Graduate Professional Programs - Curriculum Framework

Required courses for the two majors
(240 hours = 16 credits)

(1) Biosafety, Standardization and Quality control in Microbiology (15h)
(2) Scientific Methodology (45h)
(3) Fundamentals of Molecular Biology of Microorganisms (30 h)
(4) Biology of Bacteria (30 h)
(5) Biology of yeasts and Filamentous Fungi (30 h)
(6) Biology of Viruses(30 h)
(7) Instrumentation for teaching Microbiology (30 h)

Required courses to major in Microbiology for the Health Sciences
(165 hours = 11 credits)
(9) Molecular diagnosis of microorganisms (15h)
(10) Mycology for Health Sciences (30 h)
(11) Virology for Health Sciences (30h)
(12) Bacteriology for Health Sciences (45 h)
(13) Epidemiology and Prevention of Infectious Diseases in Humans (30 h)

Required courses to major in Industrial and Environmental Microbiology
(165 hours = 11 credits)

(14) Biotechnology (15 h)
(15) Recombinant DNA technology (30 h)
(16) Food Microbiology (30 h)
(17) Bioremediation using microorganisms (15 h)
(18) Biological Control (15 h)
(19) Microbial biodiversity (30 h)
(20) Legislation and Patent laws in Microbiology (15h)