BIO 130H Honors Micro&InfectiousDisease
(Contact Hours: 6) This is an honors microbiology course that introduces students to the principles of microbiology with an emphasis on health career applications. The class provides introductory biochemistry and eukaryotic cell biology necessary to understand the human microbiome in health and disease as well as the foundations of medical microbiology. Lecture and discussion sessions present the principles of microbiological morphology, physiology, reproduction, and pathology. Laboratory exercises develop themes in chemistry, enzyme activity, and standard microbiology lab skills in the identification, culture, control, and assay of microorganisms. This is a KVCC Honors Program course. It provides qualified and highly motivated students with an enriched academic environment through high-impact educational practices and experiential learning in a community of scholarly minded peers. Honors course sections facilitate additional academic challenge and lively interaction with peers and faculty members in small classes. PREREQUISITE: Successful completion of CHM 100 or CHM 115 or CHM 120 is REQUIRED.