Course Descriptions

The biology program will produce biologists with the chemistry, mathematics, and physics background needed to solve biotechnological problems in the coming decades. Those students wishing to strengthen their engineering skills can earn the area minor in biomedical engineering.

BIO 220 - Microbiology

Credit Hours: 3R-3L-4C
Term Available: W
Prerequisites: BIO 110 - Cell Structure and Function or instructor consent.
Corequisites: None

Discusses the essential properties of eubacteria and archea. Bacterial nutrition, growth, genetics and structural and metabolic diversity are discussed in detail. The basics of virology are also addressed. Fundamental laboratory methodologies are also covered.

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