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Microbiology

Credits: 4
Course Number: 10-806-197

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Course Description

10-806-197 MICROBIOLOGY ...history, morphology, physiology, nutritional growth requirements, metabolism, methods of identification. Focus on disease-causing microorganisms, appropriate prevention, treatment, control mechanisms. Specific/non-specific host defense mechanisms, applications of immunology examined. (Prerequisite: 10-806-177, General Anatomy & Physiology OR 10-806-114, General Biology with a "C" or better. Health programs may require a higher grade; refer to your plan for details)

Course Typically Offered

  • Summer
  • Fall
  • Spring

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What will I learn?

  1. Explore the history and scope of the field of microbiology
  2. Use safe laboratory practices
  3. Perform microbiological laboratory procedures according to appropriate safety standards
  4. Use a bright-field microscope to examine microbial cells
  5. Compare prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell structures and their functions
  6. Explain microbial growth requirements and key microbial metabolic processes
  7. Classify bacteria based on differentiating characteristics
  8. Assess the impact of microbial genetics on humans and the environment
  9. Evaluate processes to control the growth of microbes in the body and in the environment
  10. Summarize pathogenic and non-pathogenic host-microbe interactions
  11. Analyze patterns of microbial disease transmission using principles of epidemiology
  12. Summarize host defense mechanisms
  13. Evaluate immunopathology and immunological applications
  14. Correlate select bacteria with human infectious disease
  15. Correlate select fungi and parasites with human infectious disease
  16. Correlate select viruses and prions with human infectious disease

Class Details

Class Number:
81971
Delivery:
In-Person
Term:
Fall 2024
Date Range:
-
Estimated Cost:
$767.40 *

Class Notes

  • The required digital course materials will be accessible via Canvas on or just prior to the first day of class. The fee for the materials is included as part of the ‘Digital Material Access Fee’ on your tuition statement. The optional purchase of a print version of the textbook is available through the NWTC Bookstore.

  • The required digital course materials will be accessible via BlackBoard on or just prior to the first day of class. The fee for the materials is included as part of the ‘Digital Material Access Fee’ on your tuition statement. The optional purchase of a print version of the textbook is available through the NWTC Bookstore.

Meeting Times

Dates Day(s) / Time Location(s)
08/20/24 - 12/17/24 Tu
5:30 PM - 8:20 PM
Green Bay Campus Room SC311
08/22/24 - 12/19/24 Th
5:30 PM - 7:15 PM
Green Bay Campus Room SC378

* Cost displayed is an estimate and may be discounted if attendees are residents of Northeast Wisconsin Back to cost