NORTHLAND
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Course Prefix and
Number: Biology 2221
Course Title: Microbiology
Credit Hours: 3-Offered Spring and Summer
Catalog Description: This is an advanced biology course for those students
interested in microbiology. The course
includes a study of major groups of microorganisms, their metabolic diversity,
and the many necessary laboratory techniques needed in studying those
organisms.
Prerequisites: None
Course Information:
A.
Hours per week: 4
1.
Classroom Lecture: 2
2.
Laboratory: 2
3.
Hours expected for student
contribution: Each student is expected to
attend all classroom lectures and participate in classroom activities which
include large and small group discussions and projects, individual reports,
quizzes, and exams. Students are
expected to spend a minimum of six hours per week on outside of class
activities including text and media reading assignments, preparation for
discussion, and assigned small group or individual projects.
4.
Other (clinicals,
internships, on the job training, independent study, etc.)
B.
Minnesota Transfer
Curriculum Area(s) Satisfied: Natural Science III, A-B-C-D
C.
Program(s) of Study for
Which the Course is Required: LPN and RN
D.
Other
Learner Outcomes: Understand metabolic diversity of microorganisms
Understand disease
and infections associated with microorganisms
Methods of Assessing Student
Learning: Tests, quizzes, research
reports, and lab reports
Date: