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Career Choices for the Microbial Ecology Option

The Bachelor of Science in Microbiology with an Option in Microbial Ecology provides lots of options for preparing for many types of careers.  The Microbiology faculty have provided examples of recommended electives based on some potential career tracks in microbiology.

Microbial ecology of diseases:

Course Credits
BIOL 400 General Parasitology 2
BIOL 401 General Parasitology Lab 2
BIOL 440 Electron Microscopy 2
MICB 412 Medical Bacteriology & Mycology 3
MICB 410 Immunology 3
MICB 420 Virology 3
MICB 497 UG Research 6

 

Biochemistry / Metabolism:

Course Credits
BIOC 481 Biochemistry I 3
BIOC 482 Biochemistry II 3
FOR 210 Introductory Soils 3
GEOL 382 Global Change  3
GEOL 431 Environmental Geochemistry 3
MICB 497 UG Research    6
CHEM 341 Instrumental Methods   3

 

Diversity / Evolution:

Course Credits
BIOC 481 Biochemistry 3
BIOC 482 Biochemistry 3
BIOL 341 Ecology Laboratory 3
BIOL 453 (FLBS) Lake Ecology 3
BIOL 454 (FLBS) Stream Ecology 3
FOR 210 Introductory Soils   3
MATH 444 Statistical Methods 3
MATH 447 Computer Data Analysis 1
MICB 497 UG Research 6

 

Environmental microbial ecology:

Course Credits
BIOL 341 Ecology Laboratory 2
BIOL 453 (FLBS) Lake Ecology 3
BIOL 454 (FLBS) Stream Ecology 3
GEOL  382 Global Change  3
GEOL 431 Environmental Geochemistry 3
MATH 444 Statistical Methods 3
MATH 447 Computer Data Analysis 1
MICB 497 UG Research 6

 

Modeling:

Course Credits
CS 131 Fund. of Computer Science 3
MATH 153 Calculus II 4
MATH 251 Calculus III  4
MATH 444 Statistical Methods 3
MATH 447 Computer Data Analysis  1