The bio-security certificate provides a foundation in the basic scientific and managerial principles required to deal with infectious outbreaks and contamination in the context of terrorist acts. It is useful for public health and safety administrators and officers, epidemiologists, emergency management personnel, and biological surveillance and decontamination professionals in today’s society. Students acquire scientific knowledge of the structure, function, and infectious nature of microorganisms; the ability of microorganisms to be genetically manipulated; and the factors contributing to the re-emergence of once eradicated infectious agents. Students also gain an understanding of the institutional and emergency management, investigative, and communication principles associated with effective preparation for and response to bioterrorism incidents. With appropriate choice of major and elective courses, this certificate may be completed while pursuing the Bachelor of Technical and Professional Studies in biotechnology.
Certificate Requirements
Students must take the following course:
BIOL 422 Epidemiology of Emerging Infections (3)
Students must take one of the following environmental courses:
ENMT 320 Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety Management (3)
ENMT 321 Environmental Health (3)
ENMT 322 Occupational Health and Safety (3)
Students must take one of the following biology courses (1-4):
BIOL 230 General Microbiology (3)
BIOL 398G Bacteria and Viruses (3)
BSCI 223 General Microbiology (4)
Students must take one of the following terrorism courses:
GVPT 408 Counter-Terrorism (3)
HIST 319A History of Terrorism (3)
Students must take one of the following institutional management courses:
BMGT 361 Health Management (3)
CCJS 320 Introduction to Criminalistics (3)
CCJS 491 Institutional Security (3)
FSCN 403 Managerial Issues in Hazardous Materials (3)
Students must take one of the following microbiology courses:
BIOL 320 Forensic Biology (3)
BIOL 332 Microbiology and the Public (3)
BIOL 334 Vaccines and Society (3)
BIOL 335 Vaccine Development (3)
BIOL 350 Molecular and Cellular Biology or BIOL 353 Microbial Genetics (3)
BIOL 420 Epidemiology and Public Health (3)
BIOL 434 General Virology (3)
BIOL 437 Pathogenic Microbiology (3)
BIOL 438 Immunology (4)
A second microbiology course chosen from the above list, if necessary (3)
Total credits for certificate in Bio-Security (19)
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