610. Immunology. (3-0). Credit 3.
Overview of the field of immunology, emphasizing humoral and cellular immune mechanisms,
immunoregulation, imunogenetics and the molecular biology of the immune response. Prerequise: basic biochemistry
or approval of instructor.
614. Microbial Development. (3-0). Credit 3.
Cellular differentiation and morphogenesis as it occurs in bacteria and unicellular eucaryotes;
molecular, cellular and genetic approaches to understanding microbial development presented through
an examination of classical papers and today's research literature. Prerequisites: BICH 410 and 411
or GENE 431.
620. Mechanisms of Transcription Initiation. (3-0). Credit 3.
Molecular mechanisms of transcription in prokaryotes and eukaryotes, with an emphasis on
prokaryotic systems; scientific papers will provide the basis for class discussion.
Prerequisite: graduate classification.
624. Fungal Genetics: (3-0). Credit 3.
Development of classical and modern genetic approaches in Fungi; genetic approaches to
understanding basic biological processes including gene regulation, cell-cell interactions,
and cellular organization.
630. Protozoology. (3-3). Credit 4.
Morphology, taxonomy, physiology, reproduction, phylogeny, ecology and life history of
protozoa. Prerequisite: six hours of biology or approval of instructor.
681. Seminar. (1-0). Credit 1.
Detailed reports on specific topics in field chosen. Students may register in up to but
no more than three sections of this course.
685. Problems. Credit 1 to 6 each semester.
Limited investigations in fields other than those chosen for thesis or dissertation.
689. Special Topics in... Credit 1 to 4.
Selected topics in an identified area of microbiology.
690. Theory of Research. (3-0). Credit 3.
Design of research experiments in microbiology and the evaluation of research results
with the aid of examples taken from the current scientific literature. May be repeated
for credit.
691. Research. Credit 1 or more each semester.
Research for thesis or dissertation.
Other related graduate courses offered by the Department of Biology that may be of interest to microbiology students include BIOL 602 Transmission Electron Microscopy, BIOL 617 Cell Biology, BOTN 608 Phycology and BIOL 689 Special Topics.