2024-2025 Academic Catalog 
    
    Sep 19, 2024  
2024-2025 Academic Catalog

BIOL 390 - Biotech and Methods in Molecular Biology


Credits: 4
This course is designed to ground students in fundamental biological concepts and scientific reasoning through engagement in authentic hypothesis driven research. Immersed in a closely intertwined lecture and laboratory experience students will discover, propagate, and characterize their own bacteriophage isolated from soil while honing their scientific communication skills.  Students will be introduced to concepts in microbiology, evolution, and molecular biology through hands- on experiments in the laboratory component.
General Education Area: Natural Science
Prerequisite: BIOL-260 and BIOL-260L
Corequisite: BIOL-390L