CAPS Major/Honours Courses
200 Level
CAPS 205 – Fundamentals in Human Physiology in Health and Disease I (3 credits)
| Fundamentals of Physiology in Human Health and Disease I (3 credits) | Principles of normal physiology and common human disorders across neuromuscular, cardiovascular, blood and fluid systems will be integrated to explain the maintenance of organism homeostasis in the presence of physiological stressors. |
| Prerequisites: BIOL 112, CHEM 123, MATH 101, and 100-level PHYS beyond PHYS 100. | Course Directors: Dr. Barry Mason and Dr. Christina Hull Contact Information: barry.mason@ubc.ca and christina.hull@ubc.ca |
CAPS 206 – Fundamentals in Human Physiology in Health and Disease II (3 credits)
| Fundamentals in Human Physiology in Health and Disease II (3 credits) | Principles of normal physiology and common human disorders across respiratory, renal, gastrointestinal, endocrine, metabolism and reproductive systems will be integrated to explain the maintenance of organism homeostasis in the presence of physiological stressors. |
| Prerequisites: BIOL 112, CHEM 123, MATH 101, and PHYS 100-level beyond PHYS 100 | Course Directors: Dr. Barry Mason and Dr. Christina Hull Contact Information: barry.mason@ubc.ca and christina.hull@ubc.ca |
300 Level
CAPS 303 – Techniques and Principles of Human Physiology (3 credits)
| Techniques and Principles of Human Physiology (3 credits) | Techniques and principles of human physiology. This course must be taken in conjunction with CAPS 301. Restricted to Cellular, Anatomical and Physiological Sciences, and Pharmacology students. |
| Co-requisites: CAPS 305 or CAPS 301 | Course Director: Dr. Christina Hull Contact Information: christina.hull@ubc.ca |
CAPS 305 – Integrated Human Health and Disease (3 credits)
| Integrated Human Health and Disease (3 credits) | An integrated study of advanced physiological processes and the consequences of dysregulationin disease pathophysiology. This course is open to CAPS Majors and Honors students . Other 3rd year students without the prerequisites may be considered at the discretion of the Course Director. |
| Prerequisites: CAPS 205 or CAPS 206 | Course Director: Dr. Edwin Moore Contact Information: edwin.moore@ubc.ca |
CAPS 306 – Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Human Health and Disease (3 credits)
| Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Human Health and Disease (3 credits) | A study of the molecular and cellular mechanisms of human health, disease and therapeutics. |
| Prerequisites: CAPS 205 or CAPS 206 or BIOL 200 | Course Director: Dr. Douglas Allan Contact Information: doug.allan@ubc.ca |
CAPS 310 – Biomedical Research Techniques and Their Application (3 credits)
| Biomedical Research Techniques and Their Application (3 credits) | Core and advanced biomedical research techniques which have impacted our current understanding of health and disease. |
| Prerequisites: CAPS 205 and CAPS 206 | Course Directors: Dr. Kurt Haas and Dr. Michael Underhill Contact Information: kurt.haas@ubc.ca and tunderhi@brc.ubc.ca |
Elective: CAPS 311 – Fundamentals of Neuroanatomy (3 credits)
| Fundamentals of Neuroanatomy (3 credits) | Core and advanced biomedical research techniques which have impacted our current understanding of health and disease. |
| Prerequisites: NSCI 200 | Course Director: Dr. Claudia Krebs Contact Information: claudia.krebs@ubc.ca |
CAPS 391 – Introduction to Gross Anatomy (3 credits)
| Introduction to Gross Anatomy (3 credits) | Structure and function of body regions at the macroscopic level. |
| Prerequisites: One of BIOL 121, SCIE 001, KIN 190, KIN 191. | Course Director Dr. Majid Alimohammadi Contact Information: majid.alimohammadi@ubc.ca |
400 Level
CAPS 420 – Human Disease Modeling and Therapeutics (3 credits)
| Human Disease Modeling and Theurapeutics (3 credits) | Focusing primarily on stem cells and in vitro organoids as disease models, topics cover regenerative medicine, aging, tissue regeneration and repair, novel genetic diseases and therapy development. |
| Prerequisites: CAPS 306 and CAPS 310 | Course Coordinator: TBA |
CAPS 421 – Cell Biology and Human Disease (3 credits)
| Cell Biology and Human Disease (3 credits) | Outlines major discoveries and current advancements that are revolutionizing our understanding of subcellular structures and function in health and disease, such as cancer. This course is open to CAPS Majors and Honours students. Other 4th year students with 3 and 4 year cell biology credits may be considered at the discretion of the Course Director. |
| Prerequisites: CAPS 306 | Course Coordinator: Dr. Hilla Weidberg Contact Information: hilla.weidberg@ubc.ca |
CAPS 426 – Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience (3 credits)
| Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience (3 credits) | An integrated study of the theory and experimental findings of neuronal synaptic plasticity, including underlying molecular mechanisms and their role in cellular systems, cognitive biology and disease. This course is open to CAPS Majors and Honours students. Other 4th year students with 3 and 4 year cell biology credits may be considered at the discretion of the Course Director. |
| Prerequisites: CAPS 305 or NSCI 200 and NSCI 300 | Course Directors: Dr. Shernaz Bamji and Dr. Kurt Haas Contact Information: shernaz.bamji@ubc.ca and kurt.haas@ubc.ca |
CAPS 427 – Gross Human Anatomy Lab (3 credits)
| Gross Human Anatomy Lab (3 credits) | A clinical and surgical exploration of the body’s structure and function in normal and selectpathological conditions. This course is restricted to CAPS Major and Honours students. |
| Prerequisites: CAPS 391 | Course Director: Dr. Majid Alimohammadi Contact Information: majidad@mail.ubc.ca |
CAPS 431 – Advanced Laboratory in Human Health and Disease
| Advanced Laboratory in Human Health and Disease (3 credits) | Advanced techniques course in the physiology and genetics of human health and disease. This course is restricted to CAPS students. |
| Prerequisites: CAPS 303 | Course Director: Dr. Douglas Allan Contact Information: doug.allan@ubc.ca |
CAPS 432 – Systems Physiology in Human Health and Disease (3 credits)
| Systems Physiology In Human Health and Disease (3 credits) | Major discoveries and current advancements that are revolutionizing our understanding of the physiological, compensatory responses of the human body to extreme conditions. This course is open to CAPS Majors and Honours students. Other 4th year students with 3 and 4 year cell biology credits may be considered at the discretion of the Course Director. |
| Prerequisites: CAPS 305, and CAPS 306, and CAPS 310, (or CAPS 301) | Course Director: TBD |
CAPS 434 – Endocrinology and Metabolism in Human Health and Disease (3 credits)
| Endocrinology and Metabolism in Human Health and Disease (3 credits) | Major discoveries and current advancements that are revolutionizing our understanding of the biology, disease states and therapeutic approaches for metabolic and reproductive disorders, stress and endocrine disorders including diabetes. |
| Prerequisites: CAPS 305 or CAPS 301 | Course Director: Dr. Timothy Kieffer Contact Information: tim.kieffer@ubc.ca |
CAPS 448 – Directed Studies (3 or 6 credits)
| Directed Studies | CAPS Elective |
CAPS 449 – Honours Graduating Essay (6 credits)
| Honours Graduating Essay |
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