UCSBPlat.com directly in your GOLD Try it Now

Required non major applicable course for UCSB Beckman Scholars. Designed to introduce outstanding undergraduate researchers to their role as citizen-scientists/engineers and leaders in applying scientific approaches to global problems. Students must be conducting research while taking this course.

Prerequisites: Upper-division standing and consent of instructor.

2

Units

Optional

Grading

1, 2, 3

Passtime

Upper division only

Level Limit

Letters and science

College
WILTON M B
Mike Wilton
5.0
61 reviews

Time location TBD

See All
Winter 2026 . Wilton M B
T B A
Winter 2024 . Rothman J H
T B A
See All
MCDB 194KF Rothman J H Winter 2025 Total: 11
MCDB 194KF Gonzalez Nino Fall 2024 Total: 11
See All
61
5.0
MCDB110 . Wilton M B 5 Months Ago

Nothing to say but Dr.Wilton is just a really nice professor. I'm graduating and he's still my favorite bio professor. His tests for 110 were kind of hard but the final was easier.

0 helpful 0 unhelpful
MCDB1A . Wilton M B 8 Months Ago

I LOVE DR. MIKE WILTON!!!!!! Best professor you will ever have, hands DOWN. Passionate, cares about each of his students, and an AMAZING lecturer. Very accessible through office hours and during class. This class made me love biology. Exams can be tricky, but they're always very fair. Study well and you'll do well. Mike cares about your success.

0 helpful 0 unhelpful
MCDB1B . Wilton M B 8 Months Ago

Mike was by far the best professor I had during my time at UCSB. He completely changed the trajectory of my college experience and my life as well. He is extremely caring and wants to see his students succeed. All you have to do is put in the hard work. Thank you Mike. You deserve all the accolades. The best Professor at UCSB hands down.

0 helpful 0 unhelpful
MCDB92 . Wilton M B 9 Months Ago

Such an amazing professor. I love him so so much he is so understanding and genuinely wants you to succeed. I was feeling so overwhelmed and wanting to switch out of biopsychology major but he helped me push through and realize that i deserve to be here. Highly recommend him

0 helpful 0 unhelpful
MCDB1B . Wilton M B 11 Months Ago

Absolutely stellar guy. Great at simplifying concepts down, and was very encouraging of questions. I found the lecture slides to be poorly organized, but his teaching made up for it. Passionate about improving our overall experience in the class, which is not common. UCSB students are lucky to have this guy in the bio program!

0 helpful 0 unhelpful
MCDB1B . Wilton M B 11 Months Ago

Mike was a very good lecturer, and overall just a positive person. He taught his part (plant phys) of 1B well, and the exams we had on them were fair and related to what we had covered in class. He was also very accessible outside of class. He responded to emails quickly, which was really helpful whenever I had specific questions.

0 helpful 0 unhelpful
See all 61 reviews
MCDB 194NC
15 / 24 Enrolled
Neural Circuits
Sung Soo Kim 3.8
T
15:00 PM - 16:50 PM
MCDB 194RF
0 / 10 Enrolled
Plant Development Genetics
T B A
MCDB 194MP
9 / 10 Enrolled
Microbial Pathogenesis
Mike Mahan 4.2
100.0% A
MCDB 197
0 / 60 Enrolled
Directed Studies.
T B A
100.0% A
MCDB 198
0 / 1 Enrolled
Directed Readings
T B A
100.0% A
MCDB 199
0 / 1 Enrolled
Independent Studies
T B A
99.5% A