COURSE CONTENTS AND DESCRIPTIONS
100 LEVEL
FIRST SEMESTER
COURSE CODE |
COURSE TITLE |
UNITS |
*STATUS |
MCB 111 |
Introduction To Microbiology |
3 |
C |
CHM 111 |
Introductory Chemistry 1 |
3 |
C |
CHM 112 |
Introductory Chemistry Practical 1 |
1 |
C |
AEB 111 |
Introduction to Animal and Environmental Biology |
3 |
C |
PHY 111 |
General Physics I (Mechanics, Thermal Physics and Properties of matter) |
3 |
C |
CMP 111 |
Introduction To Computer System |
2 |
C |
MTH 111 |
Algebra and Trigonometry |
3 |
C |
GES 111 |
Communication In English 1 |
2 |
C |
GES 112 |
Logic, Philosophy And Human Existence |
2 |
C |
GES 113 |
Nigerian Peoples And Culture |
2 |
C |
TOTAL |
|
24 |
|
SECOND SEMESTER
COURSE CODE |
COURSE TITLE |
UNITS |
*STATUS |
PBB 122 |
Flowering Plants: Plant forms and Function |
3 |
C |
AEB 122 |
Vertebrate Zoology |
3 |
C |
CHM 123 |
Introductory Chemistry 11 |
3 |
C |
MTH 123 |
Calculus |
3 |
C |
PHY 119 |
Experimental Physics |
1 |
C |
GES 121 |
Use of Library, Study Skills And ICT |
2 |
C |
GES 122 |
Communication In English 11 |
2 |
C |
GES 123 |
History & Philosophy of Science |
2 |
C |
TOTAL |
|
19 |
|
200 LEVEL COURSES
CORE
FIRST SEMESTER
COURSE CODE |
COURSE TITLE |
UNITS |
*STATUS |
MCB 211 |
General Microbiology |
3 |
C |
MCB 212 |
Basic Techniques In Microbiology |
2 |
C |
AEB 211 |
Introductory Genetics And Cell Physiology |
3 |
C |
PBB 213 |
Biological Techniques |
2 |
C |
GES 211 |
Communication Skills |
2 |
C |
MCB 211 |
Introduction To Food Science |
3 |
C |
MTH 215 |
Statistics |
3 |
C |
TOTAL |
|
18 |
|
SECOND SEMESTER
COURSE CODE |
COURSE TITLE |
UNITS |
*STATUS |
MCB 221 |
Introduction To Microbial Genetics |
3 |
C |
CHM 221 |
Introductory Analytical Chemistry |
3 |
C |
CHM 222 |
Basic Organic Chemistry |
4 |
C |
AEB 221 |
Introductory Ecology |
3 |
C |
GES 221 |
Peace, Studies And Conflict Resolution |
2 |
C |
TOTAL |
|
15 |
|
ELECTIVE(S):
COURSE CODE |
COURSE TITLE |
UNITS |
*STATUS |
AEB 214 |
Invertebrate Zoology |
3 |
E |
CHM 211 |
Basic Physical Chemistry |
3 |
E |
PBB 226 |
Introduction To Ethno botany |
3 |
E |
CMP 222 |
Database Design and Management |
3 |
E |
TOTAL |
|
12 |
|
300 LEVEL COURSES
CORE:
FIRST SEMESTER
COURSE CODE |
COURSE TITLE |
UNITS |
*STATUS |
MCB 317 |
Immunology |
3 |
C |
MCB 311 |
Mycology |
3 |
C |
MCB 312 |
Bacterial Diversity |
3 |
C |
MCB 314 |
Microbial Ecology |
3 |
C |
MCB 315 |
Soil Microbiology |
3 |
C |
MCB 318 |
Bio deterioration |
3 |
C |
MCB 316 |
Introductory Virology |
3 |
C |
MCB 319 |
Food Microbiology |
3 |
C |
TOTAL |
|
24 |
|
SECOND SEMESTER
COURSE CODE |
COURSE TITLE |
UNITS |
*STATUS |
*MCB 321 |
Industrial Training |
6 |
C |
TOTAL |
|
6 |
|
*All 300 Level students are expected to go on mandatory six months Industrial Training Scheme in the second semester in any established industry/ firm where they would gain more laboratory experience in Microbiology.
ELECTIVE(S):
COURSE CODE |
COURSE TITLE |
UNITS |
*STATUS |
PBB 315 |
Introduction To Plant Diseases |
3 |
E |
AEB 319 |
Biology Of Tropical Parasites |
3 |
E |
CMP 311 |
Elementary Data Processing |
3 |
E |
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
|
9 |
|
400 LEVEL COURSES
CORE:
FIRST SEMESTER
COURSE CODE |
COURSE TITLE |
UNITS |
*STATUS |
MCB 414 |
Advanced Food Microbiology |
3 |
C |
MCB 415 |
Environmental Microbiology |
3 |
C |
MCB 412 |
Virology & Tissue Culture |
3 |
C |
MCB 416 |
Seminar in Microbiology |
2 |
C |
MCB 417 |
Principles of Epidemiology and Public Health Microbiology |
3 |
C |
MCB 418 |
Pathogenic Microbiology |
3 |
C |
MCB 419 |
Microbiological Quality Assurance |
2 |
C |
MCB 410 |
Research Project |
4 |
C |
TOTAL |
|
23 |
|
SECOND SEMESTER
COURSE CODE |
COURSE TITLE |
UNITS |
*STATUS |
MCB 424 |
Microbial Physiology And Metabolism |
3 |
C |
MCB 423 |
Industrial Microbiology |
3 |
C |
MCB 421 |
Microbial Biotechnology |
3 |
C |
MCB 422 |
Petroleum Microbiology |
3 |
C |
TOTAL |
|
12 |
|
ELECTIVES:
MCB 413 |
Pharmaceutical Microbiology |
3 |
E |
PBB 423 |
Introduction to Mushroom Growing Technology |
3 |
E |
PBB 427 |
Plant and Environmental Pollution Monitoring |
3 |
E |
PBB 421 |
Host Pathogen Relations and Plant Disease Management |
3 |
E |
AEB 423 |
Principles of Parasitology |
4 |
E |
TOTAL |
|
16 |
|
DESCRIPTION OF COURSES
MCB 121 INTRODUCTORY MICROBIOLOGY (3 Units) (L 30: P 45)
History of the Science of Microbiology, Sterilization and disinfection; Structure, ecology and reproduction of representative microbial genera. Cultivation of microorganisms. Isolation of microorganisms (isolation of bacteria, viruses).
Cell structure and organization, functions of cellular organelles, diversity, characteristics and classification of living things, general reproduction, interrelationship of organisms, heredity and evolution, elements of ecology and types of habitats.
MCB 211 GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY (3 Units) (L 30: P 45)
Nutrition and biochemical activities of microorganisms. Identification and economic importance of selected microbial groups. Antigens and antibodies. Microbial variation and heredity. Principles of sterilization and disinfection. Problems of infectivity. Antimicrobial agents and sensitivity tests.
MCB 212 BASIC TECHNIQUES IN MICROBIOLOGY (2 Units) (P 45)
Culturing of microorganisms; preparation of media for microbial growth. Isolation of pure culture, sub-culturing procedures (streaking, pour plate etc.). Staining techniques for differentiation of microorganisms. Techniques for enumeration of microorganisms (direct and indirect procedures). Identification of microorganisms to include colonial and cellular morphology and biochemical procedures.
MCB 221 INTRODUCTION TO MICROBIAL GENETICS (3 Units) (L 30: P 45)
Introduction, heritable and non-heritable characteristics. Characteristics and functions of DNA and RRNA in the cell. Structure of the chromosome. Recombination. Mutation. Brief review: replication, transduction, transcription and translation.
MCB 211 INTRODUCTION TO FOOD SCIENCE (3 Units) (L 30: P 45)
Food constituents. Basic concepts in food science; food preservation and processing. Traditional and modern methods of food preservation, storage of foods and microbial quality changes.
MCB 317 IMMUNOLOGY (3 Units) (L.15: P 45)
Introduction. Historical background. Innate and acquired immunity. Antigens, antibodies, cellular immunity. Immunological tolerance and suppression. Surgical grafting. Complement System. Hypersensitivity. Immunological anomalies. Diagnostic immunology, Vaccines, effector systems of parasite killing and nature of resistance in plants.
Pre-requisite: MCB 201/202; bch 201
The morphology, life cycle and biochemical characteristics of bacteria. Systematic study of bacteria and other prokaryotes, their nature, characteristics, identification and isolation.
Microbes and ecological theory. Physiological, morphological and genetic adaptations of microorganisms to their environment. Microbial interactions; microorganisms in natural ecosystems. The life of microorganisms in air, springs, rivers, lakes and seas. Cycling of elements in water and sediments.
The characteristics of soil environment; microbial flora and fauna of soil; microbial activities in soil; Nitrogen cycle, mineral transformation by microorganisms. Ecological relationship among soil pathogens. Effect of pesticides on soil microorganisms. Biodegradation and biofuels generation. Microbiology of the rhizosphere.
General characteristics of plant, animal and bacterial viruses; viral replication, spread and cytopathic effects. Virus classification, purification and assay. Regulation of lytic development and maintenance of the Lysogenic state in bacteriophages lambda, P2 and 14 single stranded DNA and RNA phageviroids as pathogens.
Principles of microbial deterioration of materials. Materials subject to microbial deterioration: Foods, Jet fuels, paper, paints, textiles and leather, metals etc. Factors favoring deterioration of materials. Major microbial groups involved in deterioration. Impact of processing and new technologies on biodeterioration. Biodeterioration Control.
Students will be posted to industrial establishments such as food processing, brewing, distillery, pharmaceutical, research institutes or medical and health institutions. A report to be submitted for grading.
Detailed literature search followed by presentation at a departmental Seminar of a scientific topic, which must be of microbiological or biotechnological interest.
Concepts of growth and death in microorganisms. The chemistry of synthetic chemotherapeutic agents and antibiotics. Production and synthesis of antibiotics and antiseptics. Relationship of antimicrobial agents to different microbial groups: Gram positives, Gram negatives, spore-formers etc . The mode of action and assay of antibiotics and antiseptics. Sensitivity and resistance as related to microbial physiology. Microbiological quality control in the Pharmaceutical industry.
Advanced ecology, taxonomy, biochemistry and analytical technology of bacteria, yeasts, fungi and viruses associated with food spoilage, food-borne diseases and fermentations. Emphasis on new developments in Food Microbiology; economic consequences of microorganisms in food; exploitation of microorganisms in novel processes for the production of food ingredients.
Statistical applications to epidemiology. Nature of epidemiological investigations. Spectrum of infections. Herd immunity. Latency of infections. Multifactorial systems in epidemics. Zoonoses. Antigenic drifts. Biological products for immunization. Schedules for International control of infectious diseases.
Study of some microbial pathogens of plants and animals with emphasis on those prevalent in Nigeria. The geographical distribution, isolation, identification, morphology, life cycle, source of infection, transmission and the host. Ecology, clinical manifestations of specific bacterial, viral and fungal pathogens of man.
Principles of genetic analysis. Plasmids and transposable genetic elements, mutagenesis and DNA repairs, bacteriophage genetics and genetics of Nitrogen fixation. Mechanism and nature of mutation, induction, isolation and characterization of mutants. Genetic recombination in prokaryotes including transformation, transduction, phage conversion and conjugation. Recent techniques in microbial genetics. Chemical coding and expression of genetic information. Fungal genetics. Principles and applications of genetic engineering.
Fermentation systems; design and use of fermenters. Microorganisms of Industrial importance. Classification of microbial products by use. Relationship between primary and secondary metabolism; characteristics, sources and strain improvement of industrial microorganisms. Microbial growth and product formation in industrial processes; media for industrial fermentations. Foaming, Major products of Industrial Microbiology: enzyme production and immobilization; production of vitamins, amino acids, antibiotics, organic acids, beer and wine
Dynamics of growth. Nutrition and energy metabolism of microorganisms. Effect of physical and chemical factors on growth. Biochemistry of various microbial processes such as transport, regulation and respiration. Biosynthesis of microbial products. Buffer preparation and standardization. Basic separation techniques in microbiology, dialysis, salting out, gel filtration, electrophoresis etc. Assay techniques for various metabolites including microbial enzymes, acids etc.
Impact assessment of microbial contamination of soil, water and air in relation to the deterioration of the environment. Soil, air and water pollution. Waste disposal and management. Methods of water and sewage treatment with emphasis on specific microorganisms involved. Disease transmission by water. Biological and Chemical Oxygen
A theoretical and practical consideration of the management of microbiological quality assurance. HACCP, cleaning and sanitation. Microbiological specifications and regulations. Local and international approaches to obtaining safe food. Management and quality assurance in the microbiology laboratory.
Biogenesis of fossil fuels with emphasis on the role of microorganisms. Petroleum prospecting and secondary recovery. Microbial corrosion of pipes and equipment. Methanogenesis and methanotrophy. Effects of oil spill on microbial activities in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Biodeterioration and biotransformation of hydrocarbons.
Structure, properties and classification of viruses. Principles of isolation, cultivation and maintenance of plant and animal cells in vivo. Application of cell culture technique in virology. Viruses as agents of diseases in animals.
A research project and dissertation to be undertaken on any topic of microbiological and/or biotechnological interest.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
UTME
Entry requirements into the four-year full-time degree programme in Microbiology shall be at least credit passes in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and English Language at the West African Examination Council (WAEC) or National Examination Council (NECO) Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE) or their equivalents.
Direct Entry
Candidates with two A level passes at the Advanced Level in one or more relevant subjects (Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Geography, Mathematics and Physics) may enrol for the three-year degree programme into 200-level.