HUM GEN 282Topics on Scientific Careers
Human Genetics · 2 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
Limited to graduate students. Covers topics related to scientific careers such as scientific writing and presentation (including to non-scientific audiences), grant writing and reviewing, curricula vitae, hiring process, social media usage, developing short- and long-term goals, and balancing career and non-work life. Exploration of differences between industry, government, teaching-college, and research-college careers. Active participation and oral and written presentations required.
S/U grading.
When it runs
- Winter 2026
- Winter 2027
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
UCLA lists no requisites for this course.
Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
Nothing — this is an entry point.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
No course in the catalog lists this as a requisite.