The requirements for our Bachelor of Science in Microbiology represent our consolidation of the specifics indicated by prospective employers and feedback from graduates into what is reasonable for a good, average student in our baccalaureate program. Our Bachelor of Science degree is designed to provide more in-depth study than the Bachelor of Arts, particularly in preparation for the pursuit of a graduate degree in microbiology and related fields, and careers in research. As part of this preparation, students are required to conduct independent research leading to public presentation of their results.
Included in this program of study are:
The curriculum requires a set of core courses needed by all Microbiology B.S. majors, focus courses that provide more in-depth coverage of disciplines within the field, a research component, and elective courses to complement the students' career objectives.
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In addition to the learning outcomes described for the A.B. degree, our B.S. in Microbiology also emphasizes a research component. Students earning the B.S. degree will be able to:
This schedule integrates requirements for the major, the College of Arts and Science (CAS), and the Miami Plan, and provides a structure for completing them over a 4-year period. The required and recommended courses in the major are specifically noted because many of them must be taken in sequence, and some of them may be offered only once a year. To fulfill the Miami Plan and CAS requirements, you will take a certain number of credit hours from several categories of courses. Progress towards the fulfillment of the requirements for the major is provided online for each student (and their advisor) through their Degree Audit Report (DAR).
All students in the College of Arts and Science must pass the CAS A requirement for a foreign language, which is to complete a course at the 202 level or higher. Although we have built in a two-year sequence beginning with 101 in our suggested schedule, you may be able to leverage your previous foreign language study in high school and bypass some of the introductory foreign language coursework. Alternatively, the schedule will accommodate the study of a new language.
Ask your advisor how certain elective courses may contribute to your particular professional goals. Some students will devote their elective course hours to obtain a second major or co-major, such as Chemistry, Spanish, or Premedical Studies; other students may use these hours for additional preparation for professional school standardized tests.
Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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Biological Concepts II: MBI 116 (4) | General Microbiology: MBI 201 (4) |
General Chemistry: CHM 141, 144 (3,2) | General Chemistry: CHM 142, 145 (3,2) |
Composition and Literature: ENG 111 (3) | Miami Plan/ |
Foreign Language: 101 (4) | Foreign Language: 102 (4) |
Introductory Seminar: MBI 147 (1) | -- |
Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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Modern Microbiology Applications: MBI 255 (4) | Molecular and Cell Biology: MBI 365 (3) |
Organic Chemistry: CHM 231 (4) or CHM 241/244 (5) | Biochemistry: CHM 332 (3) or CHM 242/245 (5) |
Calculus: MTH 151 (5) or Statistics: STA 261 (4) | Calculus: MTH 151 (5) or Statistics: STA 261 (4) |
Foreign Language: 201 (3) | Foreign Language: 202 (3) |
Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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Microbial Physiology: MBI 425 (4) | Microbiology Focus courses* (3-7) |
Microbial Genetics: MBI 445 (3) | |
Physics: PHY 161 (4) or PHY 191 (5) formerly PHY 171/173 (4) or 181/183 (5) |
Physics: PHY 162 (4) or PHY 192 (5) formerly PHY 172/174 (4) or 182/184 (5) |
Miami Plan/ |
Miami Plan/ |
Fall Semester | Spring Semester | Fall or Spring Semester |
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Microbiology Focus/Research courses* (3-7) | Microbiology Focus/Research courses* (3-7) | Undergraduate Seminar: MBI 490 (1) |
Miami Plan/ |
Miami Plan/ |
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Fall Semester | Spring Semester | Fall or Spring Semester |
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Immunology Principles & Practice: MBI 415 (4) or Immunology Principles: MBI 414 (3) | Medical Bacteriology: MBI 405 (4) | Epidemiology: MBI 361 (3) Note: Not offered every year |
-- | Human Viruses: MBI 464 (3) | -- |
Structural Genomics: MBI 424 (4) Note: Not offered every year |
Microbial & Molecular Genetics Laboratory: MBI 465 (2) | Independent Study: MBI 477.R (2) Note: Enroll in either Fall, Spring or Summer semester during the senior year |
Medical Mycology: MBI 435 (3) Note: Not offered every year |
Microbial Ecology: MBI 475 (4) | -- |
Bacterial Cell Biology: MBI 495 (3) Not offered every year |
Principles of Bioinformatics: MBI 485 (3) | -- |
Fall Semester | Spring Semester | Fall or Spring Semester |
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Bacteriophage Biology: MBI 223 (1) Note: for first-year students only |
Bacteriophage Genomics: MBI 224 (1) Note: for first-year students only |
Topics in Microbiology: MBI 250/350/450 (1-4) Note: Offered only occasionally |
Field Ecology: MBI 333 (2) Note: Not offered every year |
Programming in Life Sciences: MBI 256 (3) | Senior Internship: MBI 410 (2-4) Note: enroll in either Fall, Spring or Summer semester during the senior year |
Geomicrobiology: MBI 402 (3) Note: Not offered every year |
-- | Research Problems: MBI 440 (2-4) Note: enroll in either Fall, Spring or Summer semester during the senior year |
Bioinformatics Computing Skills: MBI 466 (3) | -- | Departmental Honors: MBI 480 (1-6) Note: enroll in either Fall, Spring or Summer semester during the senior year |
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