2003-2004 Undergraduate Calendar
Department of Microbiology, College of Biological Science.
Microbiology programs are designed to give students a good understanding of microorganisms, including their diversity, ecology, physiology, molecular genetics, current approaches in bacterial genomics/proteomics, and microbial associations with animal hosts and the environments. Such knowledge will provide the basis for further work with microbes in medicine, agricultual industries (including biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, food and beverage) and the environment (surveillance and bioremediation).
Students can take the B.Sc. program with a Major or a Minor in Microbiology, or combine the minor with another major. Students would normally be admitted to either program in semester 3 but can be admitted in any semester thereafter. For admission to the Major in Microbiology program, students will need a minimum 70% average in science subjects completed at the point of entry to the program.
A total of 20.00 credits is required to complete the major.
BIOL*1030 [0.50] Biology I
CHEM*1040 [0.50] General Chemistry I
MATH*1080 [0.50] Elements of Calculus I
PHYS*1070 [0.50] Introductory Physics for the Life Sciences I
0.50 elective
BIOL*1040 [0.50] Biology II
CHEM*1050 [0.50] General Chemistry II
PHYS*1080 [0.50] Introductory Physics for the Life Sciences II
0.50 elective
One mathematics/computer course from:
CIS*1200 [0.50] Introduction to Computing
CIS*1500 [0.50] Introduction to Programming
MATH*2080 [0.50] Elements of Calculus II
CHEM*2580 [0.50] Introductory Biochemistry
MBG*2000 [0.50] Introductory Genetics
MICR*2020 [0.50] Microbial Interactions and Associations
STAT*2040 [0.50] Statistics I
0.50 elective
BIOL*2210 [0.50] Introductory Cell Biology
MBG*2020 [0.50] Introductory Molecular Biology
MICR*2030 [0.50] Microbial Growth
1.00 elective
CHEM*3560 [0.50] Structure and Function in Biochemistry
MICR*3120 [0.50] Systematic Bacteriology
MICR*3230 [0.50] Immunology I
0.50 elective
One of:
MBG*3070 [0.50] Bacterial Genetics
MBG*3080 [0.50] Bacterial Genetics
BIOL*3050 [0.50] Mycology I
MICR*3110 [0.50] Techniques in Microbiology
MICR*3260 [0.50] Microbial Adaptation and Development
1.00 elective
MICR*4120 [0.50] Virology
2.00 electives or restricted electives which can include MICR*4310.
MICR*4290 [0.50] Microbial Ecology
2.00 electives or restricted electives which can include MICR*4230
Of the 8.00 elective credits throughout the program, at least 2.50 must be from the Arts and Social Sciences. For the Major program, 1.50 must be selected from the list below and at least 2.00 must be from science programs. (See exception for students taking a minor in an Arts or Social Science subject.) Students in the major program should ensure that at least 1.00 of the electives are 4000 level science courses.
BIOL*4050 [0.50] Mycology II
CHEM*4540 [0.50] Enzymology
CHEM*4580 [0.50] Membrane Biochemistry
FOOD*3230 [0.75] Food Microbiology
FOOD*3260 [0.50] Industrial Microbiology
MICR*3220 [0.50] Plant Microbiology
MICR*4010 [0.50] Pathogenic Bacteriology
MICR*4230 [0.50] Immunology II
MICR*4240 [0.50] Topics in Microbiology
MICR*4260 [0.50] Microbial Technology
MICR*4270 [0.50] Microbial Design
MICR*4310 [1.00] Research Project I
MICR*4320 [1.00] Research Project II
MICR*4430 [0.50] Medical Virology
One of:
MICR*4140 [0.50] Soil Microbiology and Biotechnology
MICR*4180 [0.50] Microbial Processes in Environmental Management
The minor in Microbiology consists of the following 5.00 credits:
2.50 credits including all of:
CHEM*3560 [0.50] Structure and Function in Biochemistry
MBG*2020 [0.50] Introductory Molecular Biology
MICR*2030 [0.50] Microbial Growth
MICR*3260 [0.50] Microbial Adaptation and Development
MICR*4270 [0.50] Microbial Design
1.50 credits from:
(MBG*3070 or MBG*3080)
MBG*4080 [0.50] Molecular Genetics
(BOT*3200 or MICR*3100)
MICR*3110 [0.50] Techniques in Microbiology
MICR*3120 [0.50] Systematic Bacteriology
MICR*3220 [0.50] Plant Microbiology
MICR*3230 [0.50] Immunology I
1.00 credits from:
MICR*4010 [0.50] Pathogenic Bacteriology
MICR*4120 [0.50] Virology
MICR*4230 [0.50] Immunology II
MICR*4260 [0.50] Microbial Technology
MICR*4290 [0.50] Microbial Ecology
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