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Overview of MS Micb/PhD in BIOC/MICB, Microbial Ecology Option

  • Required courses to be satisfied prior to or upon acceptance are General Microbiology, General Ecology and Statistics.
  • Non-compulsory coursework will be determined on an individual basis by the student and his/ her committee.
  • This option has the same general requirements as the other three options, AND REQUIRES TWO OF three courses covering terretrial,
    aquatic, and molecular microbial ecology, and allows design of remaining curriculum to meet individual student interests
The following courses are required of all students

credits
MICB 595 MICROBIAL ECOLOGY SEMINAR
1
MICB 595 ADV. MICR. ECOLOGY
2
MICB 580 TRAINING SEMINAR
1
MICB 530 GRANT WRITING
3
MICB 570 INTRO TO RESEARCH
2
    PROFESSIONAL SEMINAR
1


All students are required to take at least two of the following three courses.

credits
MICB/BIOL 595 SOIL/FUNGAL ECOLOGY
3
MICB 595 MOLECULAR MICROBIAL ECOLOGY
3
MICB 580 AQUATIC MIC. ECOL./ PHYSIOLOGY
3


·To insure a broad working knowledge in microbial ecology, students are required to take a minimum of one class in each of the 3 areas.


Microbial Processes/Biogeochemistry

credits
MICB 595 AQUATIC MIC. ECOL./ PHYSIOLOGY
3
CHEM 541 ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY
3
FOR 511 SOIL CHEMISTRY/ BIOCHEMISTRY
3
GEOL 515 BIOGEOCHEMISTRY
4
GEOL 531 ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY
4
GEOL 571 ADVANCED GEOCHEMISTRY
3


Environmental/Quantitative Microbial Ecology:

credits
MICB 595 MICB SOIL ECOLOGY
3
BIOL 512 POPULATION ECOLOGY
BIOL 513 COMMUNITY ECOLOGY
BIOL 517 PLANT ECOLOGY
EVST 560 ENVIRONM. IMPACT ANALYSIS
3
FOR 532 FOREST ECOSYST. ANALYSIS 3
3
WBIO 580 POPULATION DYNAMICS
1
WBIO 540 EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
3

Microbial Diversity and Interactions

credits
MICB 595 MOLECULAR MICROBIAL ECOLOGY
3
MICB 520 MEDICAL PARASITOLOGY
2
MICB 540 MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIS
3
MICB 510 MICROBIAL STR. AND FUNCT.
2
MICB 509 VIRUS ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
3
BIOC 584 NUCLEIC ACIDS
3
BIOC 595 ADVANCED MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
3








 
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