IBS 608 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN INTEGRATED BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES

College of Medicine

Credits: 2

IBS 608 is comprised of a series of 1/2 credit minicourses, each meeting for 1 hour/week for 7 weeks, that will be taught during the Spring semester. Each minicourse will focus on a specific topic or area of research that is ongoing at UK or is particularly timely/exciting. Each student is required to participate in 4 of these minicourses for a total of 2 credit hours during the semester. Up to ten minicourses will be offered each semester. The particular topics (and participating faculty) may vary from year to year. Students will be expected to sign up for 6 courses in order of preference and will be assigned to 4 minicourses.

Prerequisite(s):
Prereq: Students enrolled in IBS and have taken IBS 601 and IBS 602 can participate in this course. Non-IBS students can participate with permission of the Course Director. A strong background in molecular biology, biochemistry and chemistry (including organic chemistry) is highly recommended.