The topic list for this project is: staining for microbiology, fungi, protozoa, bacteria, viruses, control of microbes and aseptic technique, culture media and microbial growth, microbial physiology, and microbial genetics.
In order to gain a minor in microbiology you must gain at least 6 points from Introduction to Microbiology and 5 points from either Field Microbiology, Experimental Microbiology, Computational Microbiology, or Theoretical Microbiology.
In order to gain a major in microbiology you must complete the associate program core courses or you must already have an associate degree* (or higher) and complete at least 5 points from Introduction to Microbiology and 5 points from either Field Microbiology, Experimental Microbiology, Computational Microbiology, or Theoretical Microbiology, and another 10 points from other projects.
* — This assumes that the mathematical preparation from the school where you completed the associate degree program covers all of the topics from the MAST program. If it does not, then the necessary projects must be completed as part of your associate degree program.
The topic list for this project is: site survey, record keeping, collection of samples, sample handling in the field, sample conservation, field testing, and mapping.
The topic list for this project is: setting up a microbiology lab, planning an experiment, constructing apparatus, experimental electronics, chemical processes, computer hardware, sensors, control, calibration, error analysis, conducting an experiment and collecting data, and data analysis.
The topic list for this project is: symbolic computation, numerical computation, visualization, data analysis, dynamical system modeling, molecular dynamics simulations, image enhancement, computational fluid dynamics, circuit simulation, and device modeling.
The topic list for this project is: vector and tensor analysis, ordinary differential equations, matrix algebra, Fourier analysis, vector spaces, complex analysis, special functions, calculus of variations, the Laplace transform, partial differential equations, integral equations, group theory, discrete mathematics, and probability and statistics.
The topic list for this project is: microscope optics, sample preparation, types of optical microscopes, non-optical microscopes.
The topic list for this project is: zoosporic fungi, zygomycota, basidiomycota, ascomycota, myxomycota, fungal cell biology, fungal metabolism, fungal cell walls, fungal growth
The topic list for this project is: locating and cultivating protozoa, staining protozoa, physiology, reproduction, motion, mastigophora, sarcodina, sporozoa, and ciliophora.
The topic list for this project is: morphology of bacteria, growth, genetics, metabolism, systematics, soil bacteria, air bacteria, water bacteria, sewage bacteria, dairy bacterai, food bacteria, industrial bacteria, veterinary bacteria, plant bacteria, and medical bacteria.
The topic list for this project is: viral cultivation, viral detection, viral genetics, genomes, viral structure, viral attachment and entry, RNA virus genome replication and mRNA production, reverse transcription and integration, transcription strategies, genome replication strategies, processing of viral pre-mRNA, control of translation, intracellular trafficking, viral assembly, viral exit, viral maturation, viral dissemination, virulence, epidemiology, host-parasite interactions, patterns of infection, pathogenesis, oncogenesis, prevention and control of viral diseases, and viral evolution and emergence.
The topic list for this project is: the immune system, antigens, antibodies, immunoglobulin genes, antigen-antibody interactions, histocompatibility complex, antigen processing, T-cells, B-cells, cytokines, the complement system, cell-mediated effector responses, leukocytes, hypersensitive reactions, infection, vaccines, AIDS, autoimmunity, transplantation immunology, and cancer.
The topic list for this project is: biosynthesis, microbial genetics, regulation of gene expression, bacteriophage genetics, cell structure and function, carbohydrate metabolism, energy production and metabolite transport, other metabolism, fermantation pathways, lipids and sterols, amino acids, purines and pyrimidines, cell division, stress response, differentiation, and host-parasite interactions.
The topic list for this project is: procaryotic DNA replication, DNA repair and mutagenesis, gene expression and regulation, bacteriophage genetics, single-stranded phages, restriction-modification systems, recombination, genetics of quorum sensing, endospore formation, stress shock, mechanisms of quorum sensing, bacterial transposons, transformation, conjugation, plasmids, and transduction.
In order to gain a second minor (or a minor following an Associate Degree) you must gain at least 5 points from 200-level projects and 5 from other projects.
In order to gain a major you must gain have complete the bachelor program requirements and complete at least 15 points from 200-level projects and 43 points from other projects.
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