africa, the number of in-person and online programmes available is high and ever-growing. However, when it comes to this particular field of study, the best option might be the Master of Science in Biochemistry offered by the Nelson Mandela University. It is an in-person programme with a length of one year.
If you want to get more information about this programme or any of the other in-person and online programmes available in different South African institutions, you can begin your search by clicking here.