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.

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

MICB 517*: Bioterrorism
3 credits | Mon & Wed, 9:30am-10:50am
Course Instructor: William Daddio

MICB 525*: Homeland Security
3 credits | Fri, 4:00pm-6:30pm
Course Instructors: Monte Hawkins & Christopher Duvall

MICB 551: Biohazardous Threat Agents & EID Seminar
2 credits | Fri, 11:30am-1:30pm
Course Instructor: Mike Bray & Seth Carus

MICB 520: Agroterrorism
3 credits | Tue, 4:30pm-7:30pm
Course Instructors: David Stiefel & Joseph Kozlovac

MICB 577: Defense Threat Reduction Initiatives 
2 credits | Wed, 4:00pm-6:00pm
Course Instructors: John Jacocks & Carl Newman

CBTA 517*: Bioterrorism
3 credits | Online
Course Instructor: William Daddio

CBTA 525*: Homeland Security
3 credits | Online
Course Instructor: Neal Pollard

CBTA 595: Community Resilience (Online)
3 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructors: Jeffrey Stiefel and Paula Scalingi

MICB 549: Infectious Disease & Conflict 
2 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructor: Erin Sorrell

MICB 589: Environmental Health & Policy
2 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructor: Tomoko Steen

MICB 590: One Health and Health Security
2 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructor: Jenny Witthoff

MICB 599: Survey of International Policy
3 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructor: Taylor Winkleman

MICB 603: Science and Technology in Global Arena
4 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructor: Tomoko Steen & Taylor Winkleman

MICB 606: Public Policy for Scientists
3 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructor: Julie Fischer & Taylor Winkleman

MICB 612: Immunology
3 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructor: Marta Catalfamo & Stephan Menne

MICB 614: Bacteriology & Mycology
3 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructor: William Fonzi

MICB 623**: 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 program director, Erin Sorrell, for more information.

MICB 701: Regulatory Science I: Where the Law Meets Science
3 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructor: Lisa Jaegar & Alan Moghissi

MICB 708: Immunogenetics in Health & Disease
2 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructor: Colm O’Huigin

MICB 741: Policy and Pandemic Management
2 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructors: Matthew Sharkey & David Stiefel

MICB 800: Global Infectious Diseases Seminar
2 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructor: Richard Calderone & JP Gonzalez

MICB 852: Seminar in Microbiology & Immunology
1 credits | Fall Semester
Course Instructor: Stephan Menne

CBTA 566: Preparedness, Response, & Capacity to CBRNE Threats (Online)
3 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructor: Shane Kappler

MICB 516: Biological & Radiological Safety (currently not offered)  
2 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructors: Susan Martin & Catalina Kovats

MICB 524: Emerging & Re-emerging Infectious Diseases: A Multidisciplinary Approach  
2 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructor: Erin Sorrell & Claire Standley

MICB 526: The Chemistry of War
2 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructors: Colin Eckman & Maari Hanson

MICB 570: Clinical Applications of the Microbiota  
2 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructor: Tomoko Steen & Sona Vasudevan

MICB 607: Pharmaceutical, Biotech, and Medical Device Innovation & Regulation 
2 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructor: JP Auffret

MICB 619: Biology & Biochemistry of Viruses  
3 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructor: John Casey

MICB 623**: 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 program director, Erin Sorrell, for more information.

MICB 629: Mechanism of Microbial Pathogenesis 
3 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructors: Richard Calderone, Michael Cole, & William Fonzi

MICB 660: Concepts of Immunotherapy
3 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructors: Marta Catalfamo & Stephan Menne

MICB 703: Regulatory Science II: Where the Law Meets Science 
3 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructor: Lisa Jaegar & Alan Moghissi

MICB 705: Science Diplomacy & World Health
2 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructor: Tomoko Steen

MICB 715: Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Power, & Nonproliferation
2 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructor: William Daddio

MICB 724: Integration of Public Health Preparedness and Emergency Management
2 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructor: Jim Banaski

MICB 801: Global Infectious Diseases Seminar
2 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructor: Richard Calderone & JP Gonzalez

MICB 803: Biosafety, Biosecurity, & Biodefense
2 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructors: Joshua Kurjan & Matthew Sharkey

MICB 805: Emerging Biotechnologies
2 credits | Spring Semester
Course Instructor: Julie Fischer

MICB 853: Microbiology & Immunology Seminar 
1 credit | Spring Semester
Course Instructor: Stephan Menne