This graduate certificate provides a foundation in the concepts and methods of microbiome science and engineering and provides perspectives on the applications of those fundamentals to a range of topics in environmental, animal and human, plant, and industrial contexts.
Students interested in graduate work should refer to the Graduate and Professional Bulletin.
Learning Objectives
Students successfully completing this certificate will be able to:
- Describe microbiomes, and compare/contrast microbiomes to single microbial species in terms of function;
- Explain current methods for characterizing microbiomes, including the information obtained and the limitations of the methods;
- Describe the role of microbiomes in human, animal, plant, or industrial systems and the functional interactions between microbiomes and their hosts;
- Integrate concepts from microbiology, ecology, and physiology in the context of microbiome function; and
- Apply knowledge of microbiome structure and function to propose methods of engineering the microbiome behavior.
Effective Fall 2024
Additional coursework may be required due to prerequisites.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Course | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | |
| Microbiome of Plant Systems | ||
| Microbiome of Animal Systems | ||
| Select a minimum of 6 credits from the following with at least one course (not previously taken) from each Group. | 6 | |
| Group A. Experimental Methods and Data Analysis | ||
| Microbiome of Plant Systems | ||
| Microbiome of Animal Systems | ||
| Biomolecular Tools for Engineers | ||
| Microbial Metagenomics/Genomics Data Analysis | ||
| Next Generation Sequencing Platform/Libraries | ||
| Functional Genomics | ||
| Current Methods in Microbial Genomics | ||
| Group B: Microbiomes in Context | ||
| Microbiome of Plant Systems | ||
| Microbiome of Animal Systems | ||
| Recent Developments in Human Nutrition: Genomic, Proteomics, and Metabolomics | ||
| Phytochemicals and Probiotics for Health | ||
| Program Total Credits: | 9 | |
*This certificate may have courses in common with other graduate certificates. A student may earn more than one certificate, but a given course may be counted only in one certificate.