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Areas of Emphasis

Key: (A) - Advanced Course, (L) - Laboratory Course
Note: only courses labeled (A) will count toward the required 15 hours of advanced coursework in MCB

Course # Title/Description Hours SP FA SU Web Site
MCB 100 Introductory Microbiology 3 SP FA SU Web Site
MCB 101 Intro Microbiology Laboratory 2 SP FA Web Site
MCB 103 Intro to Human Physiology 3 SP FA SU Web Site
MCB 104 Intro to Human Physiology Lab 1 SP FA SU
MCB 150 Molec & Cellular Basis of Life 4 SP FA SU Web Site
MCB 151 Molec & Cellular Laboratory 1 (L) SP FA Web Site
MCB 180 Human Reproduction & Society 3 FA Web Site
MCB 195 Intro to Laboratory Research 2 SP FA Web Site
MCB 199 Undergraduate Open Seminar 1 to 5 SP FA SU Web Site
MCB 240 Physiology 3 SP FA Web Site
MCB 250 Molecular Genetics 3 SP FA SU Web Site
MCB 251 Exp Techniqs in Molecular Biol 2 (L) SP FA Web Site
MCB 252 Cells, Tissues & Development 3 SP FA Web Site
MCB 253 Exp Techniqs in Cellular Biol 2 (L) SP FA Web Site
MCB 290 Individual Topics 1 to 5 SP FA SU
MCB 298 MCB Honors Lab Discussion 1 SP FA
MCB 299 MCB Merit Program Discussion 1 SP FA
MCB 300 Microbiology 3 (A) SP FA Web Site
MCB 301 Experimental Microbiology 3 (A) (L) SP FA Web Site
MCB 312 Applied Microbiology Methods 2 SP Web Site
MCB 315 Cells and Tissues Laboratory 2 (A) (L) FA Web Site
MCB 316 Intro Eukaryotic Molec Genet 3 (A) FA Web Site
MCB 334 Functional Human Anatomy 5 (A) SP FA SU Web Site
MCB 354 Biochem & Phys Basis of Life 3 SP FA Web Site
MCB 395 Special Topics Human Physiol 2 FA Web Site
MCB 396 Special Topics Brain Physiol 2 SP
MCB 400 Cancer Cell Biology 4 (A) FA Web Site
MCB 401 Cell & Membrane Physiology 3 (A) FA Web Site
MCB 402 Sys & Integrative Physiology 3 (A) SP Web Site
MCB 403 Cell & Membrane Physiology Lab 1 or 2 (A) (L) FA Web Site
MCB 404 Sys & Integrative Physiol Lab 1 to 2 (A) (L) SP Web Site
MCB 405 Genetics and Genomics 4 (A) SP Web Site
MCB 406 Gene Expression
Equivalent to: BIOC 406 		3 (A) SP Web Site
MCB 408 Immunology 3 (A) SP Web Site
MCB 410 * Developmental Biology 4 (A) SP Web Site
MCB 412 Cellular Molec Neurobiology
Equivalent to: NEUR 422 		3 (A) FA Web Site
MCB 413 Endocrinology 3 (A) SP Web Site
MCB 414 Introduction to Neurobiology
Equivalent to: NEUR 404 		3 (A) FA Web Site
MCB 416 Neuroethology
Equivalent to: NEUR 426 		3 (A) SP FA
MCB 419 Brain, Behavior & Info Process
Equivalent to: BIOE 419, BIOP 419, NEUR 419 		3 (A) SP Web Site
MCB 421 Microbial Genetics 3 (A) FA Web Site
MCB 424 Microbial Biochemistry 3 (A) SP
MCB 426 Bacterial Pathogenesis 3 (A) FA Web Site
MCB 428 Bacterial Pathogens Laboratory 2 (A) (L) FA Web Site
MCB 429 Cellular Microbiology &Disease 3 (A) SP
MCB 430 Molecular Microbiology 3 (A) SP
MCB 431 Microbial Physiology 3 (A) FA
MCB 432 Computing in Molecular Biology 3 (A) SP Web Site
MCB 433 Virology & Viral Pathogenesis
Equivalent to: PATH 433 		3 (A) SP
MCB 434 Food & Industrial Microbiology
Equivalent to: FSHN 471 		3 (A) SP
MCB 435 Microbial Ecology & Evolution 3 (A) SP
MCB 441 Comparative Animal Physiology 3 SP Web Site
MCB 442 Comparative Immunobiology
Equivalent to: ANSC 450, PATH 510 		4 (A) SP
MCB 446 Physical Biochemistry
Equivalent to: BIOC 446, CHEM 472 		3 (A) SP Web Site
MCB 450 Introductory Biochemistry 3 SP FA SU Web Site
MCB 460 Regeneration and Medicine 3 (A) SP
MCB 480 Eukaryotic Cell Signaling 3 (A) SP Web Site
MCB 481 Developmental Neurobiology 3 (A) SP Web Site
MCB 492 Senior Thesis 3 to 5 SP FA
MCB 493 * Special Topics Mol Cell Biol 1 to 4 * (A) SP FA Web Site
BIOC 199 Undergraduate Open Seminar 1 to 5 SP FA SU
BIOC 406 Gene Expression
Equivalent to: MCB 406 		3 (A) SP
BIOC 440 * Physical Chemistry Principles
Equivalent to: CHEM 440B 		4 (A) FA Web Site
BIOC 445 Current Topics in Biochemistry 3 SP
BIOC 446 Physical Biochemistry
Equivalent to: CHEM 472, MCB 446 		3 (A) SP Web Site
BIOC 455 Technqs Biochem & Biotech 4 (A) (L) SP FA
BIOC 460 Biochemistry Senior Seminar 3 FA
BIOC 492 Senior Thesis 2 to 6 SP FA SU
BIOP 401 Introduction to Biophysics 3 (A) FA Web Site
BIOP 419 Brain, Behavior & Info Process
Equivalent to: MCB 419, BIOE 419, NEUR 419 		3 SP
BIOP 432 Photosynthesis
Equivalent to: CPSC 489, IB 421 		3 (A) FA
BIOP 470 * Computational Chemical Biology
Equivalent to: CHEM 470 		3 or 4 (A) SP
NEUR 403 Memory and Amnesia
Equivalent to: PSYC 403 		3 or 4 (A) FA
NEUR 404 Introduction to Neurobiology
Equivalent to: MCB 414 		3 (A) FA
NEUR 411 * Bio Psych Lab
Equivalent to: PSYC 411 		3 (A) SP FA
NEUR 413 Psychopharmacology
Equivalent to: PSYC 413 		3 or 4 (A) SP
NEUR 414 Brain, Learning, and Memory
Equivalent to: PSYC 414 		3 or 4 (A) FA
NEUR 419 Brain, Behavior & Info Process
Equivalent to: MCB 419, BIOE 419, BIOP 419 		3 SP
NEUR 422 Cellular Molec Neurobiology
Equivalent to: MCB 412 		3 (A) FA
NEUR 426 Neuroethology
Equivalent to: MCB 416 		3 (A) SP FA
NEUR 432 Genes and Behavior
Equivalent to: ANTH, IB 432, and PSYC 432 		3 SP
NEUR 433 Evolutionary Neuroscience 3 or 4 FA
NEUR 451 Neurobio of Aging
Equivalent to: PSYC 451, KINES 458 		0 to 4 (A) FA
NEUR 453 Cog Neuroscience of Vision 3 or 4 FA

*MCB 410: Offered Spring 2010
MCB 493: There may be specific sections of MCB 493 that count as an approved advanced MCB course or as an approved advanced MCB lab. Please consult an MCB advisor to confirm.
BIOC 440: Only Section B is approved as an advanced MCB course.
BIOP 470: Offered Spring 2010
NEUR 411: has been approved for repeated credit, but only credit hours associated with the first enrollment in the course will be counted as advanced hours toward the MCB degree. This course does NOT count as an 'L', advanced MCB lab.