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CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (CMB)
The curriculum in Cellular and Molecular Biology offers students an integrated program of study and training in the biological and physical sciences. It is a pathway to graduate study in areas of biology and medicine that emphasize a quantitative and analytical approach to the life sciences.
There are two CMB concentrations: CMB and a five-year B.S./M.S. Program in CMB and Biomedical Engineering.
Cellular and Molecular Biology (CMB)
Prerequisites to Concentration: BIOLOGY (171, 172/174 and 173), or BIOLOGY (195 and 173), or BIOLOGY (162 or 163); CHEM 210, 211, 215, 216; MATH 115 and 116; PHYSICS 125/127 and 126/128, or PHYSICS 135/141 and 235/241, or PHYSICS 140/141 and 240/241. It is recommended that students interested in pursuing graduate work acquire a reading knowledge of French, German or Russian.
Concentration Program. Must include:
- Required courses. BIOLOGY 305; 310 or 311 (or CHEM 451 and 452, or BIOLCHEM 415); MCDB 427; MCDB 428
- One Biology/Chemistry Elective course chosen from the following: BIO 207, 208, 222, 225; MCDB 307, 308, 321; CHEM 230, 260, 241/242; CHEM 452 (for students who elect to take CHEM 451 and 452); Any additional advanced CMB laboratory course.
- Two advanced lab courses from among: MCDB 306, 400, 413, 419, 423, or 429.
- Two advanced CMB courses chosen from among MCDB 401, 403, 405, 408, 411, 415, 418, 422, 425, 426, 430, 432, 435, 469, 589. A third (or fourth) advanced CMB lab course (MCDB 306, 413, 419, 423, or 429) may also be used to meet this requirement. Only three credits of independent study may count toward the concentration program.
- One General Elective chosen from among the following:
- Any Biology, EEB, or MCDB course at the 200, 300, or 400 level (except BIO 200, 201, 262, 302, 320, or 412). An additional advanced CMB lab or lecture course can be used to meet this requirement.
- One cognate course in Chemistry:
- CHEM 230, 260, 241/242; CHEM 452 for students who elect to take CHEM 451 and 452. Note: Students will not receive credit for both CHEM 230 and CHEM 260; i.e., if either one of these courses is elected to satisfy the Biology/Chemistry elective..
- Any chemistry course that has CHEM 260 as a prerequisite.
- One cognate course in Math or Statistics as approved by a concentration advisor
- Mathematics courses that have Math 116 as a prerequisite.
- Statistics 400 or Biostatistics 503
Download the CMB Concentration Checksheet
in PDF format.
Five-year B.S./M.S. Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology (CMB) and Biomedical Engineering
This program is designed for students enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts. The program is jointly administered by the Department of MCDB (College of LS&A) and the Biomedical Engineering (BME) Department (College of Engineering). A matriculating student will receive the B.S. in Cellular and Molecular Biology (CMB) from the College of LS&A and a M.S. in Biomedical Engineering (BME) from the College of Engineering upon completion of all program requirements. Students will be admitted to the program only after completing the first year of concentration prerequisites with a grade point average of 3.2 or higher. Admission to the program must be approved by advisors from the Departments of MCDB and BME.
Prerequisites to Concentration: BIOLOGY (171, 172/174, and 173), or BIOLOGY (195 and 173), or BIOLOGY (162 or 163, or AP credit for BIO 162); PHYSICS (140/141 and 240/ 241)*, or PHYSICS (135/141 and 235/241), or PHYSICS (125/127 and 126/128); CHEM 210, 211, 215, 216; MATH 115, 116 with a GPA of 3.2 or higher.
* It is strongly recommended that students interested in the CMB:BME program take the Physics 140/141 and 240/241 series.
- Biology Core courses: BIO 305; BIO 310 or 311 (or Biol. Chem. 415; or CHEM 451 and 452); MCDB 427; MCDB 428 or BiomedE 418; MCDB 306; MCDB 429.
- Advanced Chemical Engineering: ChE 230, 330 and (342 or 344); or BME 221, 321 and 332.
- Advanced Cell and Molecular Biology: One course (such as MCDB 400, 401, 403, 404, 405, 408, 411, 413, 415, 418, 422, 423, 425, 426, 430, 435, 469, and 589) selected in consultation with and approved by the program advisors.
- Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering: Eng 101 or EECS 183, and BiomedE 419. (BiomedE 419 counts as an advanced CMB course in the CMB concentration).
- Biology Elective: Any BIO, EEB, or MCDB course at the 200-level or above (except BIO 200, 262, 300, 302, or MCDB 300, 302, or 412; or EEB 300 or 302. An additional advanced CMB course can be used to meet this requirement (see #3).
- Cognates:
- Statistics: STAT 400.
- Mathematics: MATH 215 and 216.
NOTE: Math through 215-216 and an advanced course in statistics are required for engineering courses. Any of these three courses satisfy the general elective course requirement for the CMB concentration.
MS (Graduate Phase)
- Advanced Cell and Molecular Biology: BiomedE 584.
- Graduate Biomedical Engineering Core Courses: BiomedE 500, 550, and 590.
- Graduate Engineering: (7 credits), chosen in consultation with the program advisor.
- One advanced Mathematics course (3 credits), chosen in consultation with the BME program advisor.
- One advanced Statistics course (3 credits), chosen in consultation with the BME program advisor.
Upon acceptance into the program, each student will be assigned two advisors, one in MCDB and one in BME. Student course selections must be approved by both advisors each term.
M.S. phase: A student is typically admitted to the M.S. phase at the end of the third year when the student achieves senior standing. For admission to the M.S. phase the student must minimally have completed all concentration prerequisites and be judged by both academic advisors as making satisfactory progress towards the B.S. At this time, the student must formally apply to the Rackham Graduate School for admission to the M.S. program in Biomedical Engineering. Students with a 3.2 GPA or higher in the B.S. concentration phase and who are judged by both academic advisors as making timely progress towards the B.S. will be automatically admitted to the M.S. phase. Other CMB students who have reached senior standing with a 3.2 GPA or higher and have fulfilled all concentration prerequisites, but did not previously apply to or were not admitted to the joint CMB/BME program may apply for admission to the M.S. phase. Students with senior standing will have two years to complete upper level undergraduate and graduate courses, simultaneously fulfilling requirements for both the B.S. and M.S. degrees. Students will be charged graduate tuition for only one academic year. Students are never jointly enrolled in LS&A and Rackham; however, students can begin to take graduate BME courses as undergraduates with the permission of the instructor.
Download the CMB/BME Concentration Checksheet.
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