Faculty Syllabus
BIOL-2420 Microbiology for the Allied Health Sciences
Rob Lewis
Credit Fall 2026
Section(s)
BIOL-2420-031 (37418)
LEC DIL ONL DIL
LAB DIL ONL DIL
Course Requirements
Course Description for BIOL 2420
The Microbiology for the Allied Health Sciences class provides an overview of the microbial world and the techniques to study it. Topics include the basic characteristics of fungi, algae, bacteria, and viruses.
Special emphasis is placed on topics and applications that relate to humans.
The skills required for this class include proficiencies in reading and writing as well as official prerequisites of :
Biol 1406 Cellular & Molecular Biology
OR
Biol 2101/2304 Human Anatomy (Lec & Lab)
OR
Biol 2304/2101 (Human Anatomy)
OR
Bio 2404 Intro to Anatomy & Physiology
OR
equivalent.
Note:This course does not count as credit toward the Associate of Science degree in Biology.
This course pays special attention to those microbes that are pathogenic to humans. The goal of Microbiology for the Health Sciences is to adequately prepare students for the health science programs at ACC.
The Laboratory grade is 25%, the Lecture grade is 75% of the total grade.
Course Subjects
Content Module Description
- Introductory Fundamentals of Microbiology
- Introduction to Disease Process
- Immunology & Host Defense Disorders
- Overview of Infectious Diseases (by Body System)
- Microbial Nutrition and Growth
- Microbial Metabolism and Genetics
See the complete schedule online at: http://www.austincc.edu/rlewis3
Student Learning Outcomes/Learning Objectives
Specific skills and competencies are expected of students who successfully complete this course. These proficiencies include the following:
-Understand and explain microbiological processes in detail appropriate to this course, including:
-History, scope and trends in microbiology
-Germ theory of disease and its development
-Aseptic procedures and materials for culturing and growth of microbes.
-Enumerate and differentiate the groups of organisms included for study in microbiology.
-Distinguish between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cell types.
-Energy acquisition and utilization by microbes and the function of enzymes in cellular activities.
-Microbial metabolism
-Fundamental nucleic acid chemistry including replication, genetic code, protein synthesis, metabolic regulation, and cellular reproduction.
-Microbial genetics, including sexual & asexual reproduction, transformation, transduction and conjugation in bacteria.
-Biotechnology related to microbes
-Symbiotic relationships (commensal, mutualistic, parasitic)
-Disease process, signs, symptoms, etiology, course, prevention/control, diagnosis, treatment of common human organ system infectious diseases
-Immunological processes, both (innate) nonspecific and specific (adaptive)
-Principles and methods of diagnosing disease and epidemiology
-Observe phenomena, record and analyze data
-Construct graphs and/or tables from data
-Read and understand graphs to derive data/information
-Make inferences from data
-Demonstrate higher level thinking skills and problem solving
-Manipulate laboratory equipment appropriately
-Demonstrate safe work practices in a lab setting
-Work effectively as part of a team
-Demonstrate ability to understand and follow directions
Website, Blackboard and Office Hours
This class website is:
http://www.austincc.edu/rlewis3.
This class uses some of the Functionality of BlackBoard. Be sure you can login and receive email.
Contact is email, in person or via telephone: 512.775.6940
Office Hours
M 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Zoom (or telephone by appointment)
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