BIOMI 2500

Public Health Microbiology

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

This course will use a variety of teaching methods (including historical and current case studies and databases) to help students understand basic principles of microbiology as they apply to the emergence, transmission, pathogenicity, and control of infectious human disease. Major topics include water and food borne disease, zoonotic diseases, sexually transmitted diseases and antibiotic resistance.

Prerequisites REF-FA25 the equivalent of two semesters of majors-level biology and one semester general chemistry.

Forbidden Overlaps REF-FA25 BIOMI 2500, BIOMI 2600

Distribution Requirements (BSC-AG, OPHLS-AG), (BIO-AS)

Last 3 terms offered 2024FA, 2023FA, 2022FA

Learning Outcomes REF-FA25

• Describe and apply investigative methods to studies in public health microbiology.
• Explain core concepts in microbiology (including the basic characteristics of viruses, bacteria, fungi and protozoa) as they relate to public health issues.
• Compare and contrast models of infectious disease with respect to pathogens, reservoirs, modes of transmission and control.
• Analyze the social, economic, and cultural challenges to protecting the public by preventing infectious disease.

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