Minor in Microbiology (Non-Teaching)
Program Learning Outcomes
- Define, describe and use the fundamental terms and concepts of modern microbiology as evidenced by the ability to present, discuss and answer questions about a scientific article in the field of microbiology.
- Design an experiment to test a hypothesis or fundamental concept in microbiology
- Perform basic microbiological lab techniques
- Access and analyze bioinformatics data
- Verbally communicate about fundamental and modern microbiological concepts.
- Communicate in a written form about fundamental and modern microbiological concepts
| BIOM 103IN | Unseen Universe: Microbes | 3 |
| or BIOM 250 | Microbiology for Health Sciences: Infectious Diseases | |
| BIOB 160 | Principles of Living Systems | 4 |
| or BIOB 260 | Cellular and Molecular Biology | |
| BIOM 360 | General Microbiology pre-reqs BIOB 160, CHMY 141 & 143 | 5 |
| Microbiology Electives (need 13 cr. from list below) | 13 | |
| Careers in Microbiology | ||
| Environmental Health Science | ||
| Astrobiology | ||
| Eukaryotic Cell Biology | ||
| Medical Microbiology | ||
| Microbial Genetics | ||
| Host-Associated Microbiomes | ||
| Microbial Diversity, Ecology, and Evolution | ||
| Programming for Biologists | ||
| Concepts of Plant Pathology | ||
| Mycology | ||
| Toxicology: Science of Poisons | ||
| Applied and Environmental Microbiology | ||
| General Parasitology | ||
| Medical Bacteriology | ||
| Med Bacteriology Lab | ||
| Virology | ||
| Eukaryotic Pathogens | ||
| Microbial Physiology | ||
| Soil & Envirnmntl Microbiology | ||
| Research Mthds in Microbiology | ||
| Research Methods in Immunology | ||
| Undergraduate Research ((max of 3 cr for minor)) | ||
| Microbiology and Biotechnology Internships | ||
| Immunology | ||
| Ethical Practice of Science | ||
| Hematology | ||
| Hematology Laboratory | ||
| Genes and Cancer | ||
| Human Pathophysiology | ||
| Total Credits | 25 | |
A minimum of 9 credits total must be in courses numbered 300 and above. A maximum of 2 Undergraduate Research credits can be applied to the minor.