Biology

Emphasis on integration of genetic concepts with ecology, evolution, and biodiversity. Includes DNA replication, gene expression, viruses, phylogeny, animal behavior, and population dynamics.

An Integrated approach to studying the role of microorganism in environmental waste management . The microbiology of air, water, soil and sewers are addressed. Emphases are placed on the public health implications of microbes and their products in the environment, and the role of microbes in bioremediation of hazardous chemical wastes.

Provides an understanding of the basic methods and underlying concepts of statistics that are used in public health decision-making. Among topics explored are descriptive statistics, probability, sampling, hypothesis testing and non-parametric statistics.