Biochemistry
Explores the basic molecular processes underpinning all life. Consequently, a degree in biochemistry prepares you to contribute to a variety of disciplines including medicine (human or animal), pharmacy, agriculture and all other life-science fields. In Land Grant Universities like Purdue, Wisconsin, University of Missouri, etc., biochemistry is usually found in the College of Agriculture for historical reasons: the field of biochemistry grew out of research on agricultural problems and since Land Grant Universities were the institutions with agriculture, departments of biochemistry were situated in those colleges.
In universities with medical schools, biochemistry is almost always a part of the College of Medicine, since it is one of the basic medical sciences that all first-year medical students take. It is rare for an independent department of biochemistry to be housed in the College of Science in any university. Instead, a "division" of biochemistry is often part of a larger chemistry department rather than an independent department.
The subject matter, no matter where the department is located, is the same----humans, animals, plants and microbes share the majority of their biochemical pathways, and a well-educated biochemist is prepared to deal with research in any life science field.
