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Fall 2024  |  FSCN 2021 Section 001: Introductory Microbiology (21963)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/03/2024 - 12/11/2024
Mon, Wed, Fri 12:50PM - 01:40PM
UMTC, St Paul
Ruttan Hall B30
Enrollment Status:
Open (18 of 30 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
How microbes impact our world in deadly/life-saving ways. Roles of bacteria, fungi, and viruses as agents of human diseases; in food spoilage/food borne diseases; and in food preservation/health promotion. Preventing plant diseases, food/drug production, cleaning up oil spills. Genetic engineering.
Class Description:
This course is intended primarily for undergraduates who require a basic knowledge of microbiology and how it impacts their everyday life. It will serve as a broad introduction to the diverse world of bacteria, fungi, and viruses; their role as agents of human diseases (from flesh eating bacteria to AIDS) and how humans fight back; their roles in food spoilage, food borne diseases and how to control them; their beneficial roles in food preservation, health promotion (probiotics), preventing plant diseases, food/drug production (biotechnology), cleaning up oil spills (bioremediation). The course will also introduce the student to the basics of genetic engineering and its present and future potential roles in food, agriculture and medicine.
Grading:
35% Midterm Exam
25% Final Exam
10% Special Projects
10% Quizzes
20% Laboratory Evaluation
Exam Format:
multiple choice and short answer
Class Format:
60% Lecture
40% Laboratory
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
<10 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
1 Paper(s)
Other Workload: in class quizzes.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/21963/1249
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
3 November 2010

Fall 2024  |  FSCN 2021 Section 002: Introductory Microbiology (21964)

Instructor(s)
Sara Cannon (Proxy)
Class Component:
Laboratory
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/03/2024 - 12/11/2024
Mon 01:55PM - 03:50PM
UMTC, St Paul
Food Science/Nutrition 218
Auto Enrolls With:
Section 001
Enrollment Status:
Open (18 of 30 seats filled)
Course Catalog Description:
How microbes impact our world in deadly/life-saving ways. Roles of bacteria, fungi, and viruses as agents of human diseases; in food spoilage/food borne diseases; and in food preservation/health promotion. Preventing plant diseases, food/drug production, cleaning up oil spills. Genetic engineering.
Class Description:
This course is intended primarily for undergraduates who require a basic knowledge of microbiology and how it impacts their everyday life. It will serve as a broad introduction to the diverse world of bacteria, fungi, and viruses; their role as agents of human diseases (from flesh eating bacteria to AIDS) and how humans fight back; their roles in food spoilage, food borne diseases and how to control them; their beneficial roles in food preservation, health promotion (probiotics), preventing plant diseases, food/drug production (biotechnology), cleaning up oil spills (bioremediation). The course will also introduce the student to the basics of genetic engineering and its present and future potential roles in food, agriculture and medicine.
Grading:
35% Midterm Exam
25% Final Exam
10% Special Projects
10% Quizzes
20% Laboratory Evaluation
Exam Format:
multiple choice and short answer
Class Format:
60% Lecture
40% Laboratory
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
<10 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
1 Paper(s)
Other Workload: in class quizzes.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/21964/1249
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
3 November 2010

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