Courses Offered by the Department
Undergraduate
Course Prefix / Code | Course Title | Instructor | Semester(s) Offered |
BIOMS 4040 (BIOMI 4040) | Pathogenic Bacteriology | K. Stucker | Spring |
BIOMS 4090 (BIOMI 4090) | Principles of Virology | J. Parker, L. Schang, D. Diel | Fall |
BIOMS 4130 (BIOAP 4130) | Histology: The Biology of the Tissues | K. Dhondt | Spring |
BIOMS 4150 (BIOMS 6150) | Essential Immunology | B. Rhoades | Fall |
BIOMS 4250 (BIOMS 6250) | Applied Immunology | B. Rhoades | Spring |
BIOMS 4310 (BIOMI 4310) | Medical Parasitology | T. Wu | Spring |
BIOMS 4340 | Cellular and Molecular Microbial Pathogenesis: The Host/Pathogen Interplay | B. VanderVen, J. Song | Spring |
BIOMS 4150 | Undergraduate Supervised Teaching | Faculty | Fall, Spring |
Graduate
VETMI 5000 | Independent Study in Immunology | Immunology Faculty | Spring |
BIOMS 6151 | Essential Immunology and Infectious Disease: Research Methods and Design I | C. Leifer | Fall |
BIOMS 6251 | Essential Immunology and Infectious Disease: Research Methods and Design II | C. Leifer | Spring |
VETMI 6200 | Research Fellowship in Microbiology and Immunology | College of Vet. Med. Faculty | Fall, Spring |
VETMI 7120 | Seminars in Infection & Immunity | D. Fowell | Fall, Spring |
Veterinary
Course Prefix / Code | Course Title | Instructor | Semester(s) Offered |
Foundation Courses | |||
VTMED 5400 | Host, Agent and Defense (Block IV) | Department and CVM Faculty (Course Leader: D. Debbie) | Fall |
VTMED 5410 | Veterinary Parasitology | T. Wu | Spring |
Distribution Courses | |||
VTMED 6423 | Clinical Diagnostic Parasitology | A. Lucio-Forster | Fall, Spring, Summer |
VTMED 6428 | Vaccines: Theory and Practice | D. Gludish | Spring |
VTMED 6430 (BIOMI 6430) | Veterinary Perspectives of Pathogen Control in Animal Manure | M. Lejeune | Spring |
VTMED 6431 | Microbial Safety of Animal-Based Foods | K. Stucker | Spring (will not be held in 2026) |
VTMED 6198, 6199, 6200, 6298, 6398, 6498, 6598, 6698, 6798 | Special Projects in Veterinary Medicine | CVM Faculty | Fall, Spring, Summer |
VTMED 6199, 6299, 6399, 6499, 6599, 6699, 6799 | Research Opportunities in Veterinary Medicine | CVM Faculty | Fall, Spring, Summer |
Graduate Course for Veterinary Students | |||
VETMI 6200 | Research Fellowship in Microbiology & Immunology | Department Faculty | Spring |