The Minor in Medical Microbiology and Immunology provides a strong supplement for students who are majoring in the natural sciences, as well as a window into the theories, research methods and applications of the burgeoning biomedical field. You’ll study the pathogens that cause many of today’s most prominent infectious diseases, as well as how disease systems develop, evolve and spread.
In the Minor in Medical Microbiology and Immunology program, you’ll also learn the fascinating ways different microorganisms can be both a boon and a hindrance to the immune system and a body’s overall health.
A dual laboratory and classroom focus strengthens your analytical skills and teaches you how to harness the same methods and lab technology used by scientists and researchers in today’s leading biotech firms and pharmaceutical companies. With departmental approval, you have the option to pursue graduate-level electives that support your academic goals and interests in special topics such as epidemiology, outbreak control and antimicrobial therapy.
The Microbiology and Immunology Minor consists of a minimum of 19 credits, all with a grade of C or better. Students are required to complete BMS 370 General Microbiology and one of the following immunology-based courses listed below. They also are required to take an additional 11-12 credits of elective courses. Students may only receive credit for BMS 375 or BMS 522. Students may only receive credit for BMS 378 or BMS 525 or HSC 378.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Microbiology Requirement | ||
| BMS 370 & 370L | General Microbiology and General Microbiology Lab | 4 |
| Immunology Requirement (take one of the following): | 3-4 | |
| Immunology and Immunology Lab | ||
| Vaccines and Vaccine-Preventable Diseases | ||
| Immunology and Immunology Lab | ||
| Immunology | ||
| Vaccines and Vaccine-Preventable Diseases | ||
| Electives (select at least three of the following): | 11-12 | |
| Human Clinical Parasitology and Human Clinical Parasitology Lab | ||
| Cell Physiology and Cell Physiology Lab | ||
| Molecular Genetics and Molecular Genetics Lab | ||
| Public Health: Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases | ||
| Pathogenic Microbiology and Pathogenic Microbiology Lab | ||
| Mycology and Mycology Lab | ||
| Immunology and Immunology Lab | ||
| Vaccines and Vaccine-Preventable Diseases | ||
| Virology and Virology Lab | ||
| Biotechnology (Laboratroy Component) | ||
| Infections of Leisure | ||
| Power of Plagues | ||
| Special Topics in Microbiology | ||
| Research Techniques in Biomedical Sciences | ||
| Independent Study in Microbiology | ||
| Independent Study in Microbiology | ||
| Immunology | ||
| Vaccines and Vaccine-Preventable Diseases | ||
| Graduate courses for the Microbiology and Immunology Minor (permission required): | ||
| BMS 522 & 522L | Immunology and Immunology Lab | 4 |
| BMS 525 | Vaccines and Vaccine Preventable Diseases | 3 |
| BMS 526 | Epidemiology | 3 |
| BMS 528 | Advanced Clinical Parasitology | 4 |
| BMS 569 | Antimicrobial Therapy | 3 |
| BMS 570 | Virology (cannot be combined with BMS 470) | 4 |
| BMS 573 | Mycology | 3 |
| BMS 572 | Pathogenic Microbiology | 4 |
| BMS 575 | Food Microbiology | 4 |
| BMS 584 | Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases | 3 |
| BMS 585 | Outbreak Control | 3 |
| BMS 595 | Transplantation Immunology | 3 |
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