Contacts

Director
Martha Haviland, Ph.D.

Director of Advising
Anne Carr-Schmid, Ph.D.

Coordinator of Academic Services
Cathie Alia

Biological Sciences

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Course Descriptions

01:119:131 Microbiology for the Health Sciences (Section 1)

  • Introduction to microbes with emphasis on the nature and behavior of microorganisms, the interrelationships between microbes and the human host in health and disease, and the principles of prevention and control of infectious disease.
  • Semester Offered: Fall, Spring
  • Credits: 3
  • Course URL: Canvas

Prerequisites

01:119:116 or 01:119:128

Lecture (119:131) is pre- or co-requisite for lab (119:132).  At the end of the registration period, the 119:132 roster will be checked to make sure that all students meet the pre-/co-requisite of 119:131. Any student not meeting this requirement will be immediately dropped from the roster.

Course Description

Introduction to microbes with emphasis on the nature and behavior of microorganisms, the interrelationships between microbes and the human host in health and disease, and the principles of prevention and control of infectious disease. 

Topics include:

       • History of Microbiology
       • Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cell Characteristics
       • Metabolism
       • Microbial Growth
       • Microbial Genetics
       • Gene Transfer
       • Virology
       • Sterilization and Disinfection
       • Antimicrobial Therapy
       • Epidemiology
       • Host – Microbe Relationships
       • Innate Host Defenses
       • Adaptive Immunity and Immunization
       • Immunological Disorders and Tests
       • Microbial Diseases

Course Syllabi

Fall 2024 Syllabus 

Course URL

Canvas

Course Satisfies Learning Goals

  • To develop academic skills that will provide a foundation for success in advanced courses, gate-keeper standardized tests, graduate or professional school, and life-long learning.
  • To acquire the appropriate factual and conceptual knowledge that provides student with a foundation on which they can further their immediate education and to manage a career.

Exams, Assignments, and Grading Policy

  • Lecture: Four hourly exams each worth 25% of the final grade.
  • Lab: The final grade is based on quizzes, homework, lab reports, a lab practical and class participation.
  • Lecture and Lab are In Person 

Course Materials

Required Text: Microbiology:  An Introduction, 14th Edition, Tortora, Funke and Case, 2023,  Pearson.  ISBN: 9780137941674   

Lab Manual: Microbiology: A Lab Manual, 112th Edition, Cappuccino & Welsh, 2020,
Pearson. ISBN-9780135174616  for the e-book which you will use in the lab

Course Closed?

If this course is closed, please add your name to request an spn  for the course under the Biological Sciences section on the SPN Request Page. Please note the system does not notify students unless they can be accommodated on the course. SPNs are distributed throughout the remainder of the semester and through the drop/add period. We ask that if you are provided an spn for a course and choose not to use it, to please notify our offices at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  so we may provide it to the next student. 

Faculty

Dr. Susan Skelly
Nelson Biology Labs, B147
Phone: 848-445-2818
E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

** All information is subject to change at the discretion of the course coordinator.