Winter 2021 Course Catalog
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UCSC EXTENSION - WINTER 2021 COURSE CATALOG This catalog was generated on April 06, 2021 and the information contained in it is deemed accurate as of that date. We recommend referring to our website for the most up to date information. Page #1 CERTIFICATES Page #2 ACCOUNTING Cost: $ 3,255 Required Credits: Total Required: 4 courses/16 units. End with certificate of completion review. Duration: A full-time student can complete the certificate in 6–12 months. Certificate Description Understand the bottom line of your organization Help build its future. In our four-course accounting certificate program you learn to analyze transactions, prepare financials, and explore complex issues so you can collaborate with management and communicate financial needs of an organization. This is a great foundation for someone interested in pursuing a career as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA®) or Certified Management Accountant (CMA®). Start building your career network with working professionals in the area. Accounting certificate program objectives Analyze transactions Prepare financial statements Understand complex accounting issues—investments revenue recognition, leases, bonds, and pensions; and Collaborate with management to analyze and plan organizational financial needs. Courses 1. Required Courses Intermediate Accounting I, 4.0 Units Intermediate Accounting II, 4.0 Units Introduction to Accounting I: Financial Accounting, 4.0 Units Introduction to Accounting II: Managerial Accounting, 4.0 Units 2. Required Certificate Review Accounting Certificate Completion Fee Requisite Knowledge Please review the course descriptions to ensure that you have taken necessary prerequisites or meet the requirements through job experience or previous education. Recommend Course Sequence Introduction to Accounting I: Financial Accounting Introduction to Accounting II: Managerial Accounting Intermediate Accounting I Page #3 Intermediate Accounting II Substitutions You may take one elective outside the certificate curriculum, if you receive prior approval from the Academic Services Department. To receive your certificate Upon completion of the course sequence you may request your Accounting Certificate Completion Review. Page #4 BIOINFORMATICS Cost: $6,000 Required Credits: Total Required: 6–7 courses (18 units). Take 4 required courses (12 units) and 2–3 elective courses (6 units). End with certificate of completion review. Duration: A full-time student can complete the certificate in 12 months. Certificate Description Build your computational and scientific foundation Big data is everywhere and its presence across multiple industries will continue to stimulate job growth in pharma, biotech, and software industries. This certificate program is designed in consultation with industry leaders to meet the need for biologists and computer scientists to analyze and interpret today’s deluge of biological information. Tailor your studies to your particular needs and interests while learning the tools and methods of bioinformatics. Life scientists delve into data tech and computer scientists gain a background in molecular biology. Bioinformatics certificate program objectives Use public domain bioinformatics tools, including Genbank and the Protein Data Bank (PDB). Employ statistical design of experiment (SDOE) to analyze experimental data and factors affecting outputs. Distinguish key molecular biology techniques—gene cloning, manipulation and sequencing; PCR; RNA interference; and gene expression analysis. Complete a computational biology project using Java. Recognize sequence analysis techniques such as Hidden Markov Models and RNA analysis. Query and read DNA sequences from Fasta files. A recent week-long webinar series Accompanying lecture slides Designed to give you a sense of what it takes to begin a bioinformatics career, you will hear from Silicon Valley bioinformaticians about the different tools and technologies used to make meaning from the vast trove of amassed health data. This specialized data serves as the foundation for cures and vaccines being discovered each day. The demand is enormous for trained professionals in the bioinformatics field. Help save lives! Courses 1. Prerequisites: Python Programming for Beginners, 1.5 Units 2. Four Required Courses Bioinformatics Tools, Databases and Methods, 3.0 Units Page #5 Experimental Methods in Molecular Biology, 3.0 Units Next-Gen Sequence Analysis Tools - A Hands-On Approach, 3.0 Units Python for Biology, 3.0 Units 3. Elective Courses (Total of Six Units Required) Data Analysis, Introduction, 3.0 Units Gene Expression and Pathways, 2.0 Units Genomics and Next Generation DNA Sequencing: Methods and Applications, 3.0 Units Principles of Drug Discovery and Development, 4.0 Units Relational Database Design and SQL Programming, 3.0 Units Statistical Analysis and Modeling for Bioinformatics and Biomedical Applications, 3.0 Units Statistics, 5.0 Units 4. Fee for Certificate Review Bioinformatics Certificate Completion Fee Requisite Knowledge Please review the course descriptions to ensure that you have taken necessary prerequisites or meet the requirements through job experience or previous education. Molecular biology knowledge Familiarity with the principles of modern molecular biology is required to begin the Bioinformatics certificate. You can satisfy this requirement with an introductory course in molecular biology (taken within the last five years) or by demonstrating equivalent work experience. Statistics knowledge To take Statistical Analysis and Modeling for Bioinformatics and Biomedical Applications, you need an understanding of both probability and statistics. You can satisfy this requirement with an introductory course in statistics or by demonstrating equivalent work experience. UCSC Extension offers Statistics . Programming knowledge Basic familiarity with the Python programming language is required to begin the Bioinformatics certificate. You can satisfy this requirement with an introductory course in Python (taken within the last five years) or by demonstrating equivalent work experience. UCSC Extension offers Python Programming for Beginners . Genomics and next Generation DNA sequencing knowledge Basic familiarity with genomics and next generation DNA sequencing is required for Next-Gen Sequence Analysis Tools—a Hands-On Approach . You can satisfy this requirement with a similar course or by demonstrating equivalent work experience. UCSC Extension offers Genomics and Next Generation DNA Sequencing: Methods and Applications . Recommend Course Sequence After completing the prerequisites, it is recommended that you start with Next-Gen Sequence Analysis Tools—a Hands-On Approach and Experimental Methods in Molecular Biology . Courses may then be taken in any sequence, unless otherwise specified in the individual course description. Substitutions You may take one elective outside the certificate curriculum, if you receive prior approval from the Academic Services Department. To receive your certificate Upon completion of the course sequence you may request your Bioinformatics Certificate Completion Review . Page #6 Page #7 BIOTECHNOLOGY Cost: $6,200 Required Credits: Total Required: 19 units. Take 3 core courses (10 units) and 9 units of electives—including at least 1 unit from each track. End with certificate of completion review. Duration: A full-time student can complete the certificate in 9–12 months. Certificate Description Work on the front lines of biopharma In the biopharmaceutical industry • In an academic environment In this comprehensive biotechnology program, you will gain an understanding of the scientific disciplines and principles that professionals rely on for the discovery and development of new drugs. You will develop an appreciation of the latest technologies employed by the biopharmaceutical industry to bring new drugs to the market and acquire the tools you need to seek employment in the biopharmaceutical industry and in the academic research environment. Biotech professionals wanting to enhance their knowledge in specific bioscience fields will broaden their career horizons. Biotechnology certificate program objectives Gain an understanding of how the essential technologies of biochemistry, molecular and cell biology, and immunology (among other technologies) are used by the biopharmaceutical industry to discover and develop new drug entities. Recognize the role that genetic mutations play in the development of human disease and the importance of understanding the pathogenesis of a disease in developing new drugs to treat disease. Depending on a student’s career interests, elective courses are offered in the biology of cancer and viral diseases (including COVID-19), stem cell biology, gene sequencing, gene therapy (including gene editing), Good Manufacturing Practices, molecular diagnostics, as well as the regulatory aspects associated with drug development (among other courses). While much of the scientific instruction is oriented toward the biopharmaceutical industry, the technologies discussed in this program are equally applicable to research taking place in the academic environment or government and private research laboratories. Courses 1. Prerequisite(s): Experimental Methods in Molecular Biology, 3.0 Units 2. Core Required Courses Biochemistry: An Introduction, 3.0 Units Immunology, Principles, 3.0 Units Principles of Drug Discovery and Development, 4.0 Units 3. Electives, Discovery Track: Choose at least one course from this track & nine units required total