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Minor in Microbiology (19-21 credits)


Adviser: Dr. Ines Rauschenbach, Lipman Hall Room 215; 848-932-5635

Program Webpage: https://dbm.rutgers.edu/microbiology/minor.html

Prerequisites: Students must have completed 01:119:115,116, and 117  General Biology (formerly 01:119:101-102) and 01:160:161-162  General Chemistry with grades of C or better.

Required Courses:

 1. One course from the following list:

  • General Microbiology 11:680:390 (4)


2. At least one course from the following list:

  • Introductory Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 01:694:301 (3)

  • Introductory Biochemistry 11:115:301 (3)

  • General Biochemistry 11:115:403 (4)


3. At least one course from the following list:

  • Microbial Genetics and Genomics 11:680:480 (3)

  • Microbial Ecology and Diversity 11:680:491 (3) (91k PDF)

  • Applied Microbiology 11:680:494 (4)


4. At least 9 credits from the following list:

  • Comparative Virology 11:126:407 (3)

  • Environmental Microbiology 11:375:411 (3)

  • Food Microbiology 11:400:423 (3)

  • Pathogenic Microbiology 01:447:392 (3)

  • Fungi and Ecosystems 11:628:404 (3)

  • Bacterial Physiology 11:680:481 (3) (56k PDF)


Any courses not taken from #3:

  • Microbial Genetics and Genomics 11:680:480 (3)

  • Applied Microbiology 11:680:494 (4)

  • Microbial Ecology and Diversity 11:680:491 (3) (91k PDF)

  • Microbial Ecology & Diversity Laboratory 11:680:492 (2)