Microbiology for Health Professions
This course is designed to meet the microbiology prerequisite for students who are applying for admission to health profession programs. Most students taking this course will have an undergraduate degree and will be in the process of a career change. Distance Microbiology is a one-semester course with a virtual laboratory. It will emphasize the concepts that are a necessary groundwork for courses the student will take in his/her professional studies.
Topics covered in this course include: the history of microbiology, microbial morphology and physiology, bacterial metabolism, genetics, and ecology, and the classification microorganisms. The course will emphasize medically important Eubacteria and protists. The virtual laboratory provides a review of procedures used to isolate and identify microorganisms, including biochemical tests, molecular biology, and serological techniques. VirtualUnknown Microbiology can be previewed at www.intuitiveinc.com.
The typical student will complete the course in approximately 16 weeks. Students may enroll at any time and the course begins on the date of enrollment. Tuition is $1000 for this 4 credit course. The lab fee for this course, which includes registration, books, software for the virtual laboratory and technology access is $250.
Prerequisite(s): College level introductory biology.
For more information about the course, call Dr. Deborah DuDevoir at 207-602-2325, or email at DDudevoir@une.edu.