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Undergraduate 2026-2027 Catalog (Draft Version)

BIO 3613 Virology

Three hours (On Campus)
This course is a study of the structure, classification, life cycle, and pathogenesis of viruses, and the immune response to virus infections of host organisms. Human viruses will be emphasized in the lecture. Viruses will be studied as pathogens and as tools for biomedicine and biological discovery. Three hours lecture-discussion per week. This course must be taken with BIO 3611 .

Prerequisites: BIO 1121  and BIO 1123 ;  CHM 1131  and CHM 1133  
Corequisite: BIO 3611  
Offered on campus Fall semester (even-numbered years)