VMPM - Veterinary Microbiology and Preventative Medicine Courses
Courses primarily for undergraduates:
(Cross-listed with GLOBE 3600/ MICRO 3600).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: BIOL 2110
Explores human health across the world with particular emphasis on low- and lower-middle-income countries. Attention is given to the interconnectedness of health determinants, problems, and solutions found in global health, including the role of animals and the environment. Broad in scope, highlighting different cultures and the historical foundations of global health. Topics include colonialism, poverty, emerging diseases, climate change, biodiversity, one health, maternal and child health, HIV, malaria, urbanization, noncommunicable diseases and more. Current events will be a feature of all class meetings. Meets International Perspectives Requirement.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring)
Credits: 1. Contact Hours: Lecture 1.
Repeatable, maximum of 1 credits.
Prereq: BIOL 2110
Everyone interacts with public health data whether they realize it or not. This course translates public health data into practical steps health professionals, science enthusiasts, and anyone can use daily. Students will learn where public health data comes from, how to access and interpret it, and most importantly how to turn that information into timely, evidence based actions in clinical practice, population health, health communication, and personal decision making. The course bridges surveillance, diagnostics, and risk communication with an emphasis on U.S. systems and examples so students leave with skills to protect and understand population health in real time.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
(Dual-listed with BMS 5500/ VMPM 5500).
(Cross-listed with BMS 4500).
Credits: 1. Contact Hours: Lecture 2.
Explores research career paths in industry. Course will discuss ways students can prepare competitive applications and skill sets necessary for success. Concepts of regulatory constraints, quality management systems and intellectual property will also be introduced. Material will be presented by industry associates and leaders. Offered on a satisfactory-fail basis only. (Typically Offered: Fall)
Credits: 1-9. Repeatable, maximum of 9 credits.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Courses primarily for graduate students, open to qualified undergraduates:
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: Biomedical Science Graduate Student or Permission of Instructor
The general principles of bacteriology, immunology and virology will be discussed. The structure and function of bacteria and viruses, the mechanisms of pathogenesis, and the host response to infectious agents will be reviewed. Vaccines, their failures, and new developments in vaccine development will be explored.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: MICRO 3100 or Permission of Instructor
Nature of the immune system and its role in health and disease. Graduation Restriction: Credit for either VMPM 5200 or 5750, but not both may be applied toward graduation.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
(Cross-listed with MICRO 5250).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Overview of commensal microbiota in the health and well-being of vertebrates. Topics include diversity of intestinal structure, microbial diversity/function, innate immune development, community interactions and metabolic diseases associated with alterations of the intestinal microbiome. Offered even-numbered years.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Pathogenesis and control of zoonotic diseases. Factors influencing transmission and survival of pathogenic microorganisms in the environment. Offered odd-numbered years.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
(Dual-listed with BMS 4500/ VMPM 4500).
(Cross-listed with BMS 5500).
Credits: 1. Contact Hours: Lecture 2.
Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Explores research career paths in industry. Course will discuss ways students can prepare competitive applications and skill sets necessary for success. Concepts of regulatory constraints, quality management systems and intellectual property will also be introduced. Material will be presented by industry associates and leaders. Offered on a satisfactory-fail basis only.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
(Cross-listed with MICRO 5860).
Credits: 4. Contact Hours: Lecture 4.
Prereq: MICRO 3100 or Graduate Standing
Bacteria associated with diseases of vertebrates, including virulence factors and interaction of host responses. Concurrent students need to register for 5860L.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
Credits: 4. Contact Hours: Lecture 4.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Principles of animal virology. Biology of viruses associated with diseases of veterinary importance, including mechanisms of pathogenesis.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
Credits: 1-5. Repeatable.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 1-30. Repeatable.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
A written report based on laboratory research, library reading, or topics related to the student's area of specialization and approved by the student's advisory committee.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Courses for graduate students:
Credits: 1. Contact Hours: Lecture 1.
Repeatable.
Offered on a satisfactory-fail basis only. (Typically Offered: Fall)
(Cross-listed with MICRO 6250).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Review of current concepts in specific areas of microbial pathogenesis including the genetic basis for bacterial disease, genetic regulation and control of virulence factors and their mechanisms of action, and host-pathogen interactions at the cellular and molecular levels. The application of microbial genetics to understanding pathogenesis will be included. Offered odd-numbered years. (Typically Offered: Spring)
Credits: 2. Contact Hours: Lecture 2.
Prereq: VMPM 5200 or VMPM 5750
Current topics and literature in cellular immunology. Topics include thymocyte development and selection, T cell interactions with antigen presenting cells, and lymphocyte effector functions. Offered even-numbered years.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
Credits: 1-3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Repeatable.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Colloquia or advanced study of specific topics in a specialized field.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 1-3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Repeatable.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Colloquia or advanced study of specific topics in a specialized field.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 1-30. Repeatable.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Courses primarily for professional curriculum students:
Credits: 2. Contact Hours: Lecture 2.
Prereq: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Students or (Instructor Permission or Permission of College Approver)
Case-based applied learning that relates to the basic science courses. Emphasis on early integration of basic and clinical science concepts. Note: This course involves a component of distance education as defined by the AVMA Council on Education. Please see course syllabus for details.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
Credits: 2. Contact Hours: Lecture 2.
Prereq: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Students or (Instructor Permission or Permission of College Approver)
Structure and function of the immune system in animals.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
Credits: 5. Contact Hours: Lecture 3, Laboratory 5.
Prereq: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Students or (Instructor Permission or Permission of College Approver)
Bacteria and fungi of veterinary importance with emphasis on mechanisms of disease production and laboratory diagnostic procedures.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Students or (Instructor Permission or Permission of College Approver)
Basic principles of animal virology. Pathogenesis of viral infections. The nature and ecology of viruses of veterinary and zoonotic importance.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Students or (Instructor Permission or Permission of College Approver)
Fundamental epidemiology, zoonotic diseases, occupational health, food safety, other public health topics.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
Credits: 1. Contact Hours: Lecture 1.
Prereq: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Students or (Instructor Permission or Permission of College Approver)
An overview of the history of veterinary medicine focused primarily on disease-specific events. A review of the historical aspects of the veterinary profession's accomplishments in the discovery of the etiological origins of disease and their subsequent control will provide students with insights that are applicable to understanding and solving today's animal and human health challenges.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Etiology, epidemiology, laboratory diagnosis, regulatory control and preventive medicine aspects of the infectious diseases of swine, sheep, goats, cattle, horses, poultry, and honeybees. (Typically Offered: Spring)
Credits: 2. Contact Hours: Laboratory 5.
Repeatable.
Prereq: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Students or (Instructor Permission or Permission of College Approver)
Discussions, lectures, exercises and field trips related to veterinary public health.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 1-30. Repeatable.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 6.
Prereq: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Students or (Instructor Permission or Permission of College Approver)
Introduction to preventive medicine, public health and the principles of applied epidemiology within the working atmosphere of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 1-12. Repeatable.
Prereq: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Students or (Instructor Permission or Permission of College Approver)
International Preceptorships and Study Abroad group programs. Opportunities for students to be involved in applied clinical, production, and/or research experiences in international locations. The course consists of 40 hour per week experiential learning opportunities.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)