Microbiology (MS)
Degree Requirements
Students may choose from the Microbiology course tracks below to complete coursework within a focus area.
Degrees earned will be distributed as: "Master of Science in Microbiology" without focus area track specifications.
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | 11 | ||
| Seminar | |||
| Laboratory Research Methods | |||
| Teaching Experience | |||
| Topical Problems (Professional Development) | |||
| Master's Thesis Research (6 credits minimum) | |||
| Microbiology Courses | 6 | ||
| See "Microbiology Courses" listed below | |||
| Professional Development course | 1 | ||
| "Professional Development Course" is determined in conjunction with the academic committee | |||
| Elective Courses | 12 | ||
| See "Elective Courses" listed below | |||
| Total Hours | 30 | ||
Microbiology Courses
The field of Microbiology includes several specialized disciplines such as bacterial physiology, microbial genomics and metagenomics, microbiomes, environmental microbiology, immunology, host-pathogen interactions, molecular genetics and virology. At NC State, M.S. students can take courses that represent, and focus on, the various disciplines of Microbiology. Example courses, fitting into two microbiology “tracks” or focus areas are:
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
Environmental / Industrial Track | |||
| MB 520 | Fundamentals of Microbial Cell Biotransformations | 2 | |
| MB 532 | Soil Microbiology | 4 | |
| MB 555 | Microbial Biotechnology | 3 | |
| MB 590 | Topical Problems | 1-3 | |
| MB 505 | Food Microbiology | 3 | |
| MB 714 | Microbial Metabolic Regulation | 3 | |
| MB 725 | Fermentation Microbiology | 3 | |
| MB 758 | Microbial Genetics & Genomics | 3 | |
Host-Pathogen Interactions Track | |||
| MB 535 | Bacterial Pathogenesis | 3 | |
| MB 718 | Introductory Virology | 3 | |
| MB 751 | Immunology | 3 | |
| BCH 553 | Biochemistry of Gene Expression | 3 | |
| BCH 705 | Molecular Biology Of the Cell | 3 | |
| BMA 771/772 | Biomathematics I | 3 | |
| CBS 712 | Reproductive Management and Disease in Domestic Animals | 1 | |
| ENT 582 | Medical and Veterinary Entomology | 3 | |
| PP 707 | Plant Microbe Interactions | 3 | |
| ST 511/512 | Statistical Methods For Researchers I | 3 | |
Elective Courses
Selection of elective courses is done by the student, in consultation with and approval by the advisory committee.
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below are examples of elective courses available: | |||
| BAE 525 | Industrial Microbiology and Bioprocessing | 3 | |
| BCH 553 | Biochemistry of Gene Expression | 3 | |
| BCH 701 | Macromolecular Structure | 3 | |
| BCH 703 | Macromolecular Synthesis and Regulation | 3 | |
| BCH 705 | Molecular Biology Of the Cell | 3 | |
| BIT 510 | Core Technologies in Molecular and Cellular Biology | 4 | |
| BIT 595 | Special Topics | 1-6 | |
| GN 701 | Molecular Genetics | 3 | |
| GN 735 | Functional Genomics | 3 | |
| GN 850 | Professionalism and Ethics | 1 | |
| MB/PP 730 | 3 | ||
| MB 610 | Special Topics Microbiology | 1-6 | |
| MB 620 | Special Problems | 1-6 | |
| MB 601/801 | Seminar | 1 | |
| MB 690/890 | Master's Examination | 1-9 | |
| MB 695/895 | Master's Thesis Research | 1-9 | |
| MB/IMM 783 | Advanced Immunology | 3 | |
| MB 790 | Topical Problems (Practical Digital Imaging) | 1-3 | |
Additional Requirements
- 18 credits must be graded
- All graduate students must maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0
- The program is completed upon submission of a thesis and completion of all credit requirements
Faculty
Full Professors
- Prema Arasu
- Rodolphe Barrangou
- Frederick Breidt
- Dennis T. Brown
- Jose Manuel Bruno-Barcena
- Susan B. Carson
- Mari S. Chinn
- Marc A. Cubeta
- Francis De Los Reyes
- Robert R. Dunn
- Frederick J. Fuller
- Amy Michele Grunden
- Hosni Moustafa Hassan
- Christine Veronica Hawkes
- Shuijin Hu
- Michael Hyman
- Lee-Ann Jaykus
- Sophia Kathariou
- Robert M. Kelly
- Matthew D. Koci
- Scott M. Laster
- Hsiao-Ching Liu
- John M. Mackenzie Jr.
- Eric S. Miller
- Ian T. Petty
- Barbara Sherry
- Siddhartha Thakur
- Jeffrey A. Yoder
Associate Professors
- Nicolas Emile Buchler
- Douglas Franklin Call
- Mary Elting
- Jonathan E. Fogle
- Reza A. Ghiladi
- Megan E. Jacob
- Cristina Lanzas
- Jonathan W. Olson
- Joshua Glenn Pierce
- Frank Scholle
- Michael L. Sikes
- Robert G. Upchurch
- Gavin John Williams
Assistant Professors
- Oliver Baars
- Louis-Marie Bobay
- Benjamin John Callahan
- Wei-Chen Chang
- Mallory Choudoir
- Nathan Crook
- Kevin Garcia
- Angela Rose Harris
- Manuel Kleiner
- Sharonda LeBlanc
- Zhe Lyu
- Erin Alison McKenney
- Aram Arshak Mikaelyan
- Ryan William Paerl
- Ilenys Muniz Perez Diaz
- William Kevin Petry
- Kasie Raymann
- Casey Michelle Theriot
Emeritus Faculty
- Paul Edward Bishop
- James W. Brown
- Walter J. Dobrogosz
- Gerald Hugh Elkan
- Michael Carl Flickinger
- Todd Robert Klaenhammer
- Wesley Edwin Kloos
- Geraldine Luginbuhl
- Paul E. Orndorff
- Leo W. Parks
- Jason C. Shih
Adjunct Faculty
- James M. Ligon
- Maria Andrea Azcarate Peril
- Scott Harold Shore
- Daniel van der Lelie