Molecular & Cellular Biology Courses

Program | Faculty | Master's | Doctoral | Courses

All courses carry 3 credits unless otherwise specified.

641 Advanced Cellular Biology

Structure and function of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Properties of membranes and cellular transport systems, energy transduction, assembly and morphogenesis of organelles, organization of nucleus and cytoskeleton. Experimental approaches emphasized. Credit, 4.

642 Advanced Molecular Biology

Structure, biosynthesis, and function of nucleic acids and the translational apparatus. DNA replication, gene organization, chromatin structure, RNA transcription, regulation of gene expression, and protein biosynthesis. Credit, 4.

696 Independent Study

Laboratory research under direction of faculty member. Credit, 1-6.

698 Master's Project

Credit, 6.

699 Master's Thesis

Credit, 1-10.

899 Doctoral Dissertation

Credit, 18.

Program-related Courses

An Sci 521 Physiology of Reproduction

An Sci 597A Immunology

An Sci 697C Gamete Manipulation

Biol 510 Plant Physiology

Biol 511 Experimental Plant Physiology

Biol 523 Histology

Biol 565 Vertebrate Physiology

Biol 568 Experimental Endocrinology

Biol 574 Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton

Biol 597E Advanced Physiology

Biol 597F Molecular Systematics and Evolution

Chem 728 Biophysical Chemistry

Micbio 540 Immunology

Micbio 560 Microbial Diversity

Micbio 570 Virology

Micbio 597C Computer Laboratory for Molecular Genetics

Micbio 680 Microbial Physiology

Special topics courses and graduate-level courses in various departments are taught by Molecular and Cellular Biology faculty and are accepted for credit. Graduate-level courses are accepted for credit if approved by the student's dissertation adviser.