General Electives
MIMG General Elective Requirement
MIMG students have several options to complete their General Elective requirement (one course, or a minimum of four units). The General Elective requirement is one component of the MIMG Major Requirements.
- Select an additional MIMG Focus Elective
- MIMG 199 or MIMG Departmental Honors
- Other Department-Approved Courses- see compiled list below.
Course availability and course restrictions are subject to change. Always consult the Schedule of Classes for the most up-to-date information. Some courses may be unavailable to MIMG majors during specific terms.
Non-MIMG Electives that Satisfy the MIMG General Elective Requirement
| Course Code | Course Name | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Bioengr 100 | Bioengineering Fundamentals | 4 |
| Bioengr CM145 | Molecular Biotechnology for Engineers | 4 |
| Bioengr CM178 | Intro to Biomaterials | 4 |
| Biostat 100A | Intro to Biostatistics | 4 |
| Chem 103 | Environmental Chemistry | 4 |
| Chem 110A | Physical Chemistry. Chemical Thermodynamics | 4 |
| Chem M117 | Structure. Patterns & Polvhedra | 5 |
| Chem 136 | Organic Structural Methods | 5 |
| Chem C140 | Bionanotechology | 4 |
| Chem 1538 | Biochem: DNA, RNA, and Protein Synthesis | 4 |
| Chem 153C | Biochem: Biosynthetic & Energy Metabolism & Its Regulation | 4 |
| Chem 153L | Biochemical Methods I | 4 |
| Chem 154 | Biochemical Methods II | 5 |
| Chem 156 | Physical Biochemistry | 4 |
| Chem CM160A | Bioinformatics and Genomics | 4 |
| Chem 171 | Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry | 4 |
| Chem 172 | Advanced Inorganic Chemistry | 4 |
| Chem C179 | Biological Inorganic Chemistry | 4 |
| Chem C181 | Polymer Chemistry | 4 |
| Com Sci CM121 | Introduction to Bioinformatics | 4 |
| Com Sci CM122 | Algorithms in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology | 4 |
| Com Sci CM124 | Computational Genetics | 4 |
| EE Biol 121 | Molecular Evolution | 4 |
| EE Biol C135 | Population Genetics | 4 |
| EE Biol 137 | Chemical Communication | 4 |
| EE Biol 162 | Plant Physiology | 4 |
| Epidem 100 | Intro to Epidemiology | 4 |
| Hum Gen C144 | Genomic Technology | 4 |
| MCDB 100 | Introduction to Cell Biology (no credit if 165A completed) | 5 |
| MCDB 104AL | Research Immersion Laboratory in Developmental Biology | 5 |
| MCDB 138 | Developmental Biology | 5 |
| MCDB M140 | Cancer Cell Biology | 5 |
| MCDB C141 | Molecular Basis of Plant Differentiation and Dev. | 5 |
| MCDB 143 | Dev. Biology: Genetic control of organogenesis | 5 |
| MCDB 144 | Molecular Bio of Cellular Processes (no credit if Chem 153B completed) | 5 |
| MCDB C150 | Plant Chemical & Molecular Communication | 4 |
| MCDB 165A | Biology of the Cell | 5 |
| MCDB 168 | Stem Cell Biology | 5 |
| MCDB 172 | Genomics and Bioinformatics | 5 |
| MCDB M175A | Neuroscience: From Molecules To Mind | 5 |
| MCDB M175B | Neuroscience: From Molecules To Mind | 5 |
| MCDB M175C1 | Neuroscience: From Molecules To Mind | 5 |
| MCDB 187AL | Research Immersion Lab in Genomic Biology | 5 |
| Neurosc M101A | Cellular and Systems Neuroscience | 5 |
| Neurosc M101B | Molecular and Developmental Neuroscience | 5 |
| Neurosc M101C | Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience | 5 |
| Physci CM103 | Basic Human Bio for Biomed Engineers | 4 |
| Physci 121 | Disease Mechanisms and Therapies | 4 |
| Physci 124 | Molecular Biology of Aging | 4 |
| Physci 125 | Molecular Systems Biology | 4 |
| Physci 128 | Me, Myself and Microbes: The Microbiome in Health and Disease | 5 |
| Stats 100A | Introduction to Probability | 4 |
| Stats 100B | Introduction to Mathematical Statistics | 4 |
If students are interested in taking another upper division course for MIMG General Elective credit, please contact the MIMG Advising Team at undergrad@microbio.ucla.edu with your U.I.D., the course number, and the course syllabus. We can only consider approval of upper division courses (numbered 100 - 199).