BIO 270 Microbiology for Health Sci

This course provides a foundation in microbial physiology and diversity with a focus on bacterial organisms relevant to human health and disease.  Topics discussed will include cell structure, metabolism, microbial nutrition, genetics, control of microbial growth, isolation and identification of bacterial microbes, and microbe-human interactions. This course will also provide an introduction to the human immune system. There is a required laboratory component for this course designed to complement lecture topics. Students should leave this course with a broad understanding of and appreciation for the impact microbes have on our daily lives. The lecture and course content provide the foundation of general microbiology required for the nursing track through the College of Saint Rose.

Credits

3