{"id":3459,"date":"2008-01-31T16:45:00","date_gmt":"2008-01-31T21:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/program\/curriculum\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T16:42:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T20:42:00","slug":"curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/program\/curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Our PhD curriculum includes course requirements for <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/program\/for-current-students\/degree-requirements\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">all departmental students<\/a> intended to help you with skills essential to careers in science. 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