PHYSIOLOGY OF MICROORGANISMS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: ( BIOCHEM 501 or 507 or concurrent enrollment) or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness Breadth - Biological Science Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Recognize the chemical logic and fundamental regulatory principles of central metabolism. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Describe how the fundamental concepts in metabolism relate to real-world problems in areas such as microbiology, biotechnology, and human health. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Recognize that the same fundamental principles that help us understand microbial metabolism also apply to higher organisms. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Describe the interconnected nature of metabolism, where pathways work in concert by feeding, draining, and regulating each other. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Describe the core mechanisms of energy generation in biology and how they impact the diversity of microbial life. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Recognize the chemical logic and fundamental regulatory principles of central metabolism. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Describe how the fundamental concepts in metabolism relate to real-world problems in areas such as microbiology, biotechnology, and human health. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Recognize that the same fundamental principles that help us understand microbial metabolism also apply to higher organisms. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Describe the interconnected nature of metabolism, where pathways work in concert by feeding, draining, and regulating each other. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Describe the core mechanisms of energy generation in biology and how they impact the diversity of microbial life. Audience: Undergraduate