The University of Buea (UB), in Buea, South West Region of Cameroon was born in 1993 following wide-ranging university reforms in Cameroon. Conceived in the English-speaking tradition, the UB seeks to foster the essence of that system, while situating itself within the larger bilingual and multicultural context of Cameroon. The mission of the University of Buea is to provide opportunities for quality education through teaching and research in an environment that is conducive to such pursuits and in ways that respond to market forces. The University of Buea is dedicated to the provision of programmes of study and research of the highest standards. Its teaching and research programmes emphasize relevance, encourage tolerance and promote creative, critical and independent thinking. The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in the Faculty of Science seeks to train Biochemist and Molecular Bioscientists with a modern view of the living world by providing theoretical, practical and field training for acquiring the relevant skills. The department has core competencies in the following areas
- Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
- Phytomedicine and drug discovery
- Nutritional Biochemistry and Food Science
The department currently offers the following programmes
- Biochemistry (BSc, MSc, PhD)
- Molecular Epidemiology and Diagnostic Sciences (MSc)
- Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (MSc)