Cellular and Molecular Biology, Biological Sciences

Bachelor's degree

In Chicago (USA)

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    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Chicago (USA)

Specializations Include:At the forefront of biological research for more than a century, UChicago scientists have furthered efforts to diagnose and treat cancer, discovered a way to preserve blood, and laid the mathematical foundations for the theory of genetic evolution. Today, faculty and students investigate topics ranging from the genetic defects responsible for diabetes to the biomechanics and ecology of marine invertebrates. The department and its substantial resources are housed in the Biological Sciences Learning Center, among the nation’s most up-to-date facilities of its kind.The faculty of the College believes that a sound knowledge of biology is essential for understanding many of the most pressing problems of modern life and for intelligent involvement in their eventual solution. The Biological Sciences Collegiate Division, therefore, provides a variety of general education courses for all UChicago students—prospective biologists and non-biologists alike. Although most of the course offerings beyond the introductory year are designed to serve the needs of students majoring in Biological Sciences, many of these courses are well suited to students in other areas who wish to study some aspect of modern biology in greater detail. Courses on the ethical and societal implications of the biological sciences, for example, are of interest to many non-majors.The goals of the Biological Sciences program are to give students (1) an understanding of currently accepted concepts in biology and the experimental support for these concepts and (2) an appreciation of the gaps in our current understanding and the opportunities for new research in this field. Emphasis is placed on introducing students to the diversity of subject matter and methods of investigation in the biological sciences. The program prepares students for graduate or professional study in the biological sciences and for careers in the biological sciences .After acquiring a broad...

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Subjects

  • GCSE Physics
  • Endocrinology
  • Engineering
  • Systems
  • Global
  • Calculus
  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Microbiology
  • Ecology
  • Biology
  • Psychology

Course programme

Introduction to Quantitative Modeling in Biology (Basic) *#
Introduction to Quantitative Modeling in Biology (Advanced)
Fundamentals of Ecology and Ev *#
Fundamentals of Cell and Molecular Biology
Fundamentals of Genetics
Fundamentals of Physiology
Fundamentals of Developmental Biology
Introduction to Biochemistry
Introduction to Quantitative Modeling in Biology (Basic) *#
Introduction to Quantitative Modeling in Biology (Advanced)
Fundamentals of Ecology and Ev *#
Fundamentals of Cell and Molecular Biology
Fundamentals of Genetics
Ecology and Conservation
Biodiversity
Molecular Biology of the Cell
Biological Systems
Biological Dynamics
Principles of Physiology
Introduction to Biochemistry
BIOS 20151/BIOS 20152 and BIOS 20153 fulfill the general education requirement in the biological sciences and are prerequisites for the rest of the courses in the fundamentals sequence. BIOS 20151 may be taken simultaneously with BIOS 20186. 
Non–Biological Sciences majors can take a Fundamentals Sequence without the fundamentals prerequisites (BIOS 20151/BIOS 20152) unless they pursue a double major in Biological Sciences. Students opting not to take the prerequisites should be aware that subsequent courses in the sequence expect competency in mathematical modeling of biological phenomena and basic coding in R. 
Introductory General Chemistry I    and Introductory General Chemistry II (or equivalent)
Comprehensive General Chemistry I-II
Elementary Functions and Calculus I-II (or higher)
Calculus I-II
Honors Calculus I-II
Comprehensive General Chemistry III (or equivalent)
Organic Chemistry I
Organic Chemistry II
Honors Organic Chemistry II
General Physics I (or higher)
General Physics II (or higher)
Mathematical Methods for Biological Sciences I
General Physics III (or higher)
Linear Models and Experimental Design (or higher)
Comprehensive General Chemistry III (or equivalent)
Organic Chemistry I    and Organic Chemistry II
Honors Organic Chemistry II
General Physics I-II
Mathematical Methods for Biological Sciences I
General Physics III (or higher)
Statistical Methods and Applications (or higher)
Cancer Biology
Heterogeneity in Human Cancer: Etiology and Treatment
Tumor Microenvironment and Metastasis
Health Disparities in Breast Cancer
Fundamentals of Molecular Biology
Genetics of Model Organisms
Developmental Mechanisms
Cell Biology II
Advanced Molecular Biology
Plant Development and Molecular Genetics
*If students choose a developmental course, they must choose from BIOS 21237 Developmental Mechanisms or BIOS 23299 Plant Development and Molecular Genetics. 
Endocrinology I: Cell Signaling (Autumn)
Endocrinology II: Systems and Physiology (Winter)
Endocrinology III: Human Disease (Spring)
Reproductive Biology of Primates
Principles of Toxicology
Biological Clocks and Behavior
Topics in Reproduction and Cancer
Animal Models of Human Disease
The Psychology and Neurobiology of Stress *
Biological Psychology *
 Courses beginning with 29XXX count as general electives, but do not count in the Biological Sciences major.
Statistical Methods and Applications (or higher)
Human Genetics and Evolution
Genetics of Model Organisms (Autumn)
Molecular Evolution I: Fundamentals and Principles (Winter)
Intro Statistical Genetics (Winter)
Genome Informatics: How Cells Reorganize Genomes (Winter)
Developmental Mechanisms (Winter)
Plant Development and Molecular Genetics (Spring)
Molecular Basis of Bacterial Disease (Winter)
Introduction to Virology (Spring)
Genomics and Systems Biology (Spring)
Epidemiology and Population Health: Global Health Sciences I (Autumn)
Global Health Sciences II: Microbiology (Winter)
Global Health Sciences III: Biological and Social Determinants of Health (Spring) *
 Courses beginning with 29XXX count as general electives, but do not count in the Biological Sciences major.
Global Health Sciences I: Cancer Concepts: Causes and Consequences (Winter)
Global Health Sciences II: Microbiology (Winter)
Global Health Sciences III: Biological and Social Determinants of Health (Winter)
Ethnographic Methods
Disability in Local and Global Contexts
Culture, Mental Health, and Psychiatry
Medical Anthropology
Cultural Psychology
Environmental Effects on Human Health
Global Studies I
Cultures and Politics of Water
Environmental Justice
Social Justice and Social Policy
Early Human Capital Development
Environment, Agriculture, and Food: Economic and Policy Analysis
The Politics of Health Care
International Economics
Global Health Metrics
U.S. Foreign Policy: Inst & Decision making 21st Century
Behavioral Science and Public Policy
Drinking Alcohol: Social Problem or Normal Cultural Practice?
Biology and Sociology of AIDS
Human Genetics and Evolution
Principles of Toxicology
Evolutionary and Genomic Medicine I
The Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases
Molecular Basis of Bacterial Disease
Host Pathogen Interactions
Introduction to Virology
Heterogeneity in Human Cancer: Etiology and Treatment
Health Disparities in Breast Cancer (given at MBL)
Microbiomes Across Environments
The Psychology and Neurobiology of Stress
Medical Ethics: Central Topics
Immunobiology (Autumn)
Immunopathology (Winter)
Molecular Immunology (Spring, offered every other year in odd years)
Quantitative Immunobiology (Winter)
Fundamentals of Bacterial Physiology (Autumn)
Molecular Basis of Bacterial Disease (Winter)
Introduction to Virology (Spring)
The Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases
Microbial 'Omics
Immunobiology
Organic Chemistry III
Environmental Microbiology (Autumn)
Mathematical Methods for Biological Sciences I (fulfills one of the major course requirements)
Mathematical Methods for Biological Sciences II
Intro Statistical Genetics
Organization, Expression, and Transmission of Genome Information
Biophysics of Biomolecules
Protein Structure and Functions in Medicine
Simulation, Modeling, and Computation in Biophysics
Image Processing in Biology
Systems Biology: Molecular Regulatory Logic of Networks
The Engineering and Biology of Tissue Repair
Molecular Evolution I: Fundamentals and Principles
Evolutionary and Genomic Medicine I
Reconstructing the Tree of Life: An Introduction to Phylogenetics
The Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases
An Introduction to Bioinformatics and Proteomics
Fundamentals of Biological Data Analysis
Quantitative Immunobiology
Genomics and Systems Biology
Linear Algebra
Basic Numerical Analysis
Advanced Numerical Analysis
Markov Chains, Martingales, and Brownian Motion
Basic Theory of Ordinary Differential Equations
Basic Theory of Partial Differential Equations
Statistical Methods and Applications
Statistical Models and Methods
Linear Models and Experimental Design
Applied Regression Analysis
Biostatistical Methods
Epidemiology and Population Health
Numerical Linear Algebra
Statistical Theory and Methods I-II
Introduction to Mathematical Probability
Introduction to Probability Models
Machine Learning
Computer Science with Applications I-II-III
Data Visualization
Machine Learning and Large-Scale Data Analysis
Theory of Algorithms
Digital Biology
Introduction to Applications of Quantum Mechanical Methods to Materials Design
Bioengineering Kinetics
Selected Topics in Molecular Engineering: Molecular/Materials Modeling I-II
The Engineering and Biology of Tissue Repair
Cellular Engineering

Cellular and Molecular Biology, Biological Sciences

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