Students are urged to continue developing the foreign language study started in high school. If prepared, you may wish to take a first year sequence of 101 and 102, or 201 and 202, or a course at the 300 level, rather than the two-year sequence indicated on the next page. All MBI students must pass 202.
Ask your advisor how certain elective courses may contribute to your particular professional goals. Some students will devote their elective course hours to obtain a second major, e.g., in Chemistry or Spanish; other students may use these hours for additional preparation for professional school standardized tests.
The requirements for graduation represent the facultyÕs consolidation of the specifics indicated by prospective employers and feedback from graduates into what is reasonable for a good, average student in our baccalaureate program. The program is intentionally broad in focus within the discipline in order to expand the opportunities of the graduate. Recent changes in the curriculum provide for a set of core courses needed by all microbiology majors, focus courses that provide more in-depth coverage of disciplines within the field, and elective courses to complement the studentsÕ career objectives.
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Course Requirements for the A.B. Degree in Microbiology
Note: all required MBI courses are offered only in
the semesters indicated below. Some electives are only offered in
alternate years.
First Year
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First Semester
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Second Semester
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General Chemistry: CHM 141, 144 (3,2)
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General Chemistry: CHM 142, 145 (3,2)
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Biological Concepts I: MBI 115 (4)
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Biological Concepts II: MBI 116 (4)
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Composition and Literature: ENG 111 (3)
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Composition and Literature: ENG 112 (3)
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Foreign Language: 101 (4)
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Foreign Language: 102 (4)
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Second Year
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First Semester
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Second Semester
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General Microbiology:MBI 201 (4)
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General Microbiology: MBI 202 (4)
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Organic Chemistry: CHM 231 (4) or CHM 241/244 (5)
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Biochemistry: CHM 332 (4) or CHM 242/245(5)
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Calculus: MTH 151 (5) or Statistics: STA 261 (3)
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Miami Plan/CAS Requirements/Electives (4-6)
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Foreign Language: 201 (3)
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Foreign Language: 202 (3)
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Third Year
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First Semester
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Second Semester
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Microbial Genetics: MBI 445 (3)
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Molecular and Cellular Biology: MBI 365 (3)
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Microbial Physiology: MBI 425 (4)
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Microbiology Focus/Elective courses* (3-4)
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Physics: PHY 171 (or 181), 183 (3,1)
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Physics: PHY 172 (or 182), 184 (3,1)
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Miami Plan/CAS Requirements/Electives (4)
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Miami Plan/CAS Requirements/Electives (4)
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Fourth Year
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First Semester
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Second Semester
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Microbiology Focus/Elective courses* (5-7)
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Microbiology Focus/Elective courses* (5-6)
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Senior Seminar: MBI 490 (1)
enroll in either Fall or Spring semester during the senior year
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Miami Plan/CAS Requirements/Electives (9-10)
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Miami Plan/CAS Requirements/Electives (9-10)
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*Microbiology Focus Courses
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First Semester
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Second Semester
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Immunology Principles and Practice: MBI 415 (4)
or Immunology Principles: MBI 414 (3)
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Pathogenic Microbiology: MBI 405 (4)
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Human Viruses: MBI 464 (3)
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Microbial and Molecular Genetics Laboratory: MBI 465 (2))
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Medical Mycology: MBI 435 (3)
Usually offered in even-numbered years only
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Microbial Ecology: MBI 475 (3)
Usually offered in odd-numbered years only
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Principles of Bioinformatics: MBI 485 (3)
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Bacterial Cell Biology: MBI 495 (3)
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*Microbiology Elective Courses
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First Semester
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Second Semester
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Geomicrobiology: MBI 402 (3)
Usually offered in even-numbered years only
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Biological Instrumentation: MBI 424 (3)
Usually offered in even-numbered years only
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Bioinformatics Computing Skills: MBI 466 (3)
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Epidemiology: MBI 361 (3)
Fall - Middletown Campus (every year), Oxford campus (odd-numbered years only);
Spring and Summer - Hamilton Campus
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Research Problems: MBI 440 (2-4)
enroll in either Fall, Spring or Summer semester during the senior year
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Independent Study: 477 (2-4)
enroll in either Fall, Spring or Summer semester during the senior year
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Departmental Honors: MBI 480 (1-6)
enroll in either Fall, Spring or Summer semester during the senior year
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Requirements for the A.B. degree in Microbiology (32 hours):
- Core Courses, 19 hours required:
- General Microbiology I and II
- Microbial Genetics
- Molecular and Cecllular Biology
- Microbial Physiology
- Senior Seminar
- Focus Courses, 9 hours minimum (must include at least 2 credit hours of lab):
- Lab component
- Pathogenic Microbiology
- Immunology
- Medical Mycology
- Molecular Genetics Laboratory
- No lab component
- Human Viruses
- Microbial Ecology
- Principles of Bioinformatics
- Bacterial Cell Biology
- Elective Courses, to complete the required 32 hours:
- Additional MBI Focus and Elective Courses
Note: MBI 440, 440.C, 477, 477.C, 480, 480.C have a maximum of 4 credits that can be counted as electives.
- Related science courses, 27-32 hours:
- Biological Concepts I and II
- Calculus or Statistics
- General Chemistry with Lab
- Organic Chemistry or Biochemistry with Lab
- Biochemistry
- Physics with Lab
Note: No Microbiology or required related course may be taken on credit/no credit basis.
Note: MBI 100-level courses and MBI 275 DO NOT COUNT towards the 32 required hours in Microbiology
Thematic Sequence (3):
- Students may choose from among any of the thematic sequences offered at Miami University.
- Students must register for the thematic sequence at the department offering the sequence.
Note: Microbiology majors cannot use a Microbiology thematic sequence to satisfy the requirement.
Microbiology Capstone (3):
Note: You must use the .C modifier for all courses within the Microbiology Capstone for capstone credit.
Note: Research Capstone and Seminar Capstone courses require a completed independent study form and a completed force add form, respectively.
Note: Microbiology majors can satisfy capstone requirements with any capstone offered by Miami University.
Courses suggested as non-microbiology electives for A.B. degree in Microbiology:
- Technical Writing: ENG 313 (3)
- Analytical Chemistry: CHM 363, 364 (3,2)
- Additional upper-level Chemistry
- Introductory Computing: CSA 141 (2) with or without CIT 101.D (1)
Note: Students should be competent in computer usage before taking MBI 201.
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