Cell Biology

The cytoskeleton, organelles and trafficking, the cell cycle, signaling, stem cells, cell death, imaging and tissue engineering.

Years
4
Courses
34
Credits
102
Ready now
20

This program follows the structure of a four-year Bachelor of Science in Cell and Molecular Biology. Each course is free and earns a certificate of completion; courses marked "In development" show their planned lessons and open as they are written.

Year 1 Science First Year

Fall term

CodeCourseCrStatus
MATH-100 Calculus I 3 Ready
MATH-125 Linear Algebra I 3 Ready
CHEM-101 General Chemistry I 3 Ready
BIOL-107 Introduction to Cell Biology 3 Ready
WRIT-101 Academic Writing 3 In development

Spring term

CodeCourseCrStatus
MATH-101 Calculus II 3 Ready
PHYS-130 Mechanics 3 Ready
CHEM-102 General Chemistry II 3 Ready
BIOL-108 Organisms and Evolution 3 Ready
CMPUT-174 Introduction to Computing Science 3 Ready

Year 2

Fall term

CodeCourseCrStatus
BIOL-201 Genetics 3 Ready
BIOL-207 Molecular Biology 3 Ready
CHEM-261 Organic Chemistry I 3 Ready
STAT-151 Statistics for the Sciences 3 Ready

Spring term

CodeCourseCrStatus
BIOL-214 Cell Biology 3 Ready
BIOC-200 Introductory Biochemistry 3 Ready
CHEM-263 Organic Chemistry II 3 Ready
BIOL-330 Microbiology 3 Ready

Year 3

Fall term

CodeCourseCrStatus
CELL-301 The Cytoskeleton and Cell Motility 3 In development
CELL-310 The Cell Cycle and Cell Division 3 In development
BIOC-310 Protein Structure and Function 3 In development
CELL-330 Microscopy and Cell Imaging 3 In development

Spring term

CodeCourseCrStatus
CELL-340 Organelles and Protein Trafficking 3 In development
BIOC-420 Membranes and Cell Signaling 3 In development
BIOL-360 Developmental Biology 3 Ready
GENE-301 Molecular Genetics 3 In development

Year 4

Fall term

CodeCourseCrStatus
CELL-320 Stem Cells and Regenerative Biology 3 In development
CELL-410 Cell Death and Senescence 3 In development
BIOL-380 Immunology 3 Ready
GENE-320 Epigenetics 3 In development

Spring term

CodeCourseCrStatus
CELL-420 Cell Culture and Tissue Engineering 3 In development
BIOL-450 Cancer Biology 3 Ready
NEUR-301 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 3 In development
CELL-499 Honors Research in Cell Biology 3 In development