Health Science Microbiology

Undergraduate

This course introduces the interactions of bacteria, archaea, protists, fungi, and viruses with the human environment, including the important roles of these microbes in production and spoilage of food and beverages, in benefitting human health, in causing human disease, and in shaping the human immune system. This course is recommended for NURS majors. It cannot be used for program credit by BIOL, ENVS, or NUTR majors. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 1113 and BIOL1123, or BIOL 1813, or BIOL 1853, or BIOL 2853, with a minimum grade of C-; CHEM 1013 is highly recommended. Antirequisite(s): Credit can be obtained for only one of BIOL 2253, BIOL 2053, or BIOL 2453.