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Curriculum

Approved Upper Division Biology Courses

Course # Course title (units) Prerequisites
Chem 135 Chemical Biology (3) Chem 3B or 112B; Chem C130 or consent of instructor
IB 115 Introduction to Systems in Biology and Medicine (3)
Biology 1A-1B, Mathematics 1B or 16B. Seniors majoring in a biology-related area.
IB 127 and 127L
Motor Control (2,1)  IB 131; IB 132, MCB 32, or equivalent
IB 131
General Human Anatomy (3)  Bio 1A-1B or Chem 1A
IB 132   Survey of Human Physiology (3)    IB 131
IB 134
Principles of Integrative Morphology (4)  Bio 1A-1B, upper div standing
IB 135 
The Mechanics of Organisms (4)  Bio 1A-1B, senior standing
IB 148
Comparative Animal Physiology (3) Bio 1A-1B
IB C163/MCB C142 Survey of General Genetics (4) Biology 1A-1B or consent of instructor
MCB C100A (also Chem C130) Biophysical Chemistry: Physical Principles and the Molecules of Life (4) Chem 3A or 112A, Math 1A, Bio 1A; Chemistry 3B or 112B recommended
MCB 100B Biochemistry: Pathways, Mechanisms, and Regulation MCB C100A
MCB 102 Survey of the Principles of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Bio1A, Chem 3B or equiv; a course in physical chemistry recommended
MCB 110 General Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (4)  MCB C100A 
MCB 111
Introduction to Structural Biology (3) MCB C100A
MCB 130
Cell Biology (4) Bio 1A, MCB 102 recommended
MCB 130L Cell and Developmental Biology Laboratory (4) MCB 130 (can be taken concurrently)
MCB 133 Cell Biology of Cancer (3) Bio 1A-!B
MCB 135G
Biology of Human Cancer (3)  Bio 1A-1B
MCB 135K Physciology of the Aging Process (3) Bio 1A-1B
MCB 136
Physiology (4) Bio 1A-1B, Physics 8A-8B
MCB 140 General Genetics (4)  MCB C100A and 110 (may be taken concurrently) or consent of instructor
MCB 140L Genetics Laboratory (4) MCB 140 (can be taken concurrently)
MCB C142 Survey of General Genetics (4) Bio 1A or 1B, or consent of instructor, Chem 3A-3B recommended
MCB C145 Genomics  MCB 102 or 110
MCB C148 Microbial Genomics & Genetics (4) BioE 142 or CS 61A, MCB 100A-B, MCB 102 (??)
MCB 150
Molecular Immunology (4)  MCB 100/102
MCB 160 Introduction to Neurobiology (4) MCB 100/102, Bio 1A, Phys 8A-8B
MCB 160L
Neurobiology Laboratory (4)  Bio 1A, Phys 8A-8B, MCB 100/102, 160 or equivalent
MCB 166
Biophysical Neurobiology (3)  Bio 1A, Physics 8A-8B, Chem1A, 3A, 3B
 

 

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