Catalog Course Description

Course emphasizes bacterial and archaeal genetics and comparative genomics. Genetics and genomic methods used to dissect metabolic and developmental processes in bacteria, archaea, and selected microbial eukaryotes. Genetic mechanisms integrated with genomic information to address integration and diversity of microbial processes. Introduction to the use of computational tools for a comparative analysis of microbial genomes and determining relationships among bacteria, archaea, and microbial eukaryotes.

Fall Term

6 hours of Outside Work Hours per week and 3 hours of Instructor presentation of course materials per week.

Spring Term

6 hours of Outside Work Hours per week and 3 hours of Instructor presentation of course materials per week.