BIOMI 2500
Public Health Microbiology
This course will use a variety of teaching methods (including historical and current case studies and databases) to help students understand basic principles of microbiology as they apply to the emergence, transmission, pathogenicity, and control of infectious human disease. Major topics include water and food borne disease, zoonotic diseases, sexually transmitted diseases and antibiotic resistance.
Topics
- Describe and apply investigative methods to studies in public health microbiology.
- Explain core concepts in microbiology (including the basic characteristics of viruses, bacteria, fungi and protozoa) as they relate to public health issues.
- Compare and contrast models of infectious disease with respect to pathogens, reservoirs, modes of transmission and control.
- Analyze the social, economic, and cultural challenges to protecting the public by preventing infectious disease.
Official roster learning outcomes
Prerequisites & course information
BIOG 1140 and BIOG 1440; CHEM 1560 or CHEM 2070.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027