Biohazardous Threat Agents & Emerging Infectious Diseases: Curriculum


Students that enroll in the program must complete courses in the areas of emphasis. Students will be mentored by a faculty advisor in the department. Please note that this sample curriculum assumes that a student is pursuing the degree Full-Time. The Part-Time option is also available, in which case the curriculum will be distributed over a longer period of study determined by the student and not exceeding 3 years.

Other courses may be substituted for the ones listed below, but all changes require approval by the student advisor.


Curriculum

First semester:
  • MICB – 515 Microbiology of Biological Threat Agents and Emerging Infectious Diseases [3]
  • MICB – 517 Bioterrorism [3] elective
  • MICB – 519 Sociological Perspectives in Biodefense [3]
  • MICB – 525 Homeland Security 2015 [3] elective
  • MICB – 551 Seminar: Biohazardous Threat Agents & EID [1]

Second semester:
  • MICB – 516 Biological & Radiological Safety [2]
  • MICB – 520 Agroterrorism [3]
  • MICB – 524 Emerging Diseases: Past as Prologue [2]
  • MICB – 526 Chemical Threat Agents [3]
  • MICB – 550 Pathogenesis & Therapy of Bioterror-Related Diseases [2] elective
  • MICB – 556 Defense Threat Reduction Initiatives [2]

Additional Elective Courses:
  • MICB – 600 & 601 Seminar in Biomedical Science Policy
  • MICB – 605 Principles of Science/Health/Technology Policy
  • MICB – 612 Immunology
  • MICB – 611 Virology
  • MICB – 614 Bacteriology & Mycology
  • MICB – 619 Biology & Biochemistry of Viruses
  • MICB – 621 Human & Microbial Genetics
  • MICB – 629 Mechanism of Microbial Pathogenesis
  • MICB – 800 & 801 Seminar: Global Infectious Diseases
  • MICB – 852 Seminar in Microbiology & Immunology
  • BCHB – 517 Cancer Biology
  • BCHB – 518 Introduction to Laboratory Applications in Biotechnology
  • INTH – 444 Global Patterns of Disease
  • STIA – 551 Technology & Homeland Security

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