201363 - Microbial Biotechnology
Credit Hours

2

Pre-requisite

201331

Co-requisite

Distribution

2+0

This course is an introduction to microbiology that provides an overview of how microbes (e.g., bacteria, viruses and yeast) are manipulated to solve practical problems through biotechnology. This course covers the fundamentals of bacterial genetics and techniques for genetic engineering as well as the role of microbiology in medicine, agriculture, industry and the environment.