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2017-2018 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

How to Read Catalog Course Descriptions

Texas Tech offers nearly 5,000 courses as part of its curriculum. These courses are listed alphabetically by subject prefix within each college and departmental section of this catalog. The courses appear in numerical order, moving from beginning freshman or developmental level courses to graduate, research, and professional courses.

Not all courses listed in this catalog are offered every year. An online class schedule published before each registration period indicates courses that will be available during the upcoming term or semester and when each class will meet. The class schedule can be found at (www.depts.ttu.edu/officialpublications/class_schedule/index.php). The university reserves the right to cancel any scheduled course or withdraw any program from the list of offerings when the best interests of the institution require such action.

Courses are designated by a subject prefix and number along with a descriptive title. Learn more  about interpreting the course descriptions found throughout the catalog.
 

MBIO - Microbiology (Undergraduate Courses)
  

  • MBIO 3400 - Microbiology

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ZOOL 2403  or BIOL 1402 , or equivalent; CHEM 1305  or CHEM 1307 . Morphology, physiology, and activities of bacteria, fungi, and viruses. Primarily for students of agriculture, food and nutrition, animal science, secondary education, nursing, and others seeking an advanced science elective. Includes a lab. May not be applied to degree requirements for biological sciences majors.
  

  • MBIO 3401 - Principles of Microbiology

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: BIOL 1402  or BIOL 1403  and BIOL 1404 ; prerequisite or corequisite CHEM 3305 . Morphology, physiology, and classification of microorganisms. Includes a lab.
  

  • MBIO 4303 - Physiology of Bacteria

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MBIO 3401 . Anatomy and physiology of the bacterial cell. A molecular approach. (CL)
  

  • MBIO 4310 - Introduction to Virology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: C or better in MBIO 3401  or BIOL 3320  or instructor consent. An introduction to virus structure, propagation and transmission, with a main focus on the molecular mechanisms of replication of viruses from eukaryotes and prokaryotes.
  

  • MBIO 4311 - Biofilms

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: C or better in MBIO 3400  or MBIO 3401  . Explores the community-associated of microorganisms and how competition and cooperativity within these communities can be either beneficial or detrimental to human health.
  

  • MBIO 4367 - Molecular Pathogenesis of Protozoans

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MBIO 3401 . The basic biology and fundamental mechanism of pathogenesis of protozoan parasites. (CL)
  

  • MBIO 4401 - Microbial Ecology

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MBIO 3401  or BIOL 3309 . An examination of the population and community ecology of bacteria and fungi, and the roles of these organisms in ecosystem processes. Includes a lab. (CL)
  

  • MBIO 4402 - Immunology and Serology

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MBIO 3401  or BIOL 3320  or CHEM 3312 . The fundamental biology of the human immune system, including immune responses to microorganisms and inflammatory diseases. The associated laboratory covers serological techniques and methods of immune cell identification.
  

  • MBIO 4403 - The Biology of Fungi

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: C- or higher in BIOL 1403  and BIOL 1404  or equivalent, MBIO 3401  is recommended, or instructor consent. An in-depth coverage of fungal taxonomy, physiology, genetics, cell biology, ecology and evolution, with lab activities focusing on identification and culture of fungi.
  

  • MBIO 4404 - Pathogenic Microbiology

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MBIO 3401 . A detailed study of pathogenic microorganisms. Includes a laboratory discussion of medical case studies. Includes a lab.
  

  • MBIO 4406 - The Genetics of Microorganisms

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MBIO 3401  or instructor consent. The principles of genetic systems existing among microorganisms, with emphasis upon bacteria and bacteriophages. Includes a lab. Includes a lab.

MBIO - Microbiology (Graduate Courses)
  

  • MBIO 5301 - Advanced General Microbiology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CHEM 3305  and CHEM 3306  or equivalent. Content is similar to that of MBIO 3401 except that readings or original research in one area of microbiology is required. May not be taken for credit by students who have taken MBIO 3401 . F, S.
  

  • MBIO 5303 - Microbe-Plant Interactions

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MBIO 3400  or MBIO 3401  or BIOL 3420 or BOT 3401 . Biochemical, molecular, genetic, and ecological basis of pathogenic and symbiotic microbe-plant interactions. F, even years.
  

  • MBIO 5401 - Current Perspectives in Microbial Ecology

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: BIOL 3309 , or MBIO 3401 , or equivalent; or consent of instructor. Course will examine specific theories and concepts concerning ecology of the soil microflora and microfauna, and the roles of these organisms in ecosystem functioning.
  

  • MBIO 5403 - Immunobiology

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Content is similar to that of MBIO 4402  except that readings or research in one area of immunology is required. May not be taken for credit by students who have taken MBIO 4402 . S.
  

  • MBIO 5404 - Pathogenic Microbiology

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: C or better in MBIO 3401  or MBIO 5401 ; may not be taken for credit by students who have received credit for MBIO 4404 . A detailed study of pathogenic microorganisms.
  

  • MBIO 5408 - Microbial Genetics

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MBIO 3401 , or MBIO 5301 ,or equivalent; or consent of instructor. Topics include current techniques of genetic analysis, molecular biology, molecular genetics, nucleic acid metabolism, and gene regulation in microorganisms, with emphasis on bacteria and bacteriophages. May not be taken for credit by students who have taken MBIO 4406 .
  

  • MBIO 6000 - Master’s Thesis

    V1-6 Semester Credit Hours
  

  • MBIO 6302 - Advanced Bacterial Physiology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MBIO 3401  or MBIO 5301 ; 12 semester hours of chemistry, including biochemistry or concurrent registration; consent of instructor. Advanced study of bacterial physiology. S.
  

  • MBIO 6306 - General Virology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. An introduction to the biology of animal, bacterial, and plant viruses. S.
  

  • MBIO 6311 - Advanced Biofilms

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Delves into primary literature surrounding the latest advances in biofilm research to demonstrate the beneficial and detrimental impacts of biofilms while promoting independent scientific reasoning.
  

  • MBIO 6367 - Molecular Biology of Parasitism

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: MBIO 3401 , BIOL 3320 , or equivalent. The molecular biology and pathogenesis of parasites.