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Undergraduate
Programs | Requirements
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Department of Microbiology
376
Biological Sciences Building
484 West 12th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
Tel: (614) 292-2301; Fax: (614) 292-8120
Coordinating Advisor:
Ms. Linda Saville-Rath
280 Biosciences Bldg.
(614) 292-0509
saville-rath.1@osu.edu |
Honors Advisor:
Dr. Juan Alfonzo
440 Biosciences Bldg.
(614) 292-0004
alfonzo.1@osu.edu |
Department Chair:
Dr. John N. Reeve
376 Biosciences Bldg.
(614) 292-2301
reeve.2@osu.edu |
Dr.
Kurt Fredrick
559A Biosciences Bldg.
(614) 292-6679
fredrick.5@osu.edu
REQUIRED PREREQUISITES TO MAJOR
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Mathematics
152 or equivalent (Note:
For B.A. degree, Math 151 or equivalent)
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Biology
113 and 114; or H115 and H116
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Chemistry
121, 122, 123; 251, 252; 245 or 254
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Physics
111, 112 and 113; or 131, 132, and 133
REQUIRED
MICROBIOLOGY MAJOR COURSES
The
Microbiology Major consists of a minimum of 40
credit hours. All students must complete Microbiology
520, 521, and 581 and Biochemistry 511, plus at
least 20 credit hours of elective courses (see
below). Five credit hours graded S/U, usually
earned through Individual Study, Undergraduate
Research, or Honors Research (Microbiology 693,
699, or H783) may be counted toward the Microbiology
Major. These courses may be scheduled by contacting
any faculty member in the department. You may
also discuss your options with the Coordinator
of Undergraduate Research.
| Required
Courses |
Course
Title (Quarter taught) |
Prerequisites |
Hours |
| Biochemistry
511 |
Introduction
to Biological Chemistry
(Su, Au, Wi, Sp)
|
Biology
114 or H116, Chemistry 252 |
5 |
| Microbiology
520 |
General
Microbiology I (Au, Sp)
|
Biology
114 or H116
|
5 |
| Microbiology
581 |
Microbial
Genetics (Au, Sp)
|
Microbiology
520 or Molecular Genetics 500 |
5 |
| Microbiology
521 |
General
Microbiology II (Wi) |
Microbiology
520 and Chemistry 252 |
5 |
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NOTE:
Students may take Microbiology 509 as an introduction
to Microbiology, but credit gained for Microbiology
509 does not count toward the 40 credit hours
required for the Microbiology Major.
ELECTIVE
COURSES THAT MAY BE TAKEN FOR CREDIT TOWARD THE
MICROBIOLOGY MAJOR
To complete the minimum 40 credit hour requirement
for the Microbiology Major, students must choose
courses from those listed below in Group I, or
Group II.
(updated May 2008)
| Microbiology
Course No. |
Course
Description
(Quarter taught)
|
Prerequisites |
Credit
Hours |
| 522.01 |
Immunobiology Lecture
(Wi) |
Microbiology 520 or
509 |
3 |
| 522.02 |
Immunobiology Laboratory
(Wi) |
Microbiology 522.01
(or concurrent with) |
3 |
| 524.01 |
Microbial Diseases
(Sp) |
Microbiology 522 |
4 |
| 591 |
DNA Fingerprinting
Workshps in Columbus Public Schools
(Sp) |
Service
learning course, Permission of instructor;
Graded S/U
(please
see NOTE below table) |
2* |
| H610 |
Bioinformatics and
Molecular Microbiology (Au/infrequently)) |
Microbiology 581 or
Molecular Genetics 605, and Biochemistry
511; or permission of instructor |
5 |
| 629 |
Parasitology |
Microbiology 522 or
permission of instructor |
5 |
| 636.01 |
Food
Microbiology lecture (Au, Sp) |
Microbiology 509 or
520 |
3 |
| 636.02 |
Food Microbiology
Laboratory (Au, Sp) |
Microbiology 636.01
(or concurrent with) |
3 |
| 647 |
Eukaryotic Pathogens
(Au) |
Microbiology 520 or
524, Molecular Genetics 500 or 605,
Biochemistry 511 |
3 |
| 649 |
Introductory Virology
(Wi) |
Microbiology 520 |
5 |
| 661 |
General Microbial Physiology
(Au) |
Microbiology 521 and
Biochemistry 511 |
5 |
| 664 |
Microbial Ecology (Au/2008) |
Microbiology 509 or
equivalent |
3 |
| 665 |
Environmental Microbiology
(Au/2009) |
Microbiology 509 or
equivalent |
3 |
| H669 |
Microbial Evolution
(Au/2009) |
10 credit hours of
biological sciences course work |
5 |
| 680 |
Advanced Microbial
Genetics (Wi) |
Microbiology 581, or
Molecular Genetics 500 or 605, or
equivalent |
3 |
| 693
699
|
Individual
Study
Undergraduate
Research
(both:
Su, Au, Wi, Sp) |
Declared Microbiology
Major and permission of instructor.
Maximum of 5 credit hours can be counted
toward the Major. Graded S/U |
1-5* |
| 701 |
Cellular and Molecular
Immunology (Au) |
Biochemistry 613, Molecular
Genetics 500 or 605 |
5 |
| 724 |
Molecular Biology of
Bacterial Pathogens (Au) |
Permission of instructor |
5 |
| 760 |
Advanced
Bacterial Physiology
(Sp
2010) |
Microbiology 661 or
permission of instructor |
5 |
| H783 |
Honors Research
(Su, Au, Wi, Sp) |
For microbiology major
honors with distinction students.
Maximum of 5 credit hours can be counted
toward the Major. Graded S/U |
3-5* |
| 799
|
Microbiology Colloquium
(Au, Wi, Sp)
|
Repeatable for maximum
of 2 credit hours. Graded S/U |
1*
|
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*Note:
Only 5 hours of courses graded S/U can count
toward the major. This includes TOTAL hours of
Micro 591, 693, 699, H783, and 799
Microbiology
majors are NOT required to take any courses from
this list. However, they may have
up to 10 hours of courses from this list count
toward the major. Courses listed below are examples
and you should discuss with your major advisor
ay courses NOT listed that you would like to include
in your major. Please consult an ASC academic
advisor concerning pre-professional requirements.
| Course
No |
Department |
Course
Description
(Quarters taught)
|
Prerequisites |
Credit
Hours |
| 301N |
Microbiology |
The Biology of Pollution
(Au 2008) |
5 credit hours of biology |
2 |
| 200 |
Anatomy |
Introductory Anatomy
(Au) |
none |
6 |
| 521 |
Biochemistry |
Introduction to Biological
Chemistry - Laboratory (Wi,Sp) |
Biochemistry 511 or 613
or equivalent |
5 |
| 500 |
Molecular Genetics |
General Genetics
(Su,Au,Wi,Sp) |
Biology 113 or H115,
an additional 5 hours in biological
sciences
|
5 |
| 605 |
Molecular Genetics |
Molecular Genetics I
(Wi) |
Biochemistry 511 and
Mathematics 152 |
4 |
| 606 |
Molecular Genetics |
Molecular Genetics II
(Sp) |
Molecular Genetics 605 |
4 |
| 600 |
MVIMG |
Evolution of Emerging
Viruses (Sp) |
2 years course work in
biological sciences suggested |
2 |
600
|
Plant Pathology |
Introduction
to Bacterial and Viral Pathogens of
Plants; quarter divided into two 5
week classes shown below (Au)
- Phytobacteriology
- Plant Virology
|
Plant Pathology 401 or
Microbiology 521, or permission of instructor
|
6
(3
for each 5 wks.) |
| 602 |
Plant Pathology |
Plant-Microbe Interactions
(Sp) |
Plant Pathology 401,
Biochemistry 511, or Microbiology 509
or permission of instructor |
3 |
| 660 |
Plant Pathology |
Mycology (Wi) |
Biology 114 or Plant
Pathology 300 or 401 |
5 |
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