Microbes in Health & Disease with MICR 328

CSIE 377:Microbes in Health & Disease
This course is designed to assist the student in understanding the application of microbiology in our lives as well as broadening the understanding of other microbiology related careers.  Students will explore the role of various microbes (i.e., bacteria, viruses, fungi, yeast, etc.) and how they directly impact their lives.  Students will participate in such activities as “Disease Detectives” for high school students, tours of clinical laboratories, state health laboratories and food testing laboratories.  This course is open to all Allied Health (i.e., Nursing, Dietetics, Clinical Laboratory Science, etc.)  and Science students who have completed or are currently taking MICR 328: Introductory Microbiology and CLSC 335: Clinical Immunology.

CLSC 335 : Clinical Immunology
Lecture and laboratory presenting theory, basic principles, and practical experience in clinical immunology. The correlation of basic principles to human disease state.

MICR 328 : Introductory Microbiology
Introduction to the biology of bacteria and other microbes; transmission of infectious diseases; and principles of, control of, and immunity to infectious diseases. A lecture/lab course.
Prerequisite: BIOL105 and CHEM120; or ZOOL201; or BIOL120
Notes: Does not apply on the curriculum in clinical laboratory sciences, but will count as an elective towards the biology major or minor