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Microbiology (BS)

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Variable Credit Min

57

Variable Credit Max

60

Major Academic Plan

Title

Microbiology Fundamentals

Learning Outcome

Exhibit mastery of four of the following six principal areas of the discipline: microbial physiology microbial genetics microbial ecology medical microbiology virology and immunology.

Title

Experiment Design

Learning Outcome

Devise experiments with appropriate hypotheses and controls.

Title

Data and Research Interpretation

Learning Outcome

Interpret experiments from primary scientific (biological) literature analyzing the use of the scientific method critiquing the rationale methods and conclusions in light of relevant scientific principles.

Title

Effective Communication

Learning Outcome

Effectively communicate scientific information using both oral and written methods

Title

Biology

Learning Outcome

Faith and Christ-like Living Reflect/discuss/explore how faith in the Lord and Christ-like living are affected by an understanding of fundamental biological principles.

Program Requirements

Requirement 1 — Complete 1 of 3 Courses

course - Biology 4.0

course - Science of Biology 3.0

course - Gen Biology: Health & Disease 3.0

Requirement 2 —Complete 4 Courses

course - Microbiology 4.0

course - Molecular Biology 3.0

course - Molecular & Cellular Bio Lab 1.0

course - Infection & Immunity 3.0

Requirement 3 —Complete 12 hours

course - Bacterial Genetics 4.0

course - Microbial Ecology 2.0

course - Bacterial Pathogenesis 3.0

course - Microbial Ecology Lab 1.0

course - Phage Genetics 3.0

course - Medical Parasitology 2.0

course - Advanced Bacterial Physiology 3.0

course - Immunology 3.0

course - Virology 3.0

course - Virology Laboratory 1.0

course - Immunology Lab 1.0

Requirement 4 —Complete 4 Courses

course - Gen College Chem 1+Lab Integr 4.0

course - General College Chemistry 2 3.0

course - Gen Coll Chem Lab 1.0

course - General Physics 1 3.0

Requirement 5 —Complete 1 of 2 Courses

course - Intro Bio-organic Chemistry 4.0

course - Organic Chemistry 1 3.0

Requirement 6 —Complete 1 of 2 Courses

course - Calculus 1 4.0

course - Intro to Stat Data Analysis 3.0

Requirement 7 —Complete 14 hours

A course used to fulfil requirements 1-6 may not be used to fulfil requirement 7. For certain elective courses, a limited number of credit hours can count towards this elective requirement.

Option 7.1 —Complete at least 10 hours up to 14 hours

course - Introduction to Bioinformatics 3.0

course - Evolutionary Medicine 2.0

course - Stat Analysis for Biologists 4.0

course - Ecology 3.0

course - Evolutionary Biology 4.0

course - Genetics of Human Disease 3.0

course - Human Physiology 4.0

course - Tissue Biology (with lab) 3.0

course - Cell Biology 3.0

course - Advanced Physiology 3.0

course - Adv Physiology Lab 1.0

course - Organic Chemistry 1 3.0

course - Organic Chemistry 2 3.0

course - Organic Chem Lab-Nonmajors 1.0v

course - Biochemistry 3.0

course - Mechanisms of Molecular Biol 3.0

course - Extremophiles - You may take once 1.0

course - Gen Biol: Health/Disease Lab 1.0

course - Careers in Biomed Sciences - You may take once 1.0

course - Phage Discovery 3.0

course - Phage Comparative Genomics 3.0

course - Mentored Research - You may take up to 2.0 credit hours 0.5v

course - Genetic Counseling 3.0

course - Microbial Genetics 4.0

course - Bacterial Pathogenesis 3.0

course - Microbial Ecology Lab 1.0

course - Readings in Molecular Biology - You may take up to 1.0 credit hours 1.0

course - Academic Internship - You may take up to 4.0 credit hours 1.0v

course - Hematology 3.0

course - Molecular Diagnostics 3.0

course - Adv Molecular Biology 3.0

course - Adv Molecular Biology Lab 2.0

course - Advanced Bacterial Physiology 3.0

course - Immunology 3.0

course - Virology 3.0

course - Virology Laboratory 1.0

course - Immunology Lab 1.0

course - Genomics 3.0

course - Applied Microbiology 2.0

course - Molecular Biology Seminar - You may take once 1.0

course - Curr and Instruct Practicum - You may take up to 2.0 credit hours 2.0

course - Advanced Mentored Research - You may take up to 2.0 credit hours 0.5v

course - Hist & Philos Micro & Mol Biol 2.0

course - Select Pathogens 2.0

course - Flow Cytometry 2.0

course - Current Topics in Pathogenesis - You may take once 1.0

course - Food Microbiology 3.0

course - Food Fermentations 2.0

course - General Physics 2 3.0

course - Genetics 3.0

course - Biogeochem 3.0

course - Genomic Analysis 3.0

course - Soil Microbiology 2.0

Option 7.2 —Complete up to 4 hours

course - Human Anatomy (w/ virtual lab) 3.0

course - Human Anatomy (with lab) 4.0

Requirement 8 —Complete 1 Course

course - Reflections on Learning 0.0