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Post-Baccalaureate Health Professions Program is for professionals who need to improve their academic credentials or complete science prerequisites for health professional schools.



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Basic Sciences

Whether you're preparing for a career in the sciences or just have an interest in the workings of the world around us, UC Berkeley Extension can help you understand the principles and applications of basic science.

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New! HIV/AIDS: From Particles and Pathogenesis to Pandemic and Politics gives you a foundational understanding of HIV, including the underlying biology, current drug therapies and vaccine development, and public health approaches to the global pandemic.


Health Careers Seminar I and Health Careers Seminar II provide comprehensive understanding to enhance your application to health career professional school and programs.


Career Opportunities in Biotechnology and Drug Discovery helps you develop an understanding of a variety of career paths in biotech including venture capital, sales and marketing, business development, clinical and regulatory affairs, and project management.


Mammalian Systemic Physiology studies the fundamental concepts of mammalian physiology (primarily human), including neural, muscular, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, endocrine, digestive, and reproductive physiology.


Neuroscience provides an overview of the fundamental principles of the organization, function, and development of the human nervous system including neural development and diseases of the nervous system. Ultimately, you can use this course as a foundation for advanced study in the neurosciences.


Some courses in these subject areas are also available online.

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