A written and oral report on an individually assigned project is required. A study of arthropods that parasitize man or serve as vectors of human pathogens. Morphological features, distribution, life histories and control methods will be emphasized. An independent study project will be required. A study of the environmental relationships of insects, including insect development, population growth and regulation, and patterns of distribution.
Emphasis is placed on field studies and an extensive research project.
A study of the fundamental concepts of immune responses, the properties of antigens and immunoglobins, immunological specificity, and the development and regulation of cellular and humoral immunity. A course in microbiology or cell biology or the equivalent. A lecture seminar course considering the fundamental principles of basic and medical virology and an analysis of the structure, chemistry and replication of representative RNA and DNA animal viruses at the molecular level. A course in microbiology or genetics or consent of the instructor. Structure and functional dynamics of ecosystems.