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MIMG Departmental Requirements

(entrants prior to Fall 2008)

 
 

IMPORTANT  * *  IMPORTANT  * *  IMPORTANT  * *  IMPORTANT  * *  IMPORTANT

The following are requirements for undergraduates who have enrolled and initiated coursework prior to Fall 2008.  Contact the MIMG Student Affairs Officer should there be any questions as to your specific student status.

IMPORTANT  * *  IMPORTANT  * *  IMPORTANT  * *  IMPORTANT  * *  IMPORTANT

 

All major courses must be taken for a letter grade of C- or better with a minimum overall 2.00 GPA in the major.

MIMG students must fulfill all requirements for the major, completing at least 50 units, as described below.

ALL of the following courses are required:

    Units Quarter
Chem 153A Biochemistry 4 All
MIMG 101 Introductory Microbiology 4 Fall, Spring
MIMG 101L Microbiology Lab 3 Fall, Spring
MIMG 185A Immunology 5 Fall
    total = 16

TWO of the following courses are required:

    Units Quarter
Chem 153L Biochemistry Lab 4 All
MIMG 102L Virology Lab 2 Winter
MIMG 121A (formerly 188) Microbial Molecular Bio Lab 4 Fall, Winter, Spring
MIMG 199/199 (only 4 un of 198 or 199 may be used fulfill an MIMG Req) Individual Studies 4 FWS (198), All (199)
    total = 6 or 8

†   MIMG 102L may be taken before MIMG 101L

MIMG 199/199H must be taken for a letter grade and may only be used once to fulfill an MIMG Requirement.


ONE of the following courses is required:

    Units Quarter
MIMG 102 Virology 4 Winter
MIMG C106 Bacterial Pathogenesis 4 Spring
    total = 4

‡   MIMG 102 may be taken before MIMG 101

At least SIX upper division courses (Electives) totaling 22 to 24 units (to bring the total units up to at least 50 units)

Sixteen of the 22–24 units must be MIMG courses not already used to fulfill a requirement (see below for complete list of eligible MIMG courses).

The other 6-8 units can come from courses from other departments named below on MIMG Departmentally approved list.  (If you find a course that you think may be a good candidate for an elective, email the course description to bridgetw@microbio.ucla.edu email link to have it evaluated.)

 


MIMG Departmentally Approved List of Courses

Graduate Courses numbered 200 and above are intended for graduate students.  However, undergraduates may petition to use these courses to fulfill the major requirements.  These classes will only be allowed to fulfill major requirement upon approval by the Course Instructor and the Department.

      Units Quarter
MIMG 102 Virology 4 Winter
  102L Virology Lab 2 Winter
  C106 Bacterial Pathogenesis 4 Spring
  C107 Viral Pathogenesis 4 Spring
  121A Microbial Molecular Bio Lab 4 Fall, Winter, Spring
  CM122 Mouse Molecular Genetics 2 Spring
  C132 Cell Biology of the Nucleus 4 Spring
  C133 Principles, Practices & Policies in Biotechnology 4 Winter
  CM156 Human Genetics 4 Winter, sometimes Summer
  C168 Molecular Parasitology 4 Fall
  C174 Advanced Topics in Molecular Parasitology 2 Spring
  191H Proseminar (Departmental Honors Students only) 2 Winter
  198 Departmental Honors Indiv. Resrch. 4 Fall, Winter, Spring
  199 Individual Research 4 All

 


In the following list, the quarter(s) that the classes are offered is noted, but this is subject to change and you should always consult the Schedule of Classes offsite link for the most up-to-date information.

Note:  ALL MCDB courses are restricted to MCDB students for the first pass.  Non-MCDB students can enroll on the second pass.

      Units Quarter
MCDB 100 Introduction to Cell Biology 5 Fall, Winter, Summer
  120 Intro to Plant Biology (Lab) 4 Fall
  138 Developmental Biology 5 Fall, Winter
  C139 Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Neurobiology 6 Fall
  M140 Cell Biology: Cell Cycle 5 Spring
  C141 Molecular Basis of Plant Differentiation and Development 5 Spring
  143 Developmental Bio: Genetic Control of Organogensis 5 Spring
  144 Molecular Biology 5 Fall, Spring
  165A Biology of the Cell 5 Fall
  168 Stem Cell Biology 5 Spring
  M171 Principles of Neurobiology 4 Spring
  172 Genomics and Bioinformatics 5 Fall
  M175A Neuroscience: From Molecules To Mind 5 Fall
  M175B Neuroscience: From Molecules To Mind 5 Winter
  M175C Neuroscience: From Molecules To Mind 5 Spring

 


(You must have instructor consent to enroll in the Biomed Engineering classes)

      Units Quarter
Biomed C101 Intro to Biomedical Engineering 4 Fall
Engnr CM103 Basic Human Bio for Biomed Engineers 4 Winter
  CM145 Molecular Biotechnology for Engineers 4 Fall
  CM180 Intro to Biomaterials 4 Winter
  C185 Intro to Tissue Engineering 4 Winter
  C187 Applied Tissue Engineering: Clincal & Industrial Perspective 4 Fall

 


      Units Quarter
Chem & 103 Environmental Chemistry 4 Spring
Biochem 110A Physical Chemistry: Chemical Thermodynamics 4 Fall, Winter, Spring
  136 Organic Structural Methods 5 Spring
  C140 Bionanotechology 4 Winter
153B/153BH Biochem: DNA, RNA, and Protein Synthesis 4 All
153C/153CH Biochem: Biosynthetic & Energy Metabolism & Its Regulation 4 All
  153L Biochemical Methods I 4 All
  156 Physical Biochemistry 4 Fall, Spring
  CM160A Bioinformatics and Genomics 4 Fall
  C161A Plant Biochemistry 4 Spring
  171 Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry 4 Fall, Winter
  C172 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry 4 Spring
  C179 Biological Inorganic Chemistry 4 Spring
  C181 Polymer Chemistry 4 Spring

 


      Units Quarter
Biostat 100A Intro to Biostatistics 4 Spring, sometimes Summer
    (Undergrads are not permitted to enroll for 100A in Fall)
  110A Basic Biostatistics 4 Fall
EE Biol 121 Molecular Evolution 4 Spring
  C135 Population Genetics 4 Spring
  137 Chemical Communication 4 Spring
  162 Plant Physiology 6 Winter
Epidem 100 Intro to Epidemiology 4 Summer
Hum Gen C144 Genomic Technology 4 Fall
Life Sci. 100AH Advanced Research Training in Genes, Genetics, and Genomics 4 Fall
  187A Research Experience in Life Sci. 4 Winter
 

Requirements post-Fall 2008

 
 
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