Subject: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Course Number: 270
Course Title: Special Topics in Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Units: 3
School: Graduate Division
Department: Developmental And Stem Cell Biology Program

Course Description: Course offerings will focus on literature of a current important area of Development & Stem Cell biology research. Students will be expected to read assigned papers critically before class and to present and discuss papers in class. Students will also be expected to write and/or present a brief research proposal based upon their reading.
Prerequisites: None. Completion of first-year curriculum in Developmental & Stem Cell Biology or other experimental biology graduate programs is helpful but not essential.
Restrictions: Biomedical Sciences graduate students and other graduate and professional students with interests in DSCB. Permission from instructor required.
Activities: Direct - Lecture, Direct - Independent Study, Direct - Conference, Student - Lecture

Instructor of Record: Staff
May the student choose the instructor for this course? Yes
Does enrollment in this course require instructor approval? Yes

Quarter(s) Offered: Spring
Course Grading Convention: P/NP (Pass/Not Pass) or S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Graduate Division course: Yes
Is this a web-based online course? No
Is this an Interprofessional Education (IPE) course? No
May students in the Graduate Division (i.e. pursuing Master or PhD) enroll in this course? No
Repeat course for credit? Yes