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Microbiology and Health Care


Course Description

Emphasis on the fundamentals of microorganisms, their growth and metabolism, disease pathogenicity, epidemiology, antimicrobials, host-pathogen interaction, and various human diseases caused by microbes.


Athena Title

Microbiology and Health Care


Equivalent Courses

Not open to students with credit in MIBO 2500


Non-Traditional Format

This course will be taught 95% or more online.


Prerequisite

[(BIOL 1103 or BIOL 1103E or BIOL 1103H) and BIOL 1103L] or [(BIOL 1107 or BIOL 1107E or BIOL 1107H) and BIOL 1107L]


Semester Course Offered

Offered summer semester every year.


Grading System

A - F (Traditional)


Course Objectives

The course objective is that students interested in careers in health-related fields learn how interactions between microorganisms and human defenses affect disease and society. The basic principles of microbial physiology and host-microbe interactions will be understood by students who have successfully completed this course. Information will be assimilated by students through a combination of approaches that include attention to recorded lectures, textbook readings, current news articles, interactive assignments and discussions through online course restricted forums, eLC, and individual communication with the instructor. Students will be evaluated on the basis of several quizzes and final exams.


Topical Outline

Lecture Outline I. Human and Microbial World II. Microscopy III. Cell Structure IV. Prokaryotic Growth V. Metabolism VI. Bacterial Genetics VII. Viruses VIII. Immunology IX. Host-Microbe Interactions X. Epidemiology XI. Antimicrobial Medications XII. Genetic Engineering 1. Bacterial Diseases 2. Viral Diseases 3. Fungal Diseases 4. Parasitic Diseases 5. Immunologic Disorders


Syllabus