For BBSP Students

Basic List of Courses (numbers in parentheses are credit hours)

Fall Semester:

• MCRO 614 – Immunobiology (3)
• MCRO 630 – Virology (3)
• MCRO 635 – Microbial Pathogenesis I (prokaryotes) (3)
• MCRO 701 – Seminar in MCRO (Department & Student Seminars – Majors only) (1)
• MCRO 711 – Seminar/Tutorial in Virology (var)
• MCRO 712 – Seminar/Tutorial in Immunology (var)
• MCRO 795 – Research Concepts (2) (Required – Majors only)

Spring Semester:

• MCRO 640 – Microbial Pathogenesis II (virus) (3)
• MCRO 701 – Seminar in MCRO (Department & Student Seminars – Majors only) (1)
• MCRO 710 – Seminar/Tutorial in Bacterial and Eukaryotic Microbes (var)
• MCRO 712 – Seminar/Tutorial in Immunology (var)

Other electives commonly taken by students interested in Microbiology & Immunology:

• GNET 631 – Advanced Molecular Biology I (3) – Fall
• GNET 632 – Advanced Molecular biology II (3) – Spring

The course requirements for Microbiology & Immunology are a minimum of six graduate level courses in relevant subjects.  At least two of the six must be seminar/tutorials. At least one of the seminar/tutorials must be MCRO 710, 711, or 712. Because the topics change every year, MCRO 710, 711, and 712 can be taken more than once for credit. The second seminar/tutorial class can be MCRO 710, 711, 712 or (if approved by the Director of Graduate Studies) a class from another department that is primarily based on reading and critical analysis of the scientific literature. Students usually complete four of their six classes during their first year in BBSP. When planning how to meet our course requirements, note that M&I students are required to take MCRO 795 in their second year. After joining the department, students are also required to take MCRO 701 every semester.

Students act as Teaching Assistants for two semesters (typically one each in the second and third years) in courses approved by the Director of Graduate Studies.
There are sample course sequences below for students with differing degrees of certainty during their first year about joining the Microbiology & Immunology program.

For more detailed information about courses and the Microbiology & Immunology Ph.D. program, please visit the “Graduate Program” section of this website. If you have additional questions, please contact the Director of Graduate Studies, Bob Bourret, or the Student Services Manager, Michelle Hightower.

For students interested in the Microbiology and Immunology Ph.D. program in year one:

For students not sure about joining Microbiology and Immunology until after joining a Ph.D. lab:

For All student after joing the Microbiology and Immunology Ph.D. program