Curriculum
ASM Curriculum Recomendations:
Introductory Course in Microbiology
1994 was a milestone in ASM's sustained effort to improve undergraduate microbiology education. Faculty from institutions across the continent and across the range from community colleges through research universities defined the common ground for all introductory microbiology courses. This included the document below and endorsement of required laboratory experience. The inclusion of laboratory experience as an integral part of all microbiology courses was reaffirmed in 1997. The annual Undergraduate Microbiology Education Conferences have fostered teaching practices to enhance learning based on these guidelines, including the development of curriculum materials. Please visit: http://www.asm.org/Education/index.asp?bid=10051 for more information.
Microbiology Majors Program
In an effort to provide guidance in the education of undergraduate students in microbiology, the ASM has developed a set of curriculum guidelines for microbiology majors. The guidelines are not meant to be a set of criteria for accreditation of a program. Rather they are meant to be used by programs in their own assessment, maintenance, and formation of strong programs in microbiology. The recommendations assume a semester-based academic calendar. The lists are presented as courses for simplicity. We are not making a specific recommendation about how a program is structured. You may, for example, decide to integrate the equivalent content material into several courses rather than offer them each as individual defined units. Please visit: http://www.asm.org/Education/index.asp?bid=10054 for more information.
Bioterrorism Topics for All
One of the outcomes of the Ninth ASM Undergraduate Education Conference held at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City in May, 2002, was a set of curriculum recommendations for teaching bioterrorism. The 100+ participants were placed into twelve groups based on their teaching audience, and each group was assigned the task of developing an outline of the topics that should be addressed. Although the teaching audiences ranged from non-biology majors to microbiology majors, the outlines were very similar, thus one summary outline is presented below. Every attempt has been made to include input from all of the groups. This summary recommendation is meant to serve as an outline for planning; it does not provide detailed information about each topic. Such information can be found in the resources provided at the end of the article. Please visit: http://www.asm.org/Education/index.asp?bid=10060 for more information.
Science Course for Non-science and/or General Education Majors
Participants of the 2000 and 2001 ASM Undergraduate Education Conferences were given the task of developing recommendations for various microbiology curricula. The results of their efforts are outlined in the articles below, which provide guidelines for non-major’s curricula. Please visit: http://www.asm.org/Education/index.asp?bid=32749 for more information.
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