Thank you for your interest and for visiting the Microbiology web page. Introduction to Microbiology is a transferable five-unit, lecture and laboratory course that covers various microorganisms, i.e., bacteria, viruses, protozoa, algae, fungi, and parasitic worms, their significance, and their role in human affairs. Cellular-molecular biology (BIOSCI 107) with a minimum grade of ‘C’ is a prerequisite. Instructor-student contact is always well established and maintained; with discussion and study groups strongly encouraged. Introduction to Microbiology meets student needs in areas of general education, transfer requirements, and preparation for professional programs - either as a prerequisite for an allied health program or as a recommended preparatory course for biotechnology. The course is augmented with a dedicated computer laboratory to assist and support student learning with aids and resources not available elsewhere on campus.

As you view this site, the concepts and applications of microbiology are all around and influence us on a daily basis.  We see examples from the acknowledgement of public health ratings at restaurants, the assurance in the safety of our drinking water from a recreational lake, the gene splicing of bacteria in biotechnology, to the current issues of a possible avian flu pandemic, to name a few. The dynamics of microbiology are diverse and enormous. The THRILL of microbiology IS infectious!