MCD BIO 199Special Studies Directed Research in Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology
Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Proposal to be developed in consultation with instructor, outlining research study to be undertaken. Limited to juniors/seniors. Department majors may enroll with sponsorship from department faculty members or preapproved outside faculty members. Other junior/senior life sciences majors may enroll only with department faculty sponsors. Supervised individual research under guidance of faculty mentor. Studies to involve laboratory research, not literature surveys or library research. At end of term culminating paper describing progress of project and signed by student and instructor must be presented to department. May be repeated for credit. Individual contract required.
Letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Preparation: submission of written proposal to department for approval by appropriate term deadline. Requisites: Life Sciences 3 and 4, or 7A, 7B, 7C, 23L, and 107.
BruinTree reads · Preparation
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BruinTree reads · Prerequisite
needs reviewconfidence 0.45 · from text- · "LIFESCI 3" is not in this catalog version
- · "LIFESCI 4" is not in this catalog version
- · "LIFESCI 23L" is not in this catalog version
- · mixed comma-level AND/OR in "Life Sciences 3 and 4, or 7A, 7B, 7C, 23L, and 107" — grouping is a best reading
Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
MCD BIO 199
- LIFESCI 7ACell and Molecular Biology
- LIFESCI 7BGenetics, Evolution, and Ecology
- LIFESCI 7CPhysiology and Human Biology
- LIFESCI 107Genetics
- CHEM 14AGeneral Chemistry for Life Scientists I
- LIFESCI 30AMathematics for Life Scientists
- CHEM 14CStructure of Organic Molecules
- CHEM 20AChemical Structure
- CHEM 30AOrganic Chemistry I: Structure and Reactivity
4 direct requisites. Showing 17 courses over 3 levels; the branches marked with a count carry on past it. Every course here opens its own tree.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
MCD BIO 199
- MCD BIO 193Journal Club Seminars: Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology
- MCD BIO 194AResearch Group Seminars: Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology
2 courses list this as a requisite. The whole downstream is here — 2 courses over 1 level. Every course here opens its own tree.