BIOL 8 - Microbiology

    Recent Professors
    Bret Sage, Cynthia Jones
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025
    Class Size
    26 students
    Credits
    5
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5C · Cal-GETC Area 5B · IGETC Area 5C · IGETC Area 5B · CSU GE Area B2 · CSU GE Area B3
    Description
    This course is an introduction to the anatomy of bacteria, fungi, protozoa, viruses and prions. It covers microbial metabolism, pathogenesis of bacteria & viruses, control of micro-organisms, microbial nutrition and growth, the most common genera of micro-organisms and their connection to disease processes, and the replication of viruses and prions. Aspects of the course that are particularly helpful to health fields include a study of epidemiology and human-microbe interactions, host defenses and the immune system, and the most common infectious diseases of the body systems.
    Usually Held
    Sat 9:00am–11:50am, Tue Thu 1:30pm–4:35pm, Sat 1:00pm–4:10pm, Sat 1:00pm–4:50pm