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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
Environmental / Industrial Track | ||
| MB 520 | Fundamentals of Microbial Cell Biotransformations | 2 |
| MB 532 | Soil Microbiology | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 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
- Rodolphe Barrangou
- Dennis T. Brown
- Jose Manuel Bruno-Barcena
- Douglas Franklin Call
- Susan B. Carson
- Wei-Chen Chang
- Mari S. Chinn
- Marc A. Cubeta
- Francis De Los Reyes
- Robert R. Dunn
- Robert Franks
- Reza A. Ghiladi
- Amy Michele Grunden
- Christine Veronica Hawkes
- Michael Hyman
- Megan E. Jacob
- Robert M. Kelly
- Matthew D. Koci
- Cristina Lanzas
- Hsiao-Ching Liu
- Terri Long
- Ian T. Petty
- Joshua Glenn Pierce
- Dorith Rotenberg
- Yogesh Saini
- Frank Scholle
- Siddhartha Thakur
- Casey Theriot
- Anna E. Whitfield
- Gavin Williams
- Jeffrey A. Yoder
Associate Professors
- Louis-Marie Jean Bobay
- Nicolas Emile Buchler
- Benjamin Callahan
- Nathan Crook
- Mary Elting
- Ayse Ercumen
- Jonathan E. Fogle
- Kevin Garcia
- Angela Harris
- Bonnie L. Hurwitz
- Manuel Kleiner
- Aram Arshak Mikaelyan
- Jonathan W. Olson
- Ryan Paerl
- David Alan Rasmussen
- Amit Sharma
- Michael L. Sikes
- Amol Suryawanshi
Assistant Professors
- Orlando Arguello-Miranda
- Michael Bradshaw
- Mallory Choudoir
- Angela Rose Harris
- Sharonda Latrick Johnson LeBlanc
- Reid Longley
- Zhe Lyu
- Erin Alison McKenney
- William Kevin Petry
- Michael Rahe
- Blake J. Rasor
- Kasie Raymann
- Debjani Sihi
- Ace VanWallendael
- Alejandra Huerta Vazquez
- Lin L. Walker
Teaching Associate Professor
- Michaela Gazdik Stofer
Teaching Assistant Professors
- Phillip Brown
- Stephanie Lambeth Mathews
Adjunct Faculty
- Frederick Breidt
- James M. Ligon
- Maria Andrea Azcarate Peril
- Scott Harold Shore
- Daniel van der Lelie
Adjunct Assistant Professor
- Ashley Esther Beck
Adjunct Associate Professor
- Ilenys Muniz Perez Diaz
Emeritus Faculty
- Paul Edward Bishop
- James W. Brown
- Walter J. Dobrogosz
- Gerald Hugh Elkan
- Michael Carl Flickinger
- Frederick J. Fuller
- Paul Hamilton
- Hosni Moustafa Hassan
- Shuijin Hu
- Lee-Ann Jaykus
- Sophia Kathariou
- Todd Robert Klaenhammer
- Wesley Edwin Kloos
- Scott Laster
- Geraldine Luginbuhl
- Eric S. Miller
- Paul E. Orndorff
- Leo W. Parks
- Barbara Sherry
- Jason C. Shih