Microbiology | CAS Majors Fair
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Academic Advisor Kaitlin Ferris talks about the microbiology major.
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- [00:00:00.130](instrumental music)
- [00:00:07.420]My name is Kaitlin Ferris.
- [00:00:09.020]I am the new advisor for microbiology
- [00:00:12.670]in the College Of Arts And Sciences.
- [00:00:15.470]So what is Microbiology?
- [00:00:18.990]The Microbiology major is an interdepartmental major,
- [00:00:21.540]meaning we use courses from within Chemistry, Biochemistry,
- [00:00:26.380]Biological Sciences, et cetera,
- [00:00:29.530]that offers educational opportunities in various areas
- [00:00:32.360]microbiology, leading to a Bachelor Of Science degree.
- [00:00:37.530]The courses offered are suitable for
- [00:00:39.980]professional careers in Microbiology,
- [00:00:43.030]which may lead to employment in the food industry,
- [00:00:46.320]Clinical Microbiology, Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals,
- [00:00:50.340]or federal agencies such as
- [00:00:52.240]The Food And Drug Administration,
- [00:00:54.170]The U.S Department Of Ag, U.S Public Health Service,
- [00:00:57.550]Environmental Protection Agency,
- [00:00:59.890]and more.
- [00:01:00.980]The program's suitable as a prep,
- [00:01:02.850]for grad studies leading academic careers
- [00:01:05.150]and professional careers in medicine, dentistry,
- [00:01:08.480]veterinary science, pharmacy, health related fields.
- [00:01:13.120]So let's talk about some of the core courses.
- [00:01:15.360]Microbiology 101 is going to be a one credit hour seminar,
- [00:01:19.410]introducing you to the microbiology major.
- [00:01:21.350]312 is Microbiology,
- [00:01:24.840]420 is Molecular Genetics,
- [00:01:27.330]440 is Physiology
- [00:01:29.960]and 443 is Immunology.
- [00:01:33.020]However, all students will also take biology one and two
- [00:01:36.470]and genetics, gen-chem, organic chemistry, physics,
- [00:01:40.690]calculus.
- [00:01:41.523]Some of the most popular upper level courses are gonna be
- [00:01:45.330]biochem two, cell biology, biology of viruses,
- [00:01:49.530]cancer biology,
- [00:01:50.850]and more.
- [00:01:53.310]So some skills that undergrad students
- [00:01:56.100]obtained during their time is understanding and utilizing
- [00:01:59.450]a variety of research methodologies,
- [00:02:02.400]understanding fundamental life processes,
- [00:02:04.790]communicating results of scientific experiments
- [00:02:07.050]to scientific and nonscientific audiences,
- [00:02:12.100]designing and implementing research experiments,
- [00:02:15.200]applying mathematical and scientific skills
- [00:02:17.190]to solving real world problems,
- [00:02:19.840]analyzing and explaining data,
- [00:02:22.160]and conducting and presenting research
- [00:02:23.860]to large and small groups.
- [00:02:26.350]And talking about research,
- [00:02:28.780]research, experiential learning
- [00:02:30.920]and internships are all highly promoted and encouraged.
- [00:02:34.410]Dr. Seedman who teaches the Microbiology 101
- [00:02:37.230]will talk about each of these more extensively
- [00:02:41.410]and opportunities, providing examples of things
- [00:02:44.920]that recent students have done.
- [00:02:49.290]In terms of students who postgrad,
- [00:02:52.130]have gone into the work field,
- [00:02:54.320]we have had someone who works as a research assistant
- [00:02:57.960]at Nebraska Med Center,
- [00:02:59.850]lab manager here at UNL,
- [00:03:02.910]a lab-tech, plant research biologist, contractor,
- [00:03:09.640]scientific writer, chemist, scientist one,
- [00:03:14.480]phlebotomist at Brian LGH,
- [00:03:17.600]students do go on to graduate school
- [00:03:19.720]and again it is a really good fit
- [00:03:21.300]for students who are thinking pre-health, pre-med,
- [00:03:27.050]So yep, I would love to talk more
- [00:03:28.970]about microbiology and how it would be a good fit for you
- [00:03:32.000]in terms of a major,
- [00:03:33.700]just let me know.
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