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Neuroscience

MCELLBI X108

41568
Delivery Options Online

Get an overview of the fundamental principles of the organization, function and development of the human nervous system, including neural development and diseases. Examine experimental approaches from anatomy to molecular biology, and critically evaluate papers from the primary scientific literature. This course is a foundation for advanced study in the neurosciences.

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Sections

Section 018

Start Anytime Online

Course Fee(s)

Course Fee credit (3 units)

$1,200.00

Type Online, Start Anytime

Enroll anytime and progress through the curriculum at your own pace.

Dates
Start Now, you have 180 days to complete this course once enrolled.

Delivery Options

Online

Available for Credit

3 semester units

Instructors

  • Sylvie Poluch

Section Notes

Online, enroll anytime. This continuous enrollment course begins when you enroll. (Learn more.) You have a minimum of 90 days and a maximum of 180 days to complete the course.

Students must score a 70% or higher on the final exam to pass the course.

Section Materials

  • Textbook (Mandatory) Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain by Mark F. Bear, Barry W. Connors, Michael A. Paradiso © 2015 Wolters Kluwer 4th edition ISBN 0781778174 Textbook ISBN: 9780781778176

Section 019

Jan 25, 2021 to May 17, 2021 Live Online

Course Fee(s)

Course Fee credit (3 units)

$1,085.00

Section Schedule

Jan 25, 2021 to May 17, 2021

Type Live Online

Access classroom-style interactive learning from anywhere in the world! Attend scheduled online sessions with your instructor and classmates in addition to completing your coursework.

Live Online format allows you to take classes from anywhere with an internet connection. Classroom sections will be taught in this format through Spring 2021. Learn more about this format.

Beginning August 15, 2020, you must have a Zoom account to participate.

Many schools are now accepting transfer credit for online coursework, including health and sciences programs. Check with your institution before enrolling.

Days

M

Time

6:30PM to 9:30PM Pacific Time

Dates

Jan 25, 2021 to Mar 15, 2021

Type Live Online

Days

M

Time

6:30PM to 9:30PM Pacific Time

Dates

Mar 29, 2021 to May 17, 2021

Schedule and Location

View Details

Instructional Hours

45.0

Delivery Options

Online

Available for Credit

3 semester units

Instructors

  • Caitlin O'Brien

Section Notes

Enroll early to secure a space in the class. Enrollment will not be accepted after the second course meeting.

No class meetings on February 15 and March 22.

Section Materials

  • Textbook (Mandatory) Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain by Bear, Connors, Paradiso © 2015 Wolters Kluwer 4th edition ISBN 0781778174 ISBN-13: 978-0781778176

This course applies to the following programs:

Advanced Biosciences Program

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Required Courses

  • Current Topics in the Biosciences

Electives

  • Biochemistry
  • The Biology of Human Cancer
  • Cell Biology
  • Developmental Biology
  • Endocrinology
  • Genetics
  • Genomic Medicine
  • Hematology
  • Human Nutrition
  • Immunology
  • Introduction to Biostatistics
  • Introduction to Human Physiology
  • Introduction to Human Physiology
  • Introduction to Parasitology
  • Medical Microbiology
  • Introductory Biochemistry
  • Mammalian Systemic Physiology
  • Neuroscience
  • Physiology of the Cardiac and Respiratory Systems
  • Principles and Techniques of Molecular Cell Biology
  • Pharmacology
  • Principles of Infectious Diseases and Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Principles of Molecular Biology
  • Quantitative Analysis: Applications in Clinical Chemistry
  • Stem Cell Biology, Research and Discovery
  • Virology
  • Principles of Toxicology
  • Microbiology Laboratory
  • Virtual Hematology Laboratory
  • Pathophysiology
  • Exercise Physiology
  • Biology of Aging
  • CRISPR Genome Editing: From Biology to Technology

Course of Related Interest

  • Genetic Variant Interpretation Workshop

Learn More About this Program

Post-Baccalaureate Accelerated Health Sciences Program

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Term 1 Required Courses

  • Start Anytime Course Orientation: Science
  • Introductory Biochemistry
  • Neuroscience
  • Current Topics in the Biosciences
  • Medical Terminology

Term 2 Required Courses

  • Biology of Aging
  • The Biology of Human Cancer
  • Medical Microbiology

Electives

  • Exercise Physiology
  • General Human Anatomy
  • Genetics
  • Introduction to Human Physiology
  • Pharmacology
  • Pathophysiology
  • Principles and Techniques of Molecular Cell Biology
  • Introduction to Biostatistics
  • Post-Bacc MCAT Prep

Learn More About this Program

Post-Baccalaureate Health Professions Program

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Required Courses

  • Health Careers Seminar I
  • Health Careers Seminar II: The Application Process
  • Health Careers Seminar II: Developing Your Personal Statement
  • Health Careers Seminar II: Interviewing Successfully

Basic Biology Electives

  • General Biology I
  • General Biology Laboratory I
  • General Biology II
  • General Biology Laboratory II
  • Introduction to Human Physiology

Upper-Division Biology Courses

  • Biochemistry
  • Human Physiology Laboratory
  • Mammalian Systemic Physiology
  • General Human Anatomy
  • Human Anatomy Laboratory
  • Medical Microbiology
  • Microbiology Laboratory
  • Introduction to Biostatistics
  • Biology of Aging
  • The Biology of Human Cancer
  • Cell Biology
  • Current Topics in the Biosciences
  • Developmental Biology
  • Endocrinology
  • Exercise Physiology
  • Genetics
  • Genomic Medicine
  • Hematology
  • Virtual Hematology Laboratory
  • Human Nutrition
  • Immunology
  • Neuroscience
  • Physiology of the Cardiac and Respiratory Systems
  • Principles of Molecular Biology
  • Principles and Techniques of Molecular Cell Biology
  • Introduction to Parasitology
  • Pathophysiology
  • Pharmacology
  • Principles of Infectious Diseases and Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Stem Cell Biology, Research and Discovery
  • Principles of Toxicology
  • Virology
  • CRISPR Genome Editing: From Biology to Technology

Chemistry Electives

  • Biochemistry
  • General Chemistry I
  • General Chemistry Laboratory I
  • General Chemistry II
  • General Chemistry Laboratory II
  • Organic Chemistry I
  • Organic Chemistry Laboratory I
  • Organic Chemistry II
  • Organic Chemistry Laboratory II
  • Quantitative Analysis: Applications in Clinical Chemistry

Physics Electives

  • Physics I
  • Physics Laboratory I
  • Physics II
  • Physics Laboratory II

Math Electives

  • Analytic Geometry and Calculus
  • Introduction to Biostatistics
  • Introduction to Statistics

Other Electives

  • Spanish for Medical Professionals
  • Principles of Epidemiology
  • Mandarin for Medical Professionals
  • Ethical and Legal Issues in Health Care

Test Preparation Courses

  • Post-Bacc MCAT Prep
  • Post-Bacc GRE Prep
  • Post-Bacc DAT Prep
  • Post-Bacc OAT Prep
  • Post-Bacc PCAT Prep

Learn More About this Program

Notes

Departmental contact for academic questions:
Classroom sections: extension-science@berkeley.edu | (510) 642-5078
Online sections: extension-science-online@berkeley.edu | (510) 643-5932

Prerequisites

One year of college-level general biology for majors
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Sylvie Poluch

Sylvie Poluch, Ph.D., has a bachelor's degree in cellular and molecular biology, a master's in endocrinology, and a doctorate in neuroscience, all from the University of Sciences in Montpellier, France. In 2003, she moved to the U.S. to complete her postdoctoral training and continue her research on brain development at The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine. She is now an Associate Professor at The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS), Bethesda, MD, where she teaches neuroscience to graduate students and gross anatomy to medical students. She is also an instructor and team lead at Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) where she teaches various biology courses online and coaches instructors.

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Caitlin O'Brien

Caitlin O’Brien, Ph.D earned her B.S. in Biology at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia and her Ph.D at Stanford University studying molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration. She is currently conducting her post-doctoral research at the University of California, San Francisco. There, she studies membrane trafficking in neurons during development, aging, and disease. Caitlin loves teaching and creating opportunities for her students to practice thinking like scientists. She has previously taught Human Physiology for the San Francisco State University Post-Baccalaureate program.
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