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BIOL 205 - Microbes and Mankind


Description:
Microbes are significant in our daily lives. The course covers disease and epidemics, prevention and control of infectious disease, the necessity of microbes in health, and the use of microbes for the benefit of mankind. Course will be offered every year. Course will not have an established scheduling pattern.

Credits: (5)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  • Explain how scientific method is employed to understand microbial processes
  • Analyze and explain primary literature and peer review process
  • Describe different types of pathogens
  • Describe historical epidemics of humans and in agriculture
  • Identify reliable outlets of scientific information retrieve information regarding current and past epidemics
  • Calculate incidence and prevalence of diseases using morbidity and mortality data
  • Predict the onset of an epidemic by graphing epidemiological data
  • Describe different types of vaccines and how they induce immunity
  • Identify risks and advantages of vaccination
  • Identify fallacies and misinformation/misconceptions in science
  • Explain how antibiotics and antivirals control microbial growth
  • Describe epidemic control methods
  • Explain various methods of biological waste treatment
  • Describe microbes’ role in biotechnology
  • Identify limitations and risks of biotechnology
Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
11/16/17



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