Microbiology
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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MICROBIOLOGY |
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| Advanced coursework and projects will be available in 2020 for students who complete this major. | |||
Microbiology major |
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| A major in Microbiology requires 48 credit points from this table including: | |||
| (i) 6 credit points of 1000-level core units | |||
| (ii) 6 credit points of 1000-level selective units | |||
| (iii) 12 credit points of 2000-level core units | |||
| (iv) 24 credit points of 3000-level core units | |||
Microbiology minor |
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| A minor in Microbiology requires 36 credit points from this table including: | |||
| (i) 6 credit points of 1000-level core units | |||
| (ii) 6 credit points of 1000-level selective units | |||
| (iii) 12 credit points of 2000-level core units | |||
| (iv) 12 credit points of 3000-level core units | |||
Units of study |
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| The units of study are listed below. | |||
1000-level units of study |
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Core |
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| BIOL1007 From Molecules to Ecosystems |
6 | A HSC Biology. Students who have not completed HSC Biology (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Biology Bridging Course (offered in February). N BIOL1907 or BIOL1997 |
Semester 2 Summer Main |
| BIOL1907 From Molecules to Ecosystems (Advanced) |
6 | A 85 or above in HSC Biology or equivalent N BIOL1007 or BIOL1997 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
| BIOL1997 From Molecules to Ecosystems (SSP) |
6 | A 90 or above in HSC Biology or equivalent N BIOL1007 or BIOL1907 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
Selective |
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| BIOL1006 Life and Evolution |
6 | A HSC Biology. Students who have not completed HSC Biology (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Biology Bridging Course (offered in February). N BIOL1001 or BIOL1911 or BIOL1991 or BIOL1906 or BIOL1996 |
Semester 1 Summer Main |
| BIOL1906 Life and Evolution (Advanced) |
6 | A 85 or above in HSC Biology or equivalent. N BIOL1001 or BIOL1911 or BIOL1991 or BIOL1006 or BIOL1996 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| BIOL1996 Life and Evolution (SSP) |
6 | A 90 or above in HSC Biology or equivalent N BIOL1001 or BIOL1911 or BIOL1991 or BIOL1006 or BIOL1906 or BIOL1993 or BIOL1998 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| CHEM1011 Fundamentals of Chemistry 1A |
6 | A There is no assumed knowledge of chemistry for this unit of study but students who have not completed HSC Chemistry (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Chemistry Bridging Course (offered in February). N CHEM1001 or CHEM1101 or CHEM1901 or CHEM1903 or CHEM1109 or CHEM1111 or CHEM1911 or CHEM1991 Students who have not completed HSC Chemistry (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Chemistry Bridging Course (offered in February, and online year-round, see http://sydney.edu.au/science/chemistry/studying-chemistry/bridging-course.shtml). |
Semester 1 |
| CHEM1111 Chemistry 1A |
6 | A Students who have not completed HSC Chemistry (or equivalent) and HSC Mathematics (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Chemistry and Mathematics Bridging Courses (offered in February) N CHEM1001 or CHEM1101 or CHEM1901 or CHEM1903 or CHEM1109 or CHEM1011 or CHEM1911 or CHEM1991 Students who have not completed secondary school chemistry are strongly advised to instead complete Fundamentals of Chemistry 1A in the first semester of the calendar year (unless you require 12 credit points of Chemistry and are commencing in semester 2). You should also take the Chemistry Bridging Course in advance (offered in February, and online year-round http://sydney.edu.au/science/chemistry/studying-chemistry/bridging-course.shtml). |
Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Main |
| CHEM1911 Chemistry 1A (Advanced) |
6 | A 80 or above in HSC Chemistry or equivalent N CHEM1001 or CHEM1101 or CHEM1901 or CHEM1903 or CHEM1109 or CHEM1011 or CHEM1111 or CHEM1991 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| CHEM1991 Chemistry 1A (Special Studies Program) |
6 | A 90 or above in HSC Chemistry or equivalent N CHEM1001 or CHEM1101 or CHEM1901 or CHEM1903 or CHEM1109 or CHEM1011 or CHEM1111 or CHEM1911 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
2000-level units of study |
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Core |
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| MICR2031 Microbiology |
6 | A Fundamental concepts of microorganisms, biomolecules and ecosystems; CHEM1XX1 N MICR2021 or MICR2921 or MICR2024 or MICR2931 |
Semester 1 |
| MICR2931 Microbiology (Advanced) |
6 | A Fundamental concepts of microorganisms, biomolecules and ecosystems; CHEM1XX1 P A mark of 70 or above in 6cp from (BIOL1XXX or MBLG1XXX) N MICR2021 or MICR2921 or MICR2024 or MICR2031 |
Semester 1 |
| MICR2022 Microbes in Society |
6 | A CHEM1XXX and (MICR2X21 or MICR2024 or MICR2X31) P 6cp from (BIOL1XX7 or MBLG1XXX) and an additional 6cp from BIOL1XXX N MICR2922 or BMED2401 or BMED2402 or BMED2403 or BMED2404 or BMED2405 or BMED2406 or BMED2801 or BMED2802 or BMED2803 or BMED2804 or BMED2805 or BMED2806 or BMED2807 or BMED2808 This unit is not available to BMedSc students. This unit is not offered from 2019. |
Semester 2 |
| MICR2922 Microbes in Society (Advanced) |
6 | A CHEM1XXX and (MICR2X21 or MICR2024 or MICR2X31) P 6cp from (BIOL1XX7 or MBLG1XXX) and an additional 6cp from BIOL1XXX and a mark of 75 or above in 6cp from (BIOL1XXX or MBLG1XXX) N MICR2022 or BMED2401 or BMED2402 or BMED2403 or BMED2404 or BMED2405 or BMED2406 or BMED2801 or BMED2802 or BMED2803 or BMED2804 or BMED2805 or BMED2806 or BMED2807 or BMED2808 This unit is not available to BMedSc students. This unit is not offered from 2019. |
Semester 2 |
| BMED2404 Microbes, Infection and Immunity |
6 | P 30 credit points from [12cp from CHEM1XXX and 12cp from MATH1XXX and 12cp from (BIOL1XXX, MBLG1XXX)] N ANAT2008 or ANAT2010 or ANAT2011 or ANAT2910 or BCHM2072 or BCHM2972 or BIOL2006 or BIOL2016 or BIOL2906 or BIOL2916 or BMED2807 or BMED2904 or IMMU2101 or MICR2021 or MICR2022 or MICR2921 or MICR2922 or NUTR2911 or NUTR2912 or PCOL2011 |
Semester 2 |
| MEDS2004 and MIMI2X02 to be developed for offering in 2019 (MEDS coded units of study are only available to students in the Medical Science stream).. | |||
3000-level units of study |
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Major core |
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| MICR3011 Microbes in Infection |
6 | A MICR2X21 or MICR2024 or MICR2X31 P [6cp from (BIOL1XX7 or MBLGXXXX or GEGE2X01 or GENE2002) and 6cp from MICR2X22] OR [BMED2401 and BMED2404] N MICR3911 BMedSc degree students: You must have successfully completed BMED2401 and an additional 12cp from BMED240X before enrolling in this unit. |
Semester 1 |
| MICR3911 Microbes in Infection (Advanced) |
6 | A MICR2X21 or MICR2024 or MICR2X31 P [6cp from (BIOL1XX7 or MBLGXXXX or GEGE2X01 or GENE2002) and a mark of 75 or above in MICR2X22] OR [BMED2401 and a mark of 75 or above in BMED2404] N MICR3011 |
Semester 1 |
| MICR3032 Cellular and Molecular Microbiology |
6 | A MICR2X21 or MICR2024 or MICR2X31 P [6cp from (BIOL1XX7 or MBLGXXXX) and MICR2X22] OR (BMED2401 and BMED2404) OR [12cp from (MICR2024 or MICR2X31 or GEGE2X01 or GENE2002)] N MICR3932 BMedSc degree students: You must have successfully completed BMED2401 and an additional 12cp from BMED240X before enrolling in this unit. |
Semester 2 |
| MICR3932 Cellular and Molecular Microbiology (Adv) |
6 | A MICR2X21 or MICR2024 or MICR2X31 P [6cp from (BIOL1XX7 or MBLGXXXX) and a mark of 75 or above in MICR2X22] OR [BMED2401 and BMED2404 and a mark of 75 or above in 6cp from (BMED2401 or BMED2404)] OR [6cp from (MICR2024 or MICR2X31) and a mark of 75 or above in 6cp from (GEGE2X01 or GENE2002)] N MICR3032 BMedSc degree students: You must have successfully completed BMED2401 and an additional 12cp from BMED240X before enrolling in this unit. |
Semester 2 |
| MICR3042 Microbiology Research Skills |
6 | A MICR2X21 or MICR2024 or MICR2X31 P [6cp from (BIOL1XX7 or MBLGXXXX) and MICR2X22] OR (BMED2401 and BMED2404) OR [12cp from (MICR2024 or MICR2X31 or GEGE2X01 or GENE2002)] N MICR3942 BMedSc degree students: You must have successfully completed BMED2401 and an additional 12cp from BMED240X before enrolling in this unit. |
Semester 2 |
| MICR3942 Microbiology Research Skills (Adv) |
6 | A MICR2X21 or MICR2024 or MICR2X31 P 6cp from (BIOL1XX7 or MBLGXXXX) and a mark of 75 or above in MICR2X22] OR [BMED2401 and BMED2404 and a mark of 75 or above in 6cp from (BMED2401 or BMED2404)] OR [6cp from (MICR2024 or MICR2X31) and a mark of 75 or above in 6cp from (GEGE2X01 or GENE2002)] N MICR3022 or MICR3922 or MICR3042 BMedSc degree students: You must have successfully completed BMED2401 and an additional 12cp from BMED240X before enrolling in this unit. |
Semester 2 |
| VIRO3001 Virology |
6 | A Fundamental concepts of microorganisms, biomolecules and ecosystems P [6cp from (BIOL1XX7 or MBLGXXXX) and 6cp from (BCHM2XXX or BCMB2X01 or BIOL2XXX or GEGE2X01 or GENE2002 or IMMU2101 or MICR2XXX or PCOL2X0X or PHSI2X0X)] OR [BMED2401 and BMED2404] N VIRO3901 Students are strongly advised to complete VIRO3001 or VIRO3901 before enrolling in VIRO3002 or VIRO3902. BMedSc degree students: You must have successfully completed BMED2401 and an additional 12cp from BMED240X before enrolling in this unit. |
Semester 1 |
| VIRO3901 Virology (Advanced) |
6 | A Fundamental concepts of microorganisms, biomolecules and ecosystems P [6cp from (BIOL1XX7 or MBLGXXXX) and a mark of 75 or above in 6cp from (BCHM2XXX or BCMB2X01 or BIOL2XXX or GEGE2X01 or GENE2002 or IMMU2101 or MICR2XXX or PCOL2X0X or PHSI2X0X)] OR [BMED2401 and a mark of 75 or above in BMED2404] N VIRO3001 Students are strongly advised to complete VIRO3001 or VIRO3901 before enrolling in VIRO3002 or VIRO3902. BMedSc degree students: You must have successfully completed BMED2401 and an additional 12cp from BMED240X before enrolling in this unit. |
Semester 1 |
Minor core |
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| MICR3011 Microbes in Infection |
6 | A MICR2X21 or MICR2024 or MICR2X31 P [6cp from (BIOL1XX7 or MBLGXXXX or GEGE2X01 or GENE2002) and 6cp from MICR2X22] OR [BMED2401 and BMED2404] N MICR3911 BMedSc degree students: You must have successfully completed BMED2401 and an additional 12cp from BMED240X before enrolling in this unit. |
Semester 1 |
| MICR3911 Microbes in Infection (Advanced) |
6 | A MICR2X21 or MICR2024 or MICR2X31 P [6cp from (BIOL1XX7 or MBLGXXXX or GEGE2X01 or GENE2002) and a mark of 75 or above in MICR2X22] OR [BMED2401 and a mark of 75 or above in BMED2404] N MICR3011 |
Semester 1 |
| MICR3032 Cellular and Molecular Microbiology |
6 | A MICR2X21 or MICR2024 or MICR2X31 P [6cp from (BIOL1XX7 or MBLGXXXX) and MICR2X22] OR (BMED2401 and BMED2404) OR [12cp from (MICR2024 or MICR2X31 or GEGE2X01 or GENE2002)] N MICR3932 BMedSc degree students: You must have successfully completed BMED2401 and an additional 12cp from BMED240X before enrolling in this unit. |
Semester 2 |
| MICR3932 Cellular and Molecular Microbiology (Adv) |
6 | A MICR2X21 or MICR2024 or MICR2X31 P [6cp from (BIOL1XX7 or MBLGXXXX) and a mark of 75 or above in MICR2X22] OR [BMED2401 and BMED2404 and a mark of 75 or above in 6cp from (BMED2401 or BMED2404)] OR [6cp from (MICR2024 or MICR2X31) and a mark of 75 or above in 6cp from (GEGE2X01 or GENE2002)] N MICR3032 BMedSc degree students: You must have successfully completed BMED2401 and an additional 12cp from BMED240X before enrolling in this unit. |
Semester 2 |