2025-2026 Undergraduate General Catalog

BIOL 2430 Introductory Microbiology

This course is intended to acquaint the student with the biology and importance of bacteria and viruses. Particular emphasis will be placed on the microbes that cause important infectious diseases afflicting humans, virulence of pathogens, immunology, and selected aspects of applied microbiology with public health implications (e.g., drinking water and sewage treatment). The laboratory will introduce a wide variety of standard microbial techniques. This course is intended for students outside the biology major.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

BIOL 1100; CHEM 1500 or CHEM 2100

Offered

Every Spring

Notes

Previously: BIOL 250