College of Liberal Arts & Sciences School of Molecular & Cellular Biology

School of MCB Graduate Courses

Course # Description Hours SP FA SU Syllabus
MCB 400  Cancer Cell Biology
    Offered odd numbered years only.
3 FA PDF
MCB 401  Cellular Physiology 3 FA PDF
MCB 402  Sys & Integrative Physiology
    Not offered spring 2025
3 SP PDF
MCB 406  Gene Expression & Regulation
    Equivalent to: BIOC 406
3 SP PDF
MCB 408  Immunology 3 FA PDF
MCB 410  Developmental Biology, Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine 3 SP PDF
MCB 413  Endocrinology 3 FA PDF
MCB 421  Microbial Genetics 3 FA PDF
MCB 424  Microbial Biochemistry 3 SP PDF
MCB 426  Bacterial Pathogenesis 3 SP PDF
MCB 428  Microbial Pathogens Laboratory 2 FA PDF
MCB 430  Molecular Microbiology 3 SP PDF
MCB 431  Microbial Physiology 3 FA PDF
MCB 432  Computing in Molecular Biology 3 FA PDF
MCB 435  Evolution of Infectious Disease 3 SP PDF
MCB 436  Global Biosecurity 1 FA PDF
MCB 438  Virology 3 FA PDF
MCB 442  Comparative Immunobiology
    Equivalent to: ANSC 450, PATH 410
4 SP
MCB 450  Introductory Biochemistry 3 SP FA SU PDF
MCB 460  Neuroanatomy Laboratory 2 SP FA PDF
MCB 461  Cell & Molecular Neuroscience
    Equivalent to: NEUR 461
3 FA PDF
MCB 462  Integrative Neuroscience
    Equivalent to: NEUR 462
3 SP PDF
MCB 465  Human Metabolic Disease 3 SP PDF
MCB 466  Neuro & Molecular Pharmacology 3 SP PDF
MCB 471  Cell Structure and Dynamics 3 FA PDF
MCB 474  Genetic Disorders & Counseling 3 FA PDF
MCB 480  Eukaryotic Cell Signaling 3 SP PDF
MCB 492  Senior Thesis 3 to 5 SP FA SU
MCB 493  Special Topics Mol Cell Biol 1 to 4 SP FA Link
MCB 501  Advanced Biochemistry 4 FA PDF
MCB 502  Advanced Molecular and Cell Biology 4 FA PDF
MCB 508  Intro to Systems Neuroscience 4 SP FA
MCB 509  Curr Topics Mol & Int Physiol 2 SP
MCB 511  Mol Bio of Microbe-Plant Inter
    Equivalent to: PLPA 509
3 SP PDF
MCB 512  Advanced Endocrinology
    Equivalent to: ANSC 530, VB 512
2 SP FA
MCB 513  Survey of Neurobiology 1 FA
MCB 519  Computational Brain Theory 1 SP FA
MCB 520  Advanced Molecular Biology 1 SP
MCB 521  Advanced Microbial Genetics 1 SP FA
MCB 526  Adv Bacterial Pathogenesis 1 FA PDF
MCB 527  Human Neuroscience
    Equivalent to: NEUR 527
3 SP
MCB 528  Evolution in a Microbial World 3 SP
MCB 529  Special Topics in Cell and Developmental Biology 1 to 4 SP FA Link
MCB 530  Reproductive Physiol Seminar 1 SP FA PDF
MCB 531  Adv Reproductive Endocrinology 3 SP
MCB 532  Advanced Microbial Physiology 1 FA PDF
MCB 533  Repro Physiology Lab Methods
    Equivalent to: ANSC 533, VB 533
1 to 3 SP FA
MCB 534  Advanced Microbial Metabolism 1 SP PDF
MCB 539  Advanced Cellular Microbiology 1 SP
MCB 540  Scientific Writing 3 FA PDF
MCB 542  Interdisciplinary Approaches to Neuroscience I
    Equivalent to: NEUR 542
3 FA PDF
MCB 543  Interdisciplinary Approaches to Neuroscience II
    Equivalent to: NEUR 543
3 SP PDF
MCB 545  Functional Genomics in Principle and Practice 3 SP PDF
MCB 550  Biomolecular Physics
    Equivalent to: BIOP 550, PHYS 550
4 SP FA
MCB 551  Adv Top Biochemistry 1 or 2 SP FA
MCB 553  Enzyme Reaction Mechanisms
    Equivalent to: CHEM 572
3 or 4 SP PDF
MCB 554  Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinfo 3 or 4 SP
MCB 555  Anlys Biochemical Literature
    Equivalent to: BIOC 555
2 FA PDF
MCB 561  Mechanisms Viral Pathogenesis 3 FA
MCB 571  Bioinformatics 4 SP
MCB 580  Res Ethics & Responsibilities 1 SP FA PDF
MCB 581  Laboratory Rotation I 3 SP FA
MCB 582  Laboratory Rotation II 3 SP FA
MCB 583  Laboratory Rotation III 3 SP FA
MCB 585  Current Topics in Microbiology 1 SP
MCB 595  MCB Graduate Seminar 1 FA
MCB 660  Human Pharmacology I 4
MCB 661  Human Pharmacology II 4 SP
BIOC 440  Physical Chemistry Principles 4 FA
BIOC 446  Physical Biochemistry
    Equivalent to: CHEM 472, MCB 446
3 SP PDF
BIOC 455  Technqs Biochem & Biotech 4 SP FA PDF
BIOC 460  Biochemistry Senior Seminar 3 FA PDF
BIOC 492  Senior Thesis 1 to 6 SP FA SU
BIOC 555  Anlys Biochemical Literature
    Equivalent to: MCB 555
2 FA PDF
BIOC 590  Individual Topics 1 to 16 SP FA SU
BIOC 595  Biochemistry Seminar 0 to 1 SP FA
BIOC 599  Thesis Research 0 to 16 SP FA SU
BIOP 401  Introduction to Biophysics 3 FA PDF
BIOP 432  Photosynthesis
    Equivalent to: CPSC 489, IB 421
3 FA
BIOP 470  Computational Chemical Biology
    Not currently being offered
3 or 4
BIOP 550  Biomolecular Physics
    Equivalent to: MCB 550, PHYS 550
4 SP FA
BIOP 576  Computational Chemical Biology 4 SP
BIOP 581  Lab Rotation I 2 FA
BIOP 582  Lab Rotation II 2 FA
BIOP 583  Lab Rotation III 2 FA
BIOP 586  Special Topics in Biophysics 1 to 4 SP FA SU
BIOP 590  Individual Topics 2 to 10 SP FA SU
BIOP 595  Biophysics Seminars 1 to 2 SP FA
BIOP 599  Thesis Research 0 to 16 SP FA SU
NEUR 403  Memory and Amnesia
    Equivalent to: PSYC 403
3 or 4 FA
NEUR 405  Cognitive Neuroscience 3 or 4 SP
NEUR 413  Advanced Neuropsychopharmacology
    Equivalent to: PSYC 413
3 or 4 SP FA
NEUR 414  Brain, Learning, and Memory
    Not offered spring 2024
3 or 4 SP
NEUR 417  Neuroscience of Eating & Drinking 3 or 4 FA
NEUR 421  Principles of Psychophysiology 3 or 4 FA
NEUR 432  Genes and Behavior 3 SP
NEUR 433  Evolutionary Neuroscience 3 or 4 FA
NEUR 445  Cognitive Neuroscience Lab 4 SP
NEUR 450  Cognitive Psychophysiology 3 or 4 SP FA
NEUR 453  Cog Neuroscience of Vision 3 or 4 FA
NEUR 460  Evol of Intelligent Systems 4 FA
NEUR 461  Cell & Molecular Neuroscience 3 FA
NEUR 462  Integrative Neuroscience 3 SP
NEUR 500  Topics in Neuroscience 1 SP FA
NEUR 508  Intro to Systems Neuroscience 4 SP FA
NEUR 510  Advances in Behavioral Neuroscience
    Equivalent to: PSYC 510
3 or 4 SP
NEUR 511  Adv Physiological Psych
    Equivalent to: PSYC 511
2 SP FA
NEUR 513  Survey of Neurobiology 1 FA
NEUR 520  Advanced Topics in Neuroscience 0 or 1 SP FA
NEUR 527  Human Neuroscience
    Equivalent to: MCB 527
3 SP
NEUR 530  Special Topics in Neuroscience 1 to 4 SP
NEUR 542  Interdisciplinary Approaches to Neuroscience I
    Equivalent to: MCB 542
3 FA PDF
NEUR 543  Interdisciplinary Approaches to Neuroscience II
    Equivalent to: MCB 543
3 SP PDF
NEUR 590  Indiv Topics Neuroscience 1 to 16 SP FA SU
NEUR 591  Computational Brain Theory 1 FA
NEUR 598  Proseminar in Psychology 0 to 2 SP FA SU
NEUR 599  Thesis Research 0 to 16 SP FA SU
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505 South Goodwin Avenue

Urbana, IL 61801

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