Microbiology Minor
Also available via Ecampus.
Administered by the Department of Microbiology under the School of Life Sciences.
The Microbiology minor is designed for students from other majors who have an additional interest in the field of microbiology. Student majoring in Biology (BI) or BioHealth Sciences (BHS) cannot declare the Microbiology minor. The courses used for the MB minor may be shared with other majors, options, and minors.
Minor Code: 570
Some of the courses required for the Microbiology minor have additional prerequisites or grade requirements that are separate from the MB minor. At a minimum students will need to take BI 204, BI 205, BI 206 or BI 211, BI 212, BI 213.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core | ||
| BHS 255/MB 255 | *ALLIED HEALTH MICROBIOLOGY | 4-5 |
| or MB 230 | *INTRODUCTORY MICROBIOLOGY | |
| or MB 302 & MB 303 | GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY and GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY | |
| Electives | ||
| Select 23 credits from the courses in Category I and Category II. No more than 9 credits can come from Category II. | 23 | |
| Category I Electives 1 | ||
| Select 14-23 credits from the following courses: | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF IMMUNOLOGY | ||
| HUMAN BACTERIOLOGY | ||
| ^MICROBIAL INFLUENCES ON HUMAN HEALTH | ||
| MECHANISMS OF DISEASE: INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL PATHOLOGY | ||
| HUMAN VIROLOGY | ||
| INTRODUCTORY PLANT PATHOLOGY | ||
| MYCOLOGY | ||
| ^EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND EPIDEMICS | ||
| BACTERIAL MOLECULAR GENETICS | ||
| ^MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY LAB: A WRITING INTENSIVE COURSE | ||
| BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGY AND METABOLISM | ||
| AQUATIC MICROBIOLOGY | ||
| RESEARCH | ||
| SPECIAL PROJECTS | ||
| IMMUNOLOGY | ||
| IMMUNOLOGY LABORATORY | ||
| MICROBIAL GENOMES, BIOGEOCHEMISTRY, AND DIVERSITY | ||
| AQUATIC MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY | ||
| BACTERIAL PATHOGENESIS | ||
| VIROLOGY | ||
| PATHOGENIC MICROBES LABORATORY | ||
| THE HUMAN MICROBIOME | ||
| FOOD MICROBIOLOGY | ||
| FOOD MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY | ||
| MICROBIAL ECOLOGY | ||
| MICROBIAL GENETICS AND BIOTECHNOLOGY | ||
| FERMENTATION MICROBIOLOGY | ||
| GENERAL PARASITOLOGY | ||
| FISH DISEASES IN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY AND AQUACULTURE | ||
| FISH DISEASES IN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY AND AQUACULTURE LAB | ||
| Category II Electives | ||
| Select 0-9 credits from the following courses: | ||
| COMMON DISEASES OF COMPANION ANIMALS | ||
| APPLIED BIOINFORMATICS | ||
| *VIRUSES IN MODERN SOCIETY | ||
| DISEASE ECOLOGY | ||
| *FUNGI IN SOCIETY | ||
| PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND PHOTOBIOLOGY | ||
| FOOD SAFETY AND SANITATION | ||
| BREWING SCIENCE | ||
| BREWING ANALYSIS | ||
| *HIV/AIDS AND STIS IN MODERN SOCIETY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN DISEASE | ||
| *DISEASE AND SOCIETY | ||
| Total Hours | 27-28 | |
| * | Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC) |
| ^ | Writing Intensive Course (WIC) |
| 1 | Not more than three credits can consist of MB 401 or MB 406. Other blanket courses (MB 403, MB 405, MB 407, MB 410) cannot be used to satisfy the minor requirement. All of these courses must be graded, not taken S/U |
Minor Code: 570