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Microbiology
Course Description, Prerequisites and Textbooks


Microbiology (BIO301) requires four weekends to complete. Classes are held on Saturdays and Sundays from 8:30am to 6:30pm.
(4 Semester Units, includes lab*)

This course is designed to convey general concepts, methods, and applications of microbiology for health sciences. Topics include: immunology, bacteriology, virology, and mycology; the morphology, biochemistry, and physiology of microorganisms including bacteria, viruses, and fungi; the diseases caused by these microorganisms and their treatments, and the immunologic, pathologic, and epidemiological factors associated with diseases. Laboratory exercises provide first hand experience with the organisms, processes and diagnostic techniques discussed in lecture.

ISP does not require students to complete any preliminary 'introductory' classes prior to enrollment in our program. For example, students can enroll immediately into ISP's General Chemistry 1 class without taking 'Introduction to Chemistry'. This applies to all of our course offerings, including Biology, Anatomy & Physiology, Microbiology and Physics.

*If the college or university to which the student intends to transfer Integrated Science Program (ISP) courses requires 5 instead of 4 semester units per portion of a course (either 1 or 2), we offer 1 semester unit independent study courses for each formal course which provide empirically-based studies that enhance, deepen, and further integrate knowledge of the subject by developing different problem-solving skills and conceptual organization than those fostered in formal classroom and laboratory learning.

Microbiology - Prerequisite High School Diploma or equivalent.

Microbiology - Textbooks

Lecture-
Tortora, G., Funke, B., Case, C. (2009).
Microbiology: an introduction. 10th ed.
San Francisco, CA: Benjamin Cummings.
(ISBN-10: 0321550072)

Lab- Cappuccino, J., Sherman, N. (1999).
Microbiology: a laboratory
manual. 8th. ed. River, NJ: Pearson/ Benjamin Cummings.
(ISBN-10: 0805325786)

Recommended introductory reading book:

Garrett, Lori & Penn, Judy (2009).
Get ready for microbiology.
San Francisco, CA: Benjamin Cummings.
(
ISBN-10: 0321683471)

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