1. One of the key concepts you learned that appealed you the most;
2. How concepts of Microbiology will help you in clinical sciences such as pathophysiology;
3. The importance of knowledge of microbiology for a career in health care.

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CO 1: Analyze how golden age microbiologists performed experiments to observe, identify, culture and classify different microorganisms and their macromolecules.

CO 2: Apply the concepts of genetics and genome in the study of microorganisms.

CO 3: Identify the cellular organization of different prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms.

CO 4: Distinguish the characteristics of different types of acellular infectious agents.

CO 5: Analyze the physical and biochemical requirements of a given microorganism.

CO 6: Explain the processes of microbial metabolism with emphasis on fermentation vs aerobic vs anaerobic respiration and the different cycles of these processes.

CO 7: Analyze the effects of antimicrobial agents used to control growth of microorganisms in the environment and inside the body.

CO 8: Analyze the different interactions between various microbes and the host including the pathogenicity, transmission and the disease process.

CO 9: Analyze the three lines of defense that protect the human body from pathogens.

CO 10: Analyze the microbial diseases of different body systems- integumentary, nervous, circulatory, respiratory, digestive and urogenital.