Microbiology 140P - Plagues, Poxes, and Pandemics

The ecology of major human, plant and animal diseases from the Black Plague to the Irish Potato Blight to AIDS. How microbes, people and other organisms interact in a changing environment, leading to new threats and controls for disease. (Gen.Ed. BS)

This course is designed as a flipped classroom model where students review the instructional content (asynchronously) that has been previously recorded and then participate (synchronously) in active learning during weekly in-person class sessions. Students are only required to attend one in-person class per week, either Tuesday or Thursday, and they can choose which class, or can choose to attend both sessions if they would like. Note: in-person attendance is mandatory; the course cannot be completed without attending in-person sessions.