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Microbiology Option (Fall 2008)

Administered by Biological and Allied Health Sciences

Effective Fall 2008

The option provides a biology major the opportunity to specialize in microbiology while obtaining a general background in biology.

A maximum of 3 cr hr of 50.490 may be applied as biology elective credit toward the degree. A maximum of 6 cr hr from among 50.390, 50.391, 50.490, 50.493 and 50.494 may be applied as biology elective credit toward the degree.

50.114 Concepts in Biology I

50.115 Concepts in Biology II

50.242 Microbiology

50.271 Cell Biology

50.332 Genetics

50.342 Medical Microbiology

50.343 Immunology

50.351 Ecology

50.481 Senior Biology Seminar

50.479 Integrated Physiology Laboratory

And at least one of the following physiology lecture courses (50.478 Microbial Physiology is recommended):

50.472 Animal Cell Physiology
50.474 Vertebrate Systems Physiology
50.477 Plant Physiology
50.478 Microbial Physiology
50.480 Comparative Animal Physiology

Choose one of the following two sets:

54.111 Introductory Physics I and 54.112 Introductory Physics II
54.211 General Physics I and 54.212 General Physics II

52.115 Chemistry for the Sciences I

52.116 Chemistry for the Sciences II

52.230 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry

52.341 Biochemistry

Choose one of the following three sets:

53.141 Introduction to Statistics or 48.160 Basic Statistics, and 53.123 Essentials of Calculus
53.141 Introduction to Statistics or 48.160 Basic Statistics, and 53.125 Calculus I
53.125 Calculus I and 53.126 Calculus II

Electives (12 semester hours). Choose from:

50.333 Molecular Biology
50.350 Plant Pathology
50.411 Radiation Biology
50.432 Microbial and Molecular Genetics
50.435 Bioinformatics and Genomic Analysis
50.442 Virology of Mammals
50.450 Mycology
50.455 Environmental Microbiology
50.470 Medical Parasitology
50.483 Medical Mycology
52.442 Biochemistry II
55.320 Marine Microbiology