BIOM
Microbiology
BIOM 101 CAREERS IN MICROBIOLOGY BIOM 103IN UNSEEN UNIVERSE: MICROBES BIOM 107CS MOLECULES OF LIFE BIOM 210RN PRINCIPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCE BIOM 250 MICROBIOLOGY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES:INFECTIOUS DISEASES BIOM 290R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH BIOM 291 SPECIAL TOPICS BIOM 292 INDEPENDENT STUDY BIOM 360 GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY BIOM 400 MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY BIOM 410 MICROBIAL GENETICS BIOM 415 MICROBIAL DIVERSITY, ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION BIOM 427 GENERAL PARASITOLOGY BIOM 430 APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY BIOM 431 MEDICAL BACTERIOLOGY BIOM 432 MEDICAL BACTERIOLOGY LAB BIOM 435 VIROLOGY BIOM 441 EUKARYOTIC PATHOGENS BIOM 450 MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY BIOM 452 SOIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY BIOM 453 VETERNINARY VIROLOGY BIOM 455 RESEARCH METHODS IN MICROBIOLOGY BIOM 490R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH BIOM 491 SPECIAL TOPICS BIOM 492 INDEPENDENT STUDY BIOM 494 SEMINAR/WORKSHOP BIOM 497 EDUCATIONAL METHODS: MICROBIOLOGY
BIOM 101 CAREERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
F 1 cr. LEC 1
-- The course introduces students to educational and career opportunities
in the fields of medical, molecular, ecological, and environmental microbiology.
The course introduces students to the various options in the microbiology
degree program. It will emphasize the differences in the options and
the employment opportunities in each once a degree has been obtained.
BIOM 103 IN UNSEEN UNIVERSE: MICROBES
F,S 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
-- Beneficial and harmful effects of microorganisms on individual health,
public health, food and water quality; are relevant to an informed citizen
of the 21st century. Current news topics and historical perspectives
are emphasized. Laboratory exercises investigate microbial activity
in our everyday world.
BIOM 105CS INTRODUCTION TO BIOTECHNOLOGY
F 3 cr. LEC 2 SEM 1
-- Introduction to an ever growing industry. Course is designed to demonstrate
the current significance of biotechnology. Course is a multi-lecturer
series dealing with ethics, business, and scientific technology. Cross-listed
with BIOB 105.
BIOM 107CS MOLECULES OF LIFE
S 3 cr. LEC 3
-- Introduction to uses of biological molecules for improving health
and agriculture. Gene therapy and DNA fingerprinting are discussed in
relation to social/moral issues. Intent of course is to help students
develop a rational approach to evaluate cost/benefits of biotechnology
to society.
F 4 cr. LEC 3 LAB 1
-- Environmental programs and activities concerned with identification and control of physical-chemical-biological factors that impact human health; water pollution and treatment, food protection,air pollution, hazardous waste disposal, vector borne disease control, community sanitation, hazard control in institutional and occupational environments. The course emphasizes how human health is linked to the health of the environment.
BIOM 250 MICROBIOLOGY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES:INFECTIOUS
DISEASES
F,S 3 cr. LEC 3
-- Introduction to the world of microorganisms; prokaryotic cell structure,
function and genetics; the immune response; etiology, pathogenesis,
epidemiology, treatment and control of important infectious diseases
of humans.
BIOM 290R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
F,S 1-6 cr. IND may be repeated
-- Directed undergraduate research/creative activity which may culminate
in a written work or other creative project. Course will address responsible
conduct of research.
BIOM 291 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: None required but some may be determined necessary by
each offering department.
-- Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular
one time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability
and demand before requesting a regular course number.
BIOM 292 INDEPENDENT STUDY
On Demand 1-3 cr. IND Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Consent of instructor and approval of instructor.
-- Directed research and study on an individual basis.
BIOM 360 GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY
F,S 5 cr. LEC 3 LAB 2
PREREQUISITE: BIOB 160 or BIOB 260.
COREQUISITE: CHMY 211 or CHMY 321.
-- An introduction to major topics and subdisciplines in microbiology
including microbial diversity and classification, microbial anatomy
and physiology, microbial genetics, microbial ecology, medical microbiology
and immunology, epidemiology and public health, and biotechnology.
BIOM 400 MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY
S 3 cr. LEC 2 RCT 1
PREREQUISITE: BIOM 360; Recommended BIOB 410.
-- Selected viral, bacterial and protozoan infections of man and domestic
animals will be covered with an emphasis on disease process and immune
responses.
BIOM 410 MICROBIAL GENETICS
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: BIOM 360, BCH 380
-- The students will become familiar with concepts in microbial genetics,
including DNA replication, RNA, and protein biosynthesis. Other concepts
covered in the course include bacteriophage and plasmid biology, gene
regulation, mobile genetic elements, and the fundamentals of genetic
engineering.
BIOM 415 MICROBIAL DIVERSITY, ECOLOGY
& EVOLUTION
S alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: BIOM 360, BCH 380, or consent of instructor
-- The diversity of procaryotic and eucaryotic microorganisms will be
explored from both classical phenotypic and contemporary genotypic perspectives.
The linkage between microbial diversity, its evolutionary origins, and
its ecological value will be emphasized. Cross-listed with BIOM 415.
BIOM 427 GENERAL PARASITOLOGY
S alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
--Study of the life cycles, biochemistry, molecular parasitology, pathogenesis,
identification and treatment of the major parasitic groups, including
parasitic protozoa, monogeneans, digeneneans, cestodes, nematodes, acanthocephalans,
and parasitic arthropods.
BIOM 430 APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
S 4 cr. LEC 3 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: BIOM 360.
-- The course introduces students to complex concepts in water microbiology,
food microbiology, sterility and disinfection, the use of microorganisms
in manufacturing processes and in the degradation of contaminates in
the environment.
BIOM 431 MEDICAL BACTERIOLOGY
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: BIOM 360.
-- Epidemiology and etiology of bacterial and viral diseases in humans
with emphasis on biologic mechanisms; host defenses and responses to
infections; Chemotherapy, prevention, and control of bacterial and viral
diseases.
BIOM 432 MEDICAL BACTERIOLOGY LAB
S 2 cr. LAB 2
PREREQUISITE: BIOM 431.
-- Laboratory methods designed to teach techniques used in culturing
and identifying bacterial pathogens and normal flora from clinical specimens.
Procedures used to test the antibiotic susceptibility of pathogenic
bacteria.
BIOM 435 VIROLOGY
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: BIOB 260 or BIOB 425 or BCH 380 or consent of instructor.
-- Fundamentals of virology with emphasis on animal viruses of medical
importance. Molecular aspects of structure, replication transmission
and host response to viral infection will be covered.
BIOM 441 EUKARYOTIC PATHOGENS
S 4 cr. LEC 3 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: BCH 380 or equivalent.
-- The study of fungal structure, physiology and taxonomy, disease and
host-parasite relationships; and procedures used to isolate and identify
pathogenic fungi. Also, the study of biology, pathogenesis, diagnosis
and treatment of medically important parasites.
BIOM 450 MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: BCH 380, BIOM 360.
-- An in-depth examination of microbial cell structure and function,
bioenergetics, intermediary metabolism and its control, and the orchestration
and regulation of cellular functions that enable microbes to adapt to
and survive in their environment.
BIOM 452 SOIL & ENVIRONMENTAL
MICROBIOLOGY
S alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: CHMY 143, ENSC 245, and BIOM 360.
-- Microorganisms in soil environments: Emphasis on soil microbial ecology,
plant-microbe interactions, biotransformations of inorganic or organic
contaminants.
BIOM 453 VETERINARY VIROLOGY
On Demand 1 cr.
PREREQUISITE: IBID 410 series or consent of instructor.
-- Course covers basic theories of virus replication in cells and provides
practical experience in methods for virus culture, quantification, and
identification.
BIOM 455 RESEARCH METHODS IN MICROBIOLOGY
S 4 cr. LEC 3 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: BCH 380.
-- Fundamentals of research methodology for undergraduate and graduate
students in microbiology and related disciplines. Theory and application
of techniques, reagents, and instrumentation will be emphasized in the
lecture and laboratory. The emphasis in the course will be on recombinant
DNA methodology, and the safe and effective use of radioisotopes.
BIOM 490R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
F,S,Su 1-6 cr. IND May be repeated. Max 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Senior standing.
-- Directed undergraduate research/creative activity which may culminate
in a research paper, journal article, or undergraduate thesis. Course
will address responsible conduct of research.
BIOM 491 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Course prerequisites as determined for each offering.
-- Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular
one-time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability
and demand before requesting a regular course number.
BIOM 492 INDEPENDENT STUDY
On Demand 1 - 3 cr. IND Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing, consent of instructor, and approval of
department head.
-- Directed research and study on an individual basis.
BIOM 494 SEMINAR/WORKSHOP
F,S 1 cr. SEM 1 Maximum 4 cr.
PREREQUISITE: BIOM 360 and junior standing.
-- Senior capstone course. Topics offered at the upper division level
which are not covered in regular courses. Students participate in preparing
and presenting discussion material. When taken in the senior year, this
course fulfills the senior capstone course requirement.
BIOM 497 EDUCATIONAL METHODS:MICROBIOLOGY
F,S,Su 2 cr. LEC 2
PREREQUISITE: BIOM 431.
-- Instruction and practice in effective teaching methods; practice
in preparing laboratory materials, assisting a class and grading.
