Microbiology Major Requirements

*Beginning Fall Semester 2007*

As of Fall semester of 2007, the curriculum for a microbiology major changed. New students enrolling in the major will have the following curriculum requirements. Students already enrolled in the microbiology program will have the option of keeping their same requirements, or switching to the new major requirements.

Please talk with the Department Academic Advisor, Elaine Rotz; 767 WIDB, 422-4293 or mmbio@byu.edu, for questions and/or substitution changes.

Or contact Life Sciences Student Services, 379 WIDB, 422- 3042, for General Education requirements or to make changes in your major.

Microbiology Major Requirements
Beginning Fall Semester 2007
Total hours: 61 – 67

Listed as: Class (credits : class and/or lab hours per week)

Complete the following six classes:

                                        PDBIO 120 : Science of Biology (2:2)
                                        MMBIO 151 : Introduction to Microbiology (4:3)
                                        MMBIO 240 : Molecular Biology (3:3)
                                        MMBIO 241 : Molecular and Cellular Biology Lab (1:3)
                                        MMBIO 361 : Infection and Immunity (4:4)
                                        PDBIO 360 : Cell Biology (3:4)

Choose four of the following Microbiology classes:

                                        MMBIO 460 Adv Bact Genetics (4:3)
                                        MMBIO 461 Adv Bact Physiology (3:3)
                                        MMBIO 462 Microbial Ecology (3:5)
                                        MMBIO 463 Immunology (3:3)
                                        MMBIO 464 Bacterial Pathogenesis (4:6)
                                        MMBIO 465 Virology (3:3)

                                        Note: MMBIO 463 and 465 can be taken with or
                                        without the MMBIO 467 or 466 labs, respectively.

Complete the following chemistry classes:

                                        CHEM 105 General College Chemistry 1 (4:5)
                                        CHEM 106 General College Chemistry 2 (3:4)
                                        CHEM 107 Gen College Chemistry Lab (1:3)
                                        CHEM 351 Organic Chemistry 1 (3:4)
                                        CHEM 352 Organic Chemistry 2 (3:4)
                                        CHEM 353 Organic Chemistry Lab (1-2:6)
                                        CHEM 481 Biochemistry 1 (3:3)

Complete one of the following options:

Either

PHSCS 105 Intro Applied Physics (3:3)
PHSCS 106 Intro Applied Physics (3:3)

STAT 221 Principles of Statistics (3:5)

Elective Courses

Choose 10 credits from the following:

                                        BIO 350 : Ecology (3:3)
                                        BIO 420 : Evolutionary Biology (2:2)
                                        BIO 421 : Evolutionary Biology Lab (1:3)
                                        CHEM 482 : Biochemistry 2 (3:3)
                                        MMBIO 390R : Readings in Molecular Biology (1:1)
                                        MMBIO 399R : Academic Internship (1-9:<40)
                                        MMBIO 407 : Clinical Microbiology (4:8)
                                        MMBIO 417 : Medical Parasitology (3:5)
                                        MMBIO 430 : Advanced Cell Biology (3:3)
                                        MMBIO 441 : Advanced Molecular Biology (3:3)
                                        MMBIO 442 : Advanced Molecular Biology Lab (2:6)
                                        MMBIO 494R : Mentored Research (1-3:ARR)
                                        MMBIO 554 : Molecular Virology (2:2)
                                        NDFS 361 : Food Microbiology (3:5)
                                        PWS 340 : Genetics (2:3)
                                        PWS 514 : Soil Microbiology (2:5)

Or courses not chosen under item 4 above:

                                        MMBIO 460 : Microbial Genetics (4:6)
                                        MMBIO 461 : Advanced Bacterial Physiology (3:3)
                                        MMBIO 462 : Microbial Ecology (3:5)
                                        MMBIO 463 : Immunology (3:3)
                                        MMBIO 464 : Bacterial Pathogensis (4:6)
                                        MMBIO 465 : Virology (3:3)

Note: only 3 hours of combined MMBIO 399R
and MMBIO 494R will count toward major hours.

Other strongly recommended courses

                                        ENG 316 : Technical Communications (3)
                                        MATH 119 or MATH 112 & 113 : Calculus (4-8)
                                        PHSCS 106, 108 : Intro Applied Physics (1 each)

Note: Students desiring a minor in chemistry
must take 2 hours of Chem 353.

For more information, click on a link below:

2007 Requirements for Microbiology Bachelor of Science

Comparison Between the old requirements and the New 2007-2008 requirements

Microbiology MAP for the New 2007 Program

Contact Elaine Rotz, MMBIO Academic Advisor if you have any questions or need to make substitutions

Office: 767 WIDB

Phone:422-4293

Email:mmbio@byu.edu

BYULinks

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