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Microbiology 4-Year Sample Curriculum

Undergraduate Programs | Requirements | Microbiology Handout

Freshman Year:

Autumn: (15 hr.)

  • Chemistry 121
  • Mathematics 150
  • GEC-English 110 or 111

Winter: (15 hr.)

  • Chemistry 122
  • Mathematics 151
  • GEC-Social Science

Spring: (15 hr.)

  • Chemistry 123
  • Mathematics 152 (not required for B.A. degree)
  • Biology 113

Sophomore Year:

Autumn: (14 hr.)

  • Chemistry 251
  • Biology 114
  • GEC-Foreign Language I

Winter: (16-17 hr.)

  • Chemistry 252
  • Chemistry 245 (or 254)
  • GEC-Foreign Language II
  • GEC-Second Writing Course

Spring: (15 hr.)

Junior Year:

Autumn: (16 hr.)

  • Microbiology 581.01
  • Physics 111
  • GEC-Foreign Language IV
  • Elective

Winter: (15 hr.)

Spring: (16 hr.)

  • Microbiology 581.02
  • Physics 113
  • GEC-History
  • Elective

Senior Year:

Autumn:(15 hr.)

  • Microbiology elective
  • GEC-Arts & Humanities
  • Elective  

Winter: (15 hr.)

  • Microbiology elective
  • GEC-Social Science
  • Elective

Spring: (15 hr.)

  • Microbiology elective
  • Microbiology elective
  • GEC-History

 

 

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Synopses: Microbiology 520 (Prerequisites: Biology 114 or H116 ).

  1. The influence of microbes on the human experience.
  2. Microbial classification concepts and methodology, modern microbial systematics.
  3. Culture, identification, and isolation of microbes.
  4. Structure and function of the microbial cell.
  5. Microbial growth dynamics, environmental controls.
  6. Nucleic acids, DNA replication and genome structure.
  7. Transcription.
  8. Translation.
  9. Prokaryotic DNA transfer: transformation, transduction, and conjugation.
  10. Recombinant DNA technology


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Synopses: Microbiology 521 (Prereq: Microbiology 520 and Chemistry 252)

  1. Bioenergetics.
  2. Fermentation and respiration.
  3. Microbial catabolic diversity and systematics relationships.
  4. Carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur metabolism.
  5. Microbial ecology: techniques and principles.
  6. Global elemental cycling.
  7. Microbial waste treatment: bioremediation.
  8. Animal and plant: microbial symbioses.
  9. Food microbiology.
  10. Industrial microbiology.
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