BIOL 230 - General Microbiology

Credit Hours: 4
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory (or Other) Hours: 3

General Education Code(s): 23NS, 23RE

Prerequisite(s): None
Restriction(s): None

Corequisite(s): None

This course provides the opportunity to study the characteristics of microorganisms (bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, and algae), including culture, identification, biochemical activities, morphology, and effects of these life forms on the environment. The primary emphasis of the course is on bacteria.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course: The general education requirement for natural sciences is satisfied by BIOL 230. To meet this General Education requirement, students will be able to:

demonstrate scientific reasoning applied to the natural world, including an understanding of the methods scientists use to explore natural phenomena, including observation, hypothesis development, measurement and data collection, experimentation, evaluation of evidence, and employment of data analysis or mathematical modeling; and
demonstrate scientific reasoning applied to the natural world, including application of scientific data, concepts, and models in one of the natural sciences.

The general education requirement for critical thinking is satisfied by BIOL 230. To meet this General Education requirement, students will be able to:

clearly articulate an issue or problem;
identify, analyze, and evaluate ideas, data, and arguments as they occur in their own or others’ work;
acknowledge limitations such as perspective and bias; and
develop well-reasoned (logical) arguments to form judgments and/or draw conclusions.