Structure of the Minor in Microbial Sciences

The minor in microbial sciences is intended for students who are either not enrolled in the Biology Major or who are taking a concentration other than Microbiology within the Biology Major. To fulfill the minor, Students must

  • Students must take at least of 15 credits in microbiology courses.
  • At least 2 courses must be in Basic Microbiology (from Group A) to gain important background in microbiological sciences.
  • At least 1 course must be in Microbial Ecology and Environmental Microbiology (from Group B)
  • At least 1 course must be in Applied and Pathogenic Microbiology (from Group C).

 

Group A–Basic Biology of Microorganisms (2 course required)

  • BioMi 1100 — Locker Rooms, Kitchens and Bedrooms: The Microbiology of College Life (3 cr, S)
  • BioMI 2900 – General Microbiology Lectures (3 cr; F, S, Su)
  • BioMI 2911 – General Microbiology Laboratory (2 cr; F, S)
  • BioMI 4160 – Bacterial Physiology* (3 cr; S)
  • BioMI 4850 – Bacterial Genetics* (2 – 3 cr; F)

 

Group B – Microbial Ecology, Diversity and Environmental Microbiology (1 course required)

  • BIOMI 1120 — Microbes, the Earth, and Everything (3 cr; F)
  • BIOMI 2790 — Microbial Life and Processes that Rule Our Dynamic Planet (3 cr; S)
  • BioMI 3500 – Biological Oceanography and Ocean Biogeochemistry (3 cr, S)
  • BIOMI 3970 –Environmental Microbiology: Evolution, Biogeochemistry, Microbial Ecology* (3 cr; S)
  • BioMI 4140 – Microbial Diversity* (3 cr; S)

 

Group C – Applied and Pathogenic Microbiology (1 course required)

  • BioMI 2500 – Public Health Microbiology (3 cr, F)
  • BIOMI 2600– Microbiology of Human Contagious Diseases (3 cr, S, SU)
  • BioMI 3210 – Human Microbes and Health* (3 cr, F)
  • BioMI 3310 – General Parasitology (2 cr, S)
  • BioMI 3940 – Applied and Food Microbiology* (3 cr, F)
  • BioMI 4040 – Pathogenic Bacteriology* (2 – 3 cr, S)
  • BioMI 4090 – Principles of Virology* (3 cr, F)
  • BioMI 4310 – Medical Parasitology (2 cr, F)
  • BIOMS 4340– Cellular and Molecular Microbial Pathogenesis (3 cr; S)

 

*Note that BioMI 2900 is a pre-requisite for most advanced classes in Microbiology

 

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