IMMUNOLOGY AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY / 193

degree in bacteriology or microbiology is not required. In graduate school the
student will at first obtain a general background in microbiology as preparation
for research and teaching. The remaining course work should be arranged
according to the student's interests and competence. Emphasis is placed on the
following areas: bacterial physiology, virology, immunology, immunochemistry,
microbial genetics, parasitology, and infectious diseases.

COURSES FOR ADVANCED UNDERGRADUATES AND GRADUATES
MED 551-MICROBIOLOGY. 7 credits
MED 554-MEDICAL PARASITOLOGY. 2 credits
 GRADUATE COURSES
MED 650-PUBLIC HEALTH MICROBIOLOGY. 1 to 6 credits
 Identical with MCY 650. Prerequisites: Permission of department chairman and
director of laboratories. Reference study, laboratory practice of diagnostic techniques
in Microbiology Diagnostic Laboratories of Shands Teaching Hospital of University
of Florida Health Center, or in residence at Bureau of Laboratories, State Depart-
ment of Health, Jacksonville. May be repeated with change of content up to a
maximum of 18 credits.
MED 651-SPECIAL TOPICS IN MICROBIOLOGY. 1 to 6 credits
 Identical with MCY 651. Prerequisite: 6 credits in graduate major courses. Con-
temporary research in an aspect of general microbiology. May be repeated with
change of content up to a maximum of 18 credits.
MED 652-VIROLOGY. 5 credits
 Identical with MCY 652. Nature of viruses and mechanisms of viral infection:
animal, bacterial, and plant viruses.
MED 653-VIROLOGY LABORATORY. 3 credits
 Identical with MCY 653. Prerequisite or corequisite: MED 652. Laboratory
experiments on the nature of viruses and mechanisms of viral replication; other
consequences of viral infections.
MED 654-RESEARCH PLANNING. 5 credits
 Identical with MCY 654. Prerequisite: 20 credits in progressive study of
microbiology. Scientific research, including initiating a problem, experimental tech-
niques, analysis and evaluation of data, reporting; illustrated by bacteriological
examples.
MED 655-EXPERIMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY. 2 to 5 credits
 Identical with MCY 655. Prerequisite: 12 credits of microbiology. Application
of physical, chemical, and biological techniques to experimental problems in micro-
biology. Individual laboratory study under supervision. May be repeated with change
of content up to a maximum of 8 credits.
MED 656-THE LITERATURE OF MICROBIOLOGY. 3 credits
 Identical with MCY 656. Prerequisite: 12 credits of microbiology. Bibliographic
method in searching the literature of specified areas of the discipline.
MED 657-MICROBIAL METABOLISM. 5 credits
 Identical with MCY 657. Prerequisite: BCH 603. Intermediary metabolism
of microorganisms; metabolic pathways that are unique or characteristic
primarily of microorganisms.
MED 658-MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY. 5 credits
 Identical with MCY 658. Prerequisite: MED 657. Structural and functional