65 microbiology minimum requirements and degrees available are given on page 56. why study microbiology?
Microbiology is the study of organisms – bacteria, fungi, algae, protozoa, and viruses – that are too small to be seen with the naked eye. It is concerned not only with pathogenic microbes that cause disease but also the predominantly beneficial activities of microbes in the environment and their many biotechnological applications.
The microbiology degree programme at Dundee deals with aspects of the subject ranging from those of medical importance (such as infectious diseases and immunology) to those of environmental and biotechnological importance (such as control of pollution and bioremediation). It is a multidisciplinary programme, reflecting the overall breadth of microbiology, and benefiting from the strengths of the College of Life Sciences at Dundee in the biosciences and from our links with Ninewells Hospital & Medical School and the Scottish Crop Research Institute. Major areas of microbiological research include aspects of fundamental and applied microbiology, ranging from mechanisms by which microbial pathogens and their hosts interact to environmental decontamination, and involve molecular, cellular and environmental studies using model organisms as well as those of health and economic significance.
The study of microbiology can be combined with other life science disciplines in a more broadly-based Biological Sciences or Biomedical Sciences degree.
programme content • typical degree programme example
Please refer to the Biological/Biomedical Sciences overview on page 56 for details of the common curriculum in Levels 1 and 2 and progression into the Integrated Masters (Level 5).
Level 3 At Level 3 you specialise much more in microbiology, and choose additional subjects that interest you to study alongside your main subject. You will develop your knowledge and skills in the following aspects of microbiology:
> microbial diversity > molecular and cellular microbiology > microbial growth and morphogenesis
> applications of microbes and molecular genetics in medical, agricultural and environmental microbiology
> molecular biology and pathogenesis of viral, bacterial, fungal and protozoan infectious diseases
> molecular diagnostics > antimicrobial chemotherapy > characteristics of the immune system > immune responses to infectious diseases > causes and consequences of immune dysfunction
Many students take advantage of opportunities for summer work placements, normally between Levels 3 and 4, which are available as externally-funded competitive placements, or as voluntary laboratory work.
www.dundee.ac.uk/prospectus/lifesciences Level 4
Your studies at Level 4 will be at the level of current research in your chosen subject area.
> A Research Project plus advanced study of topics in microbiology with additional options chosen from related subject areas such as biochemistry, molecular genetics, molecular biology and developmental biology. The range of topics that is currently available includes:
• molecular biology of infection & immunity
• immunotechnology • microbiology of the gastrointestinal tract • bioenergy & bioremediation • multicellular behaviour by prokaryotes • virus molecular biology • bacterial membrane biology • bioinformatics • drug discovery for tropical diseases
employability
The multidisciplinary nature of microbiologists’ training means that they find employment in a wide variety of positions in academic research (e.g. biomedical, genetic, agricultural or ecological research), in hospital laboratories, in environmental health and in teaching. Industry employs microbiologists in the manufacture of numerous products, such as pharmaceuticals, chemicals, cosmetics, food and drink, either because microorganisms are used in the process or for reasons of microbiological safety and hygiene. In addition, many microbiology graduates find careers in management, regulatory affairs, publishing, patent documentation and the media, where their scientific training is valued.
what our graduates are doing
Karrie Melville graduated in 2002 with BSc (Hons) Microbiology. She went on to study for her PhD at Dundee and graduated in 2006. Since then she has worked for BB International developing lateral flow devices, and now works for Neogen Europe Ltd, a high technology business dedicated to the development and marketing of novel diagnostic kits for European agri-food industries.
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