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822012-2014 General Catalog Course Supplement and Policies and Requirements Addendum115. Recombinant DNA Cloning andAnalysis (3)Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences101 or equivalent. Cloning and analysis of recombinantDNA, with emphasis on Escherichia coli hostvectorsystems. DNA-modifying enzymes; vectorsand their use; manipulation and expression of insertDNA; polymerase chain reaction; and sequenceannotation. Graduate students see course 215. Notoffered every year. GE credit: SciEng | SE.—I. (I.)Xu(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)120. Microbial Ecology (3)Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 105, BiologicalSciences 102 or 105. Interactions between nonpathogenicmicroorganisms and their environment,emphasizing physiological and metabolic characteristicsof various groups and their adaptation to andmodification of specific habitats. Not offered everyyear. GE credit: SciEng | SE.—III. (III.) Nelson(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)140. Bacterial Physiology (3)Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences101, 102, 103 (103 may be taken concurrently), orBiological Sciences 101, 105; Microbiology 102recommended. Fundamentals of bacterial growthand bacterial responses to environmental stresses.Topics will include carbon and nitrogen regulation,growth rate control, post-exponential growth, andmotility and chemotaxis. Not open for credit to studentswho have completed course 130A. Notoffered every year. GE credit: SciEng | SE.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)150. Bacterial Genetics (3)Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences101, 102, Biological Sciences 103 or course 140;course 102 recommended. Molecular genetics ofenterobacteria and their viruses. Isolation of mutants;genetic exchange and mapping; complementation;suppression; transposons; gene expression and regulation;and genomics. Examples will illustrate applicationsto molecular cloning of recombinant DNA,and to the study of bacterial pathogenesis. Notoffered every year. GE credit: SciEng | SE.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)162. General Virology (4)Lecture—4 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences102 or 105. Integrated presentation of the nature ofanimal, bacterial, and plant viruses, including theirstructure, replication and genetics. Only three unitsto students who have completed Pathology, Microbiology,and Immunology 128. GE credit:SciEng | SE.—II. (II.) Falk, Manning(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)170. Yeast Molecular Genetics (3)Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences101 and 102; course 102 or 140 (may be take concurrently)strongly recommended. Survey of thegenetics, cell biology and technologies in yeasts andrelated lower eukaryotes. Topics include diversity ofyeasts; cell structure; metabolism; cell cycle; geneticapproaches and genomics; gene expression; yeastsas models to study higher eukaryotes; and contemporarytechniques. GE credit: SciEng | SE.—III. (III.)Lin(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)191. Introduction to Research for AdvancedUndergraduates (1)Seminar—1 hour. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences1A or 2A or consent of instructor. Discussion of facultyresearch focusing on the biochemistry, genetics,and cell biology of microorganisms, along withways undergraduates can participate in researchprojects of faculty members. May be repeated threetimes for credit. (P/NP grading only.) GEcredit: SE.—III. (III.)(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)Middle East/SouthAsia StudiesNew and changed courses in MiddleEast/South Asia Studies (MSA)Upper Division100. Middle East and South Asia:Comparative Perspectives (4)Lecture—3 hours; extensive writing. Ethnographicand historical points of intersection and divergencein various aspects of the Middle East and South Asiain precolonial, colonial, and postcolonial societies.Anthropological, historical, and theoretical debatessurrounding the region. GE credit: ArtHum orSocSci, Div, Wrt | AH or SS, WC, WE.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)111A. Great Cities of Arab Middle East andSouth Asia (4)Lecture—3 hours; extensive writing. Prerequisite:some knowledge of Islamic/Middle Eastern history isvery useful; consent of instructor. In-depth examinationof the great cities of North Africa, the MiddleEast and South Asia as cultural and historical artifacts.Topics include: the concept of the Islamic city,processes of modernity, and representations thatreinforce imagination, memory and personal identity.Offered irregularly. GE credit: ArtHum orSocSci, Div, Wrt | AH or SS, WC, WE.—I, II. (I, II.)Miller(new course—eff. fall 13)121A. A Story for a Life: The ArabianNights (4)Lecture/discussion—3 hours; term paper. In-depthinvestigation of the best-known work of pre-modernArabic literature, taught in translation. Not open forcredit to students who have taken Arabic 140.(Same course as Arabic 140.) Offered in alternateyears. GE credit: ArtHum | AH, OL, WC, WE.—(I.)Sharlet(new course—eff. fall 13)122A. Themes in the Arabic Novel (4)Lecture/discussion—3 hours; independent study;extensive writing. Class size limited to 30 students.Select modern Arabic fiction (novels and short stories)in translation. Thematically connected readingssupplemented by non-fictional writings when appropriate.May be repeated two times for credit if thetexts/theme of required course readings sufficientlychange. Offered in alternate years. GE credit:ArtHum | AH, OL, WC, WE.—I, IV. (I, IV.) Radwan(new course—eff. fall 13)131A. Modern Iranian Cinema (4)Lecture/discussion—3 hours; film viewing—3 hours.Prerequisite: upper-division standing, or consent ofinstructor. Iranian cinema of the 20th century in thecontext of profound cultural and social changes inIran especially since the Iranian Revolution. Productionsby representative directors such as Kiarostami,Makhmalbaf, Bahram Beizaie are included. Knowledgeof Persian not required. Offered in alternateyears. (Same course as Cinema & TechnoculturalStudies 146A.) GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt | AH,OL, VL, WC, WE.—(III.)(new course—eff. fall 13)150. Women and Islamic Discourses (4)Lecture/discussion—4 hours. Prerequisite: Women’sStudies 50 or comparable course. Introduction to thedebates/discourses about women and Islam. Transformationsin debates/discourses in colonial andpostcolonial periods in the Middle East & SouthAsia. Comparative study of debates/discourses onfamily, work, law, sexuality, religion, comportment,human rights, feminist and religious movements. Notoffered every year. (Same course as Women’s Studies185.) GE credit: ArtHum or SocSci | AH or SS,WC.—Joseph(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)151A. Iranian Society & Culture (4)Lecture—2 hours; discussion—1 hour; term paper.Prerequisite: some knowledge of Islamic/MiddleEastern history is very useful; consent of instructor. Indepthinvestigation of modern Iranian society andculture. Exploration of structures of Iranian society:family, gender, religion, minorities, economy, politics,and state. Iran’s role in the globalizing world,and the role of Iranian diasporas. Offered in alternateyears. GE credit: ArtHum | AH, OL, VL, WC,WE.—(II.) Joseph(new course—eff. spring 13)180. Topics in Middle East and South AsianStudies (4)Lecture—3 hours; extensive writing. Comparativeperspective on the Middle East and South Asia. Topicsmay include modernity, religious traditions, colonialism,subalternity and social movements, genderand sexuality, history and memory, science anddevelopment, ritual and performance, public culture,diasporas. May be repeated one time for credit. GEcredit: ArtHum or SocSci, Div, Wrt | AH or SS, WC,WE.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)181B. Topics in Regional ME/SA Studies (4)Lecture—3 hours; term paper. Indian/South Asiatopics for students specializing in region-specificMiddle East and South Asia Studies. May berepeated three times for credit. GE credit: ArtHum orSocSci | AH or SS, WC, WE.(new course—eff. fall 13)181C. Topics in Regional ME/SA Studies:Arab Studies (4)Lecture—3 hours; term paper. Arab Studies topics.May be repeated three times for credit when differenttopics and themes are studied. GE credit:ArtHum or SocSci, Div, Wrt | AH or SS.—III. (III.)(new course—eff. fall 13)182B. Undergraduate Proseminar inMiddle East/South Asia (4)Seminar—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course100 recommended. Class size limited to 15 students.Seminar in India/South Asia topics specializingin region-specific Middle East and South Asiastudies. May be repeated three times for credit whendifferent topics and themes are studied.—II. (II.)(new course—eff. fall 12)182C. Undergraduate Proseminar inMiddle East/South Asia: Arab Studies (4)Seminar—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course100 recommended. Class size limited to 15 students.Seminar in Arab Studies topics. May berepeated three times for credit. GE credit: WE. —III.(III.)(new course—eff. fall 13)Molecular andCellular BiologyNew and changed courses inMolecular and Cellular Biology(MCB)Lower Division99. Special Study (1-5)Independent study—3-15 hours. Prerequisite: consentof instructor. (P/NP grading only.) GEcredit: SE.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)Quarter Offered: I=Fall, II=Winter, III=Spring, IV=Summer; 2013-2014 offering in parenthesesPre-Fall 2011 General Education (GE): ArtHum=Arts and Humanities; SciEng=Science and Engineering; SocSci=Social Sciences; Div=Domestic Diversity; Wrt=Writing ExperienceFall 2011 and on General Education (GE): AH=Arts and Humanities; SE=Science and Engineering; SS=Social Sciences;ACGH=American Cultures; DD=Domestic Diversity; OL=Oral Skills; QL=Quantitative; SL=Scientific; VL=Visual; WC=World Cultures; WE=Writing Experience
2012-2014 General Catalog Course Supplement and Policies and Requirements Addendum83Upper Division110V. iBioseminars in Cell and MolecularBiology (3)Web virtual lecture—1.5 hours; web electronic discussion—1hour; lecture/discussion—1.5 hours. Prerequisite:Biological Sciences 101, 102 and 103 (or105) and 104. Hybrid course in Cell and MolecularBiology for senior level (1) Biochemistry/MolecularBiology; (2) Genetics; or (3) Cell Biology majors.Face-to-face instruction combined with online lecturesavailable at iBioseminars website delivered byleading researchers in Cell and Molecular Biology.GE credit: SciEng | SE, SL.—II. (II.) Scholey(new course—eff. spring 13)120L. Molecular Biology and BiochemistryLaboratory (6)Laboratory—10 hours; lecture—2 hours; laboratory/discussion—1hour. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences103 (may be taken concurrently). Restrictedenrollment. Introduction to laboratory methods andprocedures employed in studying molecular biologyand biochemical processes. Designed for studentswho need experience in the use of molecular biologyand biochemical techniques as research andanalytical tools. GE credit: SciEng | QL, SE, SL, VL,WE.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)123. Behavior and Analysis of Enzyme andReceptor Systems (3)Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences103. Introduction to the principles of enzyme kineticsand receptor-ligand interactions with emphasis onmetabolic regulation and data analysis. Topicsinclude simultaneous equilibria, chemical andsteady-state kinetics, allosteric enzymes, mulitreactantsystems, enzyme assays, membrane transportand computer-assisted simulations and analyses. GEcredit: SciEng | QL, SE.—I, III. (I, III.) Fraser, Wilson(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)124. Macromolecular Structure andFunction (4)Lecture—4 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences103, Chemistry 118C. An in-depth investigation intoprotein and nucleic acid structure and thermodynamicsand how these properties influence their biologicalfunctions. Key examples of important functionalclasses of these molecules will be examined. Notopen for credit to students who have completedcourse 122 or Chemistry 108. GE credit:SciEng | SE.—I, II. (I, II.) Baldwin, Browning(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)126. Plant Biochemistry (3)Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences103 or 105. The biochemistry of important plantprocesses and metabolic pathways. Discussion ofmethods used to understand plant processes, includinguse of transgenic plants. (Same course as PlantBiology 126.) GE credit: SciEng | SE, SL.—II. (II.)Callis, Tian(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)138. Undergraduate Seminar inBiochemistry (1)Seminar—1 hour. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences103. Discussion of the historical developments ofmodern biochemistry or current major research problems.May be repeated two times for credit whentopic differs. (P/NP grading only.) GE credit: OL,SE.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.) Callis, Gasser(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)140L. Cell Biology Laboratory (5)Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—6 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 104 (maybe taken concurrently). Exercises illustrating the principlesof cell biology with emphasis on light microscopy.GE credit: SciEng | OL, QL, SE, SL, VL.—II.(II.) Kaplan(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)142. Advanced Cell Biology: Contractileand Motile Systems (4)Lecture—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: BiologicalSciences 102, 104 (may be taken concurrently);Mathematics 16B. Advanced cell biology withemphasis on molecular, biophysical and cellularproperties of contractile and motile systems. GEcredit: SciEng | SE.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)143. Cell and Molecular Biophysics (3)Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences101, 102, 103, 104. Physical chemical principlesby which molecules form living, moving, reproducingcells. Physical nature of cytoplasm; molecularstructure/bonding in macromolecules, macromolecularassemblies and protein machines. Physical techniquesand modeling of cytoskeletal polymer-motordynamics and function during intracellular transport,mitosis and motility. GE credit: SciEng | QL, SE.—(I.) Scholey(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)144. Mechanisms of Cell Division (3)Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences101, 102, 104. The molecules and mechanisms thatallow eukaryotic cells to coordinate cell growth,DNA replication, segregation of chromosomes andcell division. GE credit: SciEng | SE, WE.—II. (II.)McNally(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)145. Assembly and Function of CellSignaling Machinery (3)Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences101, 102, 104. Molecular basis of cell signaling,including positioning of cellular machinery, componentsof various signaling pathways, and downstreameffects of signaling on cell adhesion, celldifferentiation, and programmed cell death. GEcredit: SciEng | SE.—III. (III.) Erickson(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)148. Undergraduate Seminar in CellBiology (2)Seminar—2 hours. Prerequisite: upper divisionstanding in the biological sciences or a related discipline.Student reports on current topics in cell biologywith emphasis on integration of concepts,synthesis, and state-of-the-art research approaches.Reviews of literature and reports of undergraduateresearch may be included. May be repeated forcredit. (P/NP grading only.) GE credit: OL, SE.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)150. Developmental Biology (4)Lecture—4 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences101. Analysis of the mechanistic basis for animaldevelopment with a focus on experimental evidenceand the relevant fundamental experimental strategies.Fertilization and early development, morphogenesisand patterning, cell differentiation,regulation of cell proliferation and tissue growth. GEcredit: SciEng | SE, SL.—I. (I.) Armstrong, Edwards(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)158. Undergraduate Seminar inDevelopmental Biology (2)Seminar—2 hours. Prerequisite: upper divisionstanding in the biological sciences or a related discipline.Student reports on current topics in cell biologywith emphasis on integration of concepts,synthesis, and state-of-the-art research approaches.Reviews of literature and reports of undergraduateresearch may be included. May be repeated forcredit. (P/NP grading only.) GE credit: OL, SE.—I, II,III. (I, II, III.)(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)160L. Principles of Genetics Laboratory (5)Laboratory—6 hours; lecture—2 hours, discussion/laboratory—1 hour. Prerequisite:Biological Sciences101. Laboratory work in basic and moleculargenetics including gene mapping, isolation andcharacterization of mutants in eukaryotic model systems,reverse genetics, gel electrophoresis, recombinantDNA techniques, and PCR. Not open for creditto students who have completed Genetics 100L. GEcredit: SciEng | QL, SE, VL, WE.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)Engebrecht, Kiger, Natzle, Rose, Sanders, Sundaresan(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)190C. Undergraduate Research Conference(1)Discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: upper divisionstanding and consent of instructor; concurrent enrollmentin course 193 or 199. Presentation and discussionof current research by faculty and students. Maybe repeated for credit. (P/NP grading only.) GEcredit: SE.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)191. Introduction to Research (1)Seminar—1 hour. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences102 (may be taken concurrently) or consent ofinstructor. Various topics in molecular and cellularbiology including biochemistry, genetics, and cellbiology will be discussed, along with ways undergraduatescan participate in research projects of facultymembers. May be repeated for credit. (P/NPgrading only.) GE credit: SE.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)192. Internship (1-12)Internship—3-36 hours. Prerequisite: completion of84 units and consent of instructor. Technical and/orpractical experience on and off campus, supervisedby a member of the Section of Molecular and CellularBiology faculty. (P/NP grading only.) GEcredit: SE.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)193. Advanced Research (3)Laboratory—6 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:upper division standing, completion of an upperdivision Molecular and Cellular Biology laboratorycourse and consent of instructor. Research projectcarried out under the supervision of a faculty sponsor.Discussion and analysis of results and proposedexperiments on a weekly basis with faculty sponsor.May include presentation of a seminar to a researchgroup. May be repeated for credit. (P/NP gradingonly.) GE credit: SE.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)194H. Research Honors (3)Independent study—9 hours. Prerequisite: 6 units ofcourse 193 and/or 199 with faculty director; seniorstanding; GPA of at least 3.250; consent of Section.Honors project. Continuation of an intensive, individuallaboratory research project in biochemistry,genetics, or cell biology culminating with the presentationof the work in a written thesis and in a seminar.(P/NP grading only.) GE credit: OL, SE, WE.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)197T. Tutoring in Molecular and CellularBiology (1-5)Tutorial—2-6 hours. Prerequisite: upper divisionstanding, completion of course to be tutored, andconsent of instructor. Assisting the instructor in one ofthe section’s regular courses by tutoring individual orsmall groups of students in a laboratory, in voluntarydiscussion groups, or other voluntary course activities.May be repeated for credit. (P/NP gradingonly.) GE credit: SE.—I, II, III. (I, II, III,)(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)198. Directed Group Study (1-5)Variable—1-5 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.(P/NP grading only.) GE credit: SE.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)Quarter Offered: I=Fall, II=Winter, III=Spring, IV=Summer; 2013-2014 offering in parenthesesPre-Fall 2011 General Education (GE): ArtHum=Arts and Humanities; SciEng=Science and Engineering; SocSci=Social Sciences; Div=Domestic Diversity; Wrt=Writing ExperienceFall 2011 and on General Education (GE): AH=Arts and Humanities; SE=Science and Engineering; SS=Social Sciences;ACGH=American Cultures; DD=Domestic Diversity; OL=Oral Skills; QL=Quantitative; SL=Scientific; VL=Visual; WC=World Cultures; WE=Writing Experience
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