MICRB 106
(GN)
Elementary Microbiology (3) Importance of microorganisms in health and disease, agriculture, and industry; descriptive course for students not planning advanced study in microbiology. The combination of MICRB 106 GN and 107 GN must be taken to receive General Education credit in biology.
Students must take a combination of MICRB 106 GN and 107 GN to receive General Education credit in biology.
Effective: Spring 2002
MICRB 107
(GN)
Elementary Microbiology Laboratory (1) Selected techniques used to observe, identify and count bacteria; effects of chemical and physical agents on microorganisms. The combination of MICRB 106 GN and 107 GN must be taken to receive General Education credit in biology.
Students must take a combination of MICRB 106 GN and 107 GN to receive General Education credit in biology.
Effective: Spring 2002
Prerequisite:
or concurrent:MICRB 106
MICRB 150
Introductory Medical Laboratory Technology (4) Introduction to basic principles and procedures of clinical laboratory work. Practicum emphasizes proper collection, handling, and preparation of biological samples.
Effective: Spring 2000
Prerequisite:
admission to 2-MLT program
MICRB 151A
Seminar and Practicum for Medical Laboratory Technicians--Clinical Chemistry (7) Basic principles and procedures for measuring chemical components of blood and other body fluids.
Effective: Summer 2007
Prerequisite:
BIOL 141, CHEM 202, MICRB 150, MICRB 201, MICRB 202
MICRB 151C
Seminar and Practicum for Medical Laboratory Technicians--Hematology (6) Red and white blood cell identification and enumeration. Related procedures for diagnosing normal or disease states.
Effective: Summer 2007
Prerequisite:
BIOL 141, CHEM 202, MICRB 150, MICRB 201, MICRB 202
MICRB 151D
Seminar and Practicum for Medical Laboratory Technicians--Immunohematology (4) Immunologic considerations necessary for the transfusion of blood and blood products.
Effective: Summer 2007
Prerequisite:
BIOL 141, CHEM 202, MICRB 150, MICRB 201, MICRB 202
MICRB 151E
Seminar and practicum for Medical Laboratory Technicians--Urinalysis (2) Identification of cellular and crystalline urinary sediments. Qualitative chemical analysis of urine.
Effective: Summer 2007
Prerequisite:
BIOL 141, CHEM 202, MICRB 150, MICRB 201, MICRB 202
MICRB 151F
Seminar and Practicum for Medical Laboratory Technicians--Immunology/ Serology (2) Antigen-antibody interactions of diagnostic importance; methods used to identify and quantify antigen-antibody complexes.
Effective: Summer 2007
Prerequisite:
BIOL 141, CHEM 202, MICRB 150, MICRB 201, MICRB 202
MICRB 151W
Seminar and Practicum for Medical Laboratory Technicians--Clinical Microbiology (6) Properties of normal and abnormal human microbial flora and procedures for their identification.
Effective: Summer 2007
Prerequisite:
BIOL 141, CHEM 202, MICRB 150, MICRB 201, MICRB 202
MICRB 199
(IL)
Foreign Studies (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2005
MICRB 201
Introductory Microbiology (3) Elementary principles of microbial and viral structure, reproduction, genetics and physiology; relationship to food, water, soil, industrial and disease processes.
Effective: Summer 2007
Prerequisite:
CHEM 110
MICRB 201H
Introductory Microbiology (3) Elementary principles of microbial and viral structure, reproduction, genetics and physiology; relationship to food, water, soil, industrial and disease processes.
Effective: Summer 2007
Prerequisite:
CHEM 110
MICRB 202
Introductory Microbiology Laboratory (2) Qualitative and quantitative techniques with regard to recognition of bacteria and their processes on a microscopic, colonial, and physiological basis.
Effective: Summer 2007
Prerequisite:
CHEM 110 . Prerequisite or concurrent:MICRB 201
MICRB 251
(B M B 251)
Molecular and Cell Biology I (3) Biomolecules, genetic mechanisms, organization of cells and their organelles, DNA replication, protein synthesis, membranes, the cell nucleus, energy conversion.
Effective: Summer 2007
Prerequisite:
CHEM 112
MICRB 252
(B M B 252)
Molecular and Cell Biology II (3) Continuation of BIOCH/B M B/MICRB 251: cytoskeleton, cell growth, division, adhesion, signalling, germ cells, differentiation, immune system, nervous system, plant cells.
Effective: Spring 1995
Prerequisite:
MICRB 251
MICRB 297
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject that may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Summer 1996
MICRB 398
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses give infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject that may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 2009
MICRB 399
(IL)
Foreign Studies (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2005
MICRB 401
Microbial Physiology and Structure (3) Physiology and structure of bacteria important in microbiological research. Designed for science majors.
Effective: Summer 2007
Prerequisite:
CHEM 202 orCHEM 210;MICRB 201, MICRB 202
MICRB 405A
Seminar and Practicum in Medical Technology (8) Chemistry. Fundamental principles and the quantitative measurement of chemical components in the blood and other body fluids.
Effective: Fall 1987
MICRB 405B
Seminar and Practicum in Medical Technology (1) Urinalysis. Identification of cellular and noncellular urinary sediments. Qualitative chemical analysis of urine.
Effective: Fall 1988
MICRB 405C
Seminar and Practicum in Medical Technology (6) Hematology. Principles of red and white blood cell development. Identification of normal and pathological conditions.
Effective: Fall 1988
MICRB 405D
Seminar and Practicum in Medical Technology (5) Immunohematology. Immunologic and genetic principles governing the transfusion of blood and blood products.
Effective: Fall 1987
MICRB 405E
Seminar and Practicum in Medical Technology (7) Microbiology. Identification of normal and abnormal microbial flora from various locations on and within the human body.
Effective: Fall 1987
MICRB 405F
Seminar and Practicum in Medical Technology (3) Serology-Immunology. Immunological principles and their application in the identification of present or past disease states of the human.
Effective: Fall 1987
MICRB 408
Laboratory Instructional Practice (1-2) Participation in the instruction of undergraduate laboratory courses, including classroom preparation; discussion of principles and objectives of each exercise.
Effective: Spring 1994
Prerequisite:
8 credits in microbiology and permission of department head
MICRB 410
Principles of Immunology (3) Theories of immunity; focuses on the basis for the acquired immune response at the organ, cell, and molecular levels.
Effective: Summer 1998
Prerequisite:
B M B 251, MICRB 201 orMICRB 251
MICRB 411
Survey of Microbiology Literature (1 per semester) An introduction to readings and oral presentations in microbiology.
Effective: Spring 1994
Prerequisite:
8 credits in microbiology courses
MICRB 412
Medical Microbiology (3) Characteristics, methods of identification, and pathogenesis of bacteria that cause human disease; principles of disease dynamics and control.
Effective: Fall 1993
Prerequisite:
MICRB 201
MICRB 413
Microbial Diversity (2) survey of microorganisms having special adaptive mechanisms for life in common and unique environments; topics include ecology, evolution, and bioremedia- tion.
Effective: Spring 1997
Prerequisite:
MICRB 201, MICRB 202
MICRB 415
General Virology: Bacterial and Animal Viruses (3) The interaction of different types of viruses with bacterial and animal cells, including mechanisms of infection and viral synthesis.
Effective: Summer 2000
Prerequisite:
B M B 251, B M B 252 orBIOL 110, BIOL 230W;MICRB 201
MICRB 416
(BIOTC 416)
Microbial Biotechnology (2) Fundamentals of applied biotechnology; the use of microorganisms in the synthesis of biologically-important and industrially-useful products.
Effective: Summer 2012
Prerequisite:
MICRB 201, MICRB 202;B M B 442
MICRB 421W
Laboratory of General and Applied Microbiology (3) Laboratory exercises demonstrating fundamental techniques and principles of experimentation of general and applied microbiology.
Effective: Spring 2001
Prerequisite:
MICRB 201, MICRB 202
MICRB 422
Medical Microbiology Laboratory (2) Laboratory exercises demonstrating properties and classification of medically important microorganisms and techniques used in their identification.
Effective: Fall 1993
Prerequisite:
MICRB 202
Concurrent:
MICRB 412
MICRB 432
(VB SC 432, B M B 432)
Advanced Immunology: Signaling in the Immune System (3) The study of signaling pathways that regulate the immune response.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite:
B M B 400, MICRB 410
MICRB 435
(VB SC 435, B M B 435)
Viral Pathogensis (2) A study of the molecular, immunological and pathological aspects of viral diseases as well as laboratory methods of diagnosis.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite:
MICRB 201;B M B 251 andB M B 252 orBIOL 110 andBIOL 230W
MICRB 447
Laboratory in Molecular Immunology (1) Laboratory in molecular techniques to assay antigens, antibodies, and receptor sites.
Effective: Fall 1995
Prerequisite:
MICRB 410
MICRB 450
(B M B 450)
Microbial/Molecular Genetics (2) Genetic phenomena, with emphasis on molecular mechanisms: gene transfer, recombination, gene conversion, gene fusion, suppression, transposons.
Effective: Fall 2010
Prerequisite:
BIOL 222 orBIOL 322, MICRB 201
MICRB 460
(B M B 460)
Cell Growth and Differentiation (3) Mechanisms and regulation of protein trafficking, organelle biosynthesis, cell development, signaling and cell cycle control. Emphasizes experimental design and analysis.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
B M B 252
MICRB 480
(B M B 480)
Tumor Viruses and Oncogenes (3) Oncogenes, DNA and RNA tumor viruses, and relevant experimental techniques with emphasis on molecular basis of carcinogenesis and gene regulation.
Effective: Spring 2001
Prerequisite:
or concurrent:MICRB 415, MICRB 435 orMICRB 460
MICRB 496
Independent Studies (1-18) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 1983
MICRB 497
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 1995
MICRB 498
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject that may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 1995
MICRB 499
(IL)
Foreign Studies (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2005
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