Health Sciences Major, B.S. (Microbiology Concentration)

General Program Information

Microbiology Concentration

The Department of Health Sciences awards a B.S. Health Sciences. This major has two concentrations: Microbiology and Human Health.

The purpose of a Health Sciences major with a Microbiology concentration is to produce graduates with a fundamental knowledge of the major fields of microbiology. The graduates with a Microbiology concentrtion are qualified to be employed as technicians in academic or industrial research laboratories or pursue advanced degrees in graduate or professional schools.
 

TBR General Education Requirements: 41 Credit Hours

• ENGL 1010 - Critical Reading and Expository Writing (3 credits)
• ENGL 1020 - Critical Thinking and Argumentation (3 credits)

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• (select one)

• SPCH 1300 - General Speech (3 credits) or
• SPCH 2300 - Public Speaking (3 credits) or
• SPCH 2320 - Argumentation and Debate (3 credits)

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• MATH 1530 - Probability and Statistics – Noncalculus (3 credits)
• BIOL 1110 - Biology for Science Majors Lecture I (4 credits)
• BIOL 1111 - Biology for Science Majors Lab I (0 credit)
• BIOL 1120 - Biology for Science Majors Lecture II (4 credits)
• BIOL 1121 - Biology for Science Majors Lab II (0 credit)
• HIST 2010 - The United States to 1877 (3 credits)
• HIST 2020 - The United States since 1877 (3 credits)
• Literature (select one) (3 credits)
• Fine Arts (select one) (3 credits)
• Humanities (select one) (3 credits)
• PSYC 1310 - Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)
• Social and Behavioral Science (select one) (3 credits)

Other graduation requirements

• CSCI 1100 - Using Information Technology (3 credits)

Major Field Core: 16 Credit Hours

• CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry Lecture (4 credits)
• CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry Laboratory (0 credit)
• CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry Lecture (4 credits)
• CHEM 1121 - General Chemistry Laboratory (0 credit)
• PHYS 2010 - General Physics I-Noncalculus (3 credits)
• PHYS 2011 - General Physics Laboratory I-Noncalculus (1 credit)
• PHYS 2020 - General Physics II-Noncalculus (3 credits)
• PHYS 2021 - General Physics Laboratory II-Noncalculus (1 credit)

Microbiology Concentration Required Courses: 37 Credit Hours

• *  BIOL 4147 - Biochemistry of Macromolecules (3 credits)
• *  BIOL 4157 - Biochemistry of Macromolecules Lab (2 credits)
• CHEM 2010 - Organic Chemistry Lecture (3 credits)
• CHEM 2011 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2 credits)
• CHEM 2020 - Organic Chemistry Lecture (3 credits)
• CHEM 2021 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2 credits)
• HSCI 3320 - General Microbiology (4 credits)
• HSCI 3321 - General Microbiology Laboratory (0 credit)
• HSCI 3510 - Pathogenic Microbiology (4 credits)
• HSCI 3540 - Immunology (3 credits)
• HSCI 4607 - Bacterial Physiology (4 credits)
• HSCI 4730 - Molecular and Microbial Genetics (3 credits)
• HSCI 4770 - Virology (4 credits)

• * Can be substituted with BIOL 4167 /BIOL 4177  or HSCI 3030 /HSCI 3031 .

Microbiology Concentration Disciplinary Electives: 6-8 Credit Hours

• HSCI 2500 - HIV/AIDS: Biology and Beyond (3 credits)
• HSCI 3000 - Human Anatomy (4 credits)
• HSCI 3020 - Human Physiology (4 credits)
• HSCI 4018 - Honors Thesis (3 - 6 credits)
• HSCI 4067 - Neurology (4 credits)
• HSCI 4480 - Clinical Parasitology (4 credits)
• HSCI 4590 - Independent Studies (1-4 credits)
• HSCI 4747 - Mycology (4 credits)
• PUBH 3000 - Introduction to Biostatistics (3 credits)
• PUBH 3080 - Principles of Epidemiology (3 credits)

Microbiology Concentration Interdisciplinary Guided Electives: 12-14 Credit Hours

(chosen in consultation with advisor)

Free Electives: 6 Hours

Total Hours Required for Degree: 120 Credit Hours

Additional Information

The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) program certification requires that the student have at least 20 credit hours in microbiology as broadly defined. In addition to the ASM requirements and a year of Physics (2010-2011, 4 hours; 2020-2021, 4 hours), the National Registry of Microbiologists requires a minimum of one year of work experience before an applicant for registration may take written examinations in general microbiology and in at least two specialty areas. The specialties include both theoretical and applied aspects of pathogenic bacteriology, immunology and serology, parasitology, mycology, virology, and the combined areas of food, dairy, and sanitation microbiology, or of agricultural and industrial microbiology.

Click here to view the Microbiology Concentration (no minor required) Suggested Course Sequence 

Additional Requirements

This concentration will satisfy the university’s requirement for a major and a minor field of study. All majors and minors must work in close consultation with their departmental advisors in preparing their schedules. Failure to do so could result in improper scheduling which might require extra coursework. All graduates must complete the General Education Core Requirements  as listed in this catalog.