Master’s Degree Requirements

Students are required to complete 30 credits of coursework, including 16 credits of required courses and 14 credits of electives.

The recommended electives are listed below. Students have the flexibility to choose from the recommended electives as well as any elective offered by the Department of Microbiology in order to tailor the program to fit their interest. Students can also choose to have an internship as their elective.

BHTA 6515* or CBTA 6515*: Microbiology of Biological Threat Agents & Emerging Infectious Diseases
3 credits | Mon & Wed, 11:00am-12:15pm
Course Instructor: Mary Edwards (CBTA 515)

CBTA 6517*: Bioterrorism
3 credits | Mon & Wed, 9:30am-10:50am
Course Instructor: William Daddio

BHTA 6525*: Homeland Security
3 credits | Fri, 4:00pm-6:30pm
Course Instructors: Monte Hawkins & Christopher Duvall

BHTA 6551: Biohazardous Threat Agents & Emerging Infectious Diseases Seminar
2 credits | Fri, 11:30am-1:30pm
Course Instructor: Mike Bray & Seth Carus

BHTA 6520: Agroterrorism
3 credits | Tue, 4:30pm-7:30pm
Course Instructors: David Stiefel

BHTA 6577: Defense Threat Reduction Initiatives 
2 credits | Mon, 4:00pm-5:50pm
Course Instructors: John Jacocks & Carl Newman

CBTA 6517*: Bioterrorism
3 credits | Online
Course Instructor: William Daddio

CBTA 6525*: Homeland Security
3 credits | Online
Course Instructor: Neal Pollard

CBTA 6595: Community Resilience (Online)
3 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructors: Jeffrey Stiefel and Paula Scalingi

BSPA 6589: Environmental Health & Policy
2 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructor: Tomoko Steen

BHTA 6590: One Health and Health Security
2 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructor: Jenny Witthoff

BSPA 6603: Science and Technology in Global Arena
4 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructor: Tomoko Steen & Taylor Winkleman

BSPA 6606: Public Policy for Scientists
3 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructor: Julie Fischer & Taylor Winkleman

MICB 6120: Immunology
3 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructor: Marta Catalfamo & Stephan Menne

MICB 6852: Seminar in Microbiology & Immunology – Fall
1 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructor: Stephan Menne

MICB 6140: Bacteriology & Mycology
3 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructor: William Fonzi

BHTA 7950**: Internship Experience
2 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructor: Contact program for more information.
**Requires Instructor Approval. Students must have taken at least 12 credits in order to take this course. Contact the program director for more information.

BSPA 7001: Regulatory Science I: Law & Science
3 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructor: Lisa Jaegar

MICB 7008: Immunogenetics in Health & Disease
2 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructor: Colm O’Huigin

BHTA 6741: Policy & Pandemic Management
2 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructors: Matthew Sharkey & David Stiefel

BSPA 7800: Global Infectious Diseases International Perspective
2 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructor: Richard Calderone & JP Gonzalez

CBTA 6566: Preparedness, Response, & Capacity to CBRNE Threats (Online)
3 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructor: Shane Kappler

BHTA 6516: Biological & Radiological Safety (currently not offered)  
2 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructors: Susan Martin & Catalina Kovats

BHTA 6524: Emerging & Re-emerging Infectious Diseases: A Multidisciplinary Approach  
2 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructor: Claire Standley & Ellen Carlin

BHTA 6526: The Chemistry of War
2 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructors: Colin Eckman & Maari Hanson

BSPA 6570: Clinical Applications of the Microbiota  
2 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructor: Tomoko Steen & Sona Vasudevan

BSPA 6599: Survey of International Policy
3 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructor: Taylor Winkleman

BSPA 6607: Pharmaceutical, Biotech, and Medical Device Innovation & Regulation 
2 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructor: JP Auffret

MICB 6190: Biology & Biochemistry of Viruses  
3 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructor: John Casey

BHTA 7950**: Internship Experience
2 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructor: Contact program for more information.
**Requires Instructor Approval. Students must have taken at least 12 credits in order to take this course. Contact the program director for more information.

MICB 6290: Mechanism of Microbial Pathogenesis 
3 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructors: Richard Calderone, Michael Cole, & William Fonzi

MICB 6600: Concepts of Immunotherapy
3 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructors: Stephan Menne

BSPA 7003: Regulatory Science II: Law & Science 
3 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructor: Lisa Jaegar & Alan Moghissi

BSPA 7005: Science Diplomacy & World Health
2 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructor: Tomoko Steen

BHTA 6715: Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Power, & Nonproliferation
2 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructor: William Daddio

BHTA 6724: Public Health Preparedness & Emergency Management
2 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructor: Jim Banaski

BSPA 7801: Global Infectious Diseases Seminar
2 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructor: Richard Calderone & JP Gonzalez

BHTA 6803: Biosafety, Biosecurity, & Biodefense
2 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructors: Joshua Kurjan & Matthew Sharkey

BHTA 6805: Emerging Biotechnologies
2 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructor: Julie Fischer

MICB 6853: Microbiology & Immunology Seminar – Spring
1 credit | Spring Semester
Course Instructor: Stephan Menne