Note that we have made recent changes to the CDB major, so that you can now focus on either cell biology or physiology. (You can also do both!) If you have already begun taking upper-division courses, based upon the old major, don't worry. We will work with you to develop a program during this year or two of transition. Just come into 2083 VLSB.

CDB: Cell Biology (NEW)

• MCB 102 Survey of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (4 units)
• MCB 104 Genetics, Genomics & Cell Biology (4 units)
• MCB 130A Cell & Systems Biology (4 units, sp only)
• MCB 133L Cell Biology & Physiology lab (4 units)
• Choose 2 electives from Elective List A (MCB courses only)

• MCB 102 Survey of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (4 units)
• MCB 104 Genetics, Genomics & Cell Biology (4 units)
• MCB 136 Physiology (4 units, fall only)
• MCB 133L Cell Biology & Physiology lab (4 units)
• Choose 2 electives from Elective List B

7 upper-division course requirements (being phased out for students)

• MCB 102 Survey of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (4 units)
• MCB 130 Cell Biology (4 units)
• MCB 130L Cell Biology Lab (4 units)
• Choose one of the following three:
  • MCB 136 Physiology (4 units)
  • MCB 141 Developmental Biology (3 units - formerly MCB 131)
  • MCB C142 Survey of General Genetics (4 units)
• Electives (3) from CDB Approved Electives list
  

Approved electives list A for CDB

Molecular and Cell Biology

• C100A Biophysical Chemistry: Physical Principles & the Molecules of Life (F, Sp, 4 units)
• C103 Bacterial Pathogenesis (Sp, 3 units)
• C112 General Microbiology (Sp, 4 units)
• C114 Introduction to Comparative Virology (Sp, 4 units)
• C116 Microbial Diversity (Sp, 3 units)
• 132 Biology of Human Cancer (F, 4 units)
• C134 Chromosome Biology / Cytogenetics (Sp, alt years, 3 units)
• 135A Molecular Endocrinology (F, alt years, 3 units)
• 136 Physiology (F, 4 units)
• 137 Computer Simulation in Biology (Sp, 3 units)
• 141 Developmental Biology (Sp, 3 units)
• C145 Genomics (Sp, 4 units)
• C146 Topics in Computational Biology and Genomics (Sp, 4 units)
• C148 Microbial Genomics & Genetics (Sp, 4 units)
• 150 Molecular Immunology (F, Sp, 4 units)
• C160 Introduction to Neurobiology (F, Sp, 4 units)
• 163 Mammalian Neuroanatomy (F, 4 units)
• 165 Molecular Neurobiology (F, 3 units)
• 166 Biophysical Neurobiology (F, 3 units)
• 167 Physiological & Genetic Basis of Behavior (Sp, 3 units)
  

Approved electives list B for CDB

Molecular and Cell Biology

• Any 3-4 unit upper-division MCB course except divisional lab courses (110L, 140L, 150L or 160L) or 110, 180, 190, H196, 198, 199.

Integrative Biology

• 103 Invertebrate Zoology (Sp, 3 units)
• 104 Natural History of Vertebrates (Sp, 3 units)
• 117/117L Medical Ethnobotany & Lab (F, Su, 2 & 2 units)*
• 123A/123L Exercise Physiology (F, 3 & 2 units)*
• 131 General Human Anatomy (F, Su, 3 units)
• 137 General Endocrinology (F, 4 units)
• 140 Biology & Sociobiology of Human Reproduction (Sp, 4 units)
• C143A Biological Clocks: Physiology & Behavior (F, Sp, 3 units)
• C143B Hormones & Behavior (Sp, 3 units)
• 148 Comparative Animal Physiology (3 units)

* both lecture AND lab courses must be taken for IB 117/117L and IB 123A/123AL to obtain one elective requirement

Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology

• 103 Nutrient Function & Metabolism (F, 3 units)
• 108A Introduction & Application of Food Science (F, 3 units)
  
• 110 Food Toxicology (F, 3 units)
• 150 Mechanics of Metabolic Regulation (F)
• 160 Human Nutrition: Physiology & Pathophysiology of Disease (Sp, 4 units)
• 161A Medical NutritionTherapy (F, 4 units)

Plant & Microbial Biology

• 135 Plant Physiology & Biochemistry (F, 3 units)
• 150 Plant & Microbial Biology (F, 3 units)
• 160 Plant Molecular Genetics (Sp, 3 units)
• 170 Modern Application of Plant Biotechnology (Sp, 3 units)
  

Psychology

• 110 Introduction to Biological Psychology (F, Sp, Su, 3 units)
• C113 Biological Clocks: Physiology & Behavior (F, Sp, 3 units)
• C116 Hormones & Behavior (Sp, 3 units)

Public Health

• 141 Intro to Bio-Statistics (Su, 5 units)
• 142 Probability & Statistics in Bio & Public Health (F, 4 units)
• 150A Intro to Epidemiology & Human Disease (Sp, 3 units)
• 150B Intro to Environmental Health Sciences (F, 3 units)
• 162A  Public Health Microbiology (F, Su, 3 units)
• 172 Intro to Pharmacology & Toxicology (Sp, 3 units)

Statistics

• Statistical Inference for Life Scientists (F, Sp, 4 units)