BIOL 330 - Infection and Disease

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0

Prerequisite(s): BIOL 230 or equivalent

Restriction(s): None

Corequisite(s): None

This course explores the nature of infective diseases and disease processes that affect humans. The course is primarily based on case studies of infectious diseases that demonstrate not only the basic principles of microbiology but the nature and etiology of infection. The course will also cover microbial adaptation and change in light of recent discoveries and discussion in microbiology on ways to control infectious diseases by influencing the adaptations of microbes to their environment.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course:

Recognize and describe chief factors in the transmission, etiology, diagnosis, treatment, and control of diseases caused by a wide range of infectious agents (bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa and prions).
Discuss the current thought and research into the evolution of pathogenicity of microbes in order to more successfully control the development, spread, and treatment of infectious diseases in the future.
Exhibit an understanding of the social, economic, and environmental factors that influence disease processes through discussion posts and papers.
Assess primary and secondary scientific literature and abstract relevant information and synthesize that information into coherent arguments.