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Department of Microbiology

New Bachelor of Science

and Revised Bachelor of Arts


effective Fall semester, 2011

Designed for student choice

•
A.B.
degree has
been revised to be more flexible and provide
disciplinary
breadth (32 hours)

•
a
set of core
courses

•
focus groups from which students choose electives to provide breadth

(
health
-
related, non
-
health related and
advanced fundamentals)

•
serves pre
-
professionals and students desiring
entry
-
level
positions
as
microbiologists

•
B.S.
degree has
been designed to provide depth of study
and

a
research
emphasis (40 hours)

•
a
larger set of core
courses

•
f
ocus groups from
which students choose electives to provide
depth

(
lecture/lab courses, research, additional disciplinary courses
)

•
an additional
semester of
math

•
serves students who will
pursue graduate study and
research careers

Revised A.B. in Microbiology

MBI Hours (32 hours)

•
Core courses (15 hours)

•
Focus courses (14 hours)

•
Breadth requirement

•
Depth requirement

•
Additional advanced hours

•
Elective courses (up to 3 hours)

Related Hours (20
-
25 hours)

•
Chemistry

•
Math

•
Physics

A.B. in Microbiology Core (15 hours)

•
MBI 121 Microbial World (3)
and



MBI 123 (1) Experimenting with Microbes (1)
or

BMZ 115 Biological Concepts I (4)

•
BMZ 116 Biological Concepts II (4)

•
MBI 201 General Microbiology (4)

•
MBI 365 Molecular and Cell Biology (3)

A.B. in Microbiology Focus
(14
hours)

Breadth Requirement

•
Select at least 1 course from each of groups A, B, and C

Depth Requirement

•
Select at least 2 four
-
credit hour courses

Advanced Hours Requirement

•
Select additional focus courses to total 14 hours



A.B. in Microbiology Focus: Group A

Health Science Emphasis

•
MBI 361 Epidemiology (3)

•
MBI 405 Medical Bacteriology (4)

•
MBI 414 Immunology Principles (3)

•
MBI 415 Immunology Principles and Practice (4)

•
MBI 435 Medical Mycology (3)

•
MBI 464 Human Viruses (3)

A.B. in Microbiology Focus: Group B

Non
-
Health Science Emphasis

•
MBI 465 Microbial and Molecular Genetics Laboratory (2)

•
MBI 475 Microbial Ecology (4)

•
MBI 485 Principles of Bioinformatics (3)

•
MBI 495 Bacterial Cell Biology (3)

A.B. in Microbiology Focus: Group C

Advanced Fundamentals

•
MBI 425 Microbial Physiology (4)

•
MBI 445 Microbial Genetics (3)

A.B. in Microbiology Electives

Select up to an additional 3 hours from MBI, BOT, CHM, or
ZOO (300
-
level or higher), including from additional Focus
Courses or from the following Elective Courses:

•
MBI 333

Field Ecology

•
MBI 364

Molecular Techniques

•
MBI 402

Geomicrobiology

•
MBI 424

Biological
Instrumentation

•
MBI 466

Bioinformatics
Computing Skills

•
MBI 440

Research Problems

•
MBI 477

Independent Study

•
MBI 480

Departmental Honors

•
MBI 490

Undergrad Seminar

A.B. in Microbiology Related Hours

Chemistry

•
CHM 231 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry (4)
and
CHM 332
Outlines of Biochemistry (4)
or

•
CHM 241, 242 Organic Chemistry (3, 3)
and

CHM 244, 245 Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2, 2)

Math

•
MTH 151 Calculus (5)
or

•
STA 261 Statistics (4)

Physics

•
PHY 171, 172 College Physics (3, 3)
and

PHY 173, 174 Physics Laboratory (1, 1)
or

•
PHY 181, 182 The Physical World (4, 4)
and

PHY 183, 184 Physics Laboratory (1, 1)

New B.S. in Microbiology

MBI Hours (40 hours)

•
Core courses (23 hours)

•
Focus courses (14 hours)

•
Lab requirement

•
Research requirement

•
Additional advanced hours

•
Elective courses (up to 3 hours)

Related Hours (25
-
29 hours)

•
Chemistry

•
Math

•
Physics

B.S. in Microbiology Core (23 hours)

•
MBI 121

Microbial World (3)
and



MBI 123 (1) Experimenting with Microbes (1)
or

BMZ 115

Biological Concepts I (4)

•
BMZ 116

Biological Concepts II (4)

•
MBI 201

General Microbiology (4)

•
MBI 365

Molecular and Cell Biology (3)

•
MBI 425

Microbial Physiology (4)

•
MBI 445

Microbial Genetics (3)

•
MBI 490

Undergraduate Seminar (1)

B.S. in Microbiology Focus
(14
hours)

Lab Requirement

•
Select at least 2 courses with labs

Research Requirement

•
Select a research course

Advanced Hours Requirement

•
Select additional focus courses, including lab, research
and other advanced courses



B.S. in Microbiology Focus

Lab Requirement

•
MBI 405

Medical Bacteriology (4)

•
MBI 415

Immunology Principles and Practice (4)

•
MBI 435

Medical Mycology (3)

•
MBI 475

Microbial Ecology (4)

•
MBI 485

Principles of Bioinformatics (3)

B.S. in Microbiology Focus

Research Requirement

•
MBI 465

Microbial and Molecular Genetics Laboratory (2)

•
MBI 477

Independent Study (2)

B.S. in Microbiology Focus

Advanced Hours Requirement

•
MBI 361

Epidemiology (3)

•
MBI 414

Immunology Principles (3)

•
MBI 464

Human Viruses (3)

•
MBI 495

Bacterial Cell Biology (3)

B.S. in Microbiology Electives

Select from additional Focus Courses or from the following
Elective Courses:

•
MBI 333

Field Ecology

•
MBI 364

Molecular Techniques

•
MBI 402

Geomicrobiology

•
MBI 424

Biological
Instrumentation

•
MBI 466

Bioinformatics
Computing Skills

•
MBI 440

Research Problems

•
MBI 477

Independent Study

•
MBI 480

Departmental Honors

B.S. in Microbiology Related Hours

Chemistry

•
CHM 231 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry (4)
and
CHM 332
Outlines of Biochemistry (4)
or

•
CHM 241, 242 Organic Chemistry (3, 3)
and

CHM 244, 245 Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2, 2)

Math

•
MTH 151 Calculus (5)
and

•
STA 261 Statistics (4)

Physics

•
PHY 171, 172 College Physics (3, 3)
and

PHY 173, 174 Physics Laboratory (1, 1)
or

•
PHY 181, 182 The Physical World (4, 4)
and

PHY 183, 184 Physics Laboratory (1, 1)

Overall…

These majors will:

•
allow students
to
apply 1
st

year biological science courses

•
create greater flexibility for study abroad or double majors

•
better serve a wide range of career goals by
providing
curricula that give students the
training that
best serves
their
needs

How do you enroll?

Next fall, fill out a change of major form in the MBI office

•
For the new B.S. in Microbiology, it is a degree change
within the major

•
For the revised A.B. in Microbiology, it is a catalog year
change
within the major
(
latest catalog year
–

2012)