Education in Microbiology

American Society for Microbiology

ASM’s Curriculum Recommendations: Introductory Course in Microbiology
Core themes and concepts for an introductory microbiology course including laboratory content, skills, and safety.

ASM’s Curriculum Recommendations: Microbiology Majors Program
Recommendations for conceptual knowledge, recommended core and elective courses, and laboratory skills and safety as well as issues for further action and discussion.

ASM Curriculum Recommendations: Bioterrorism Topics for All
An outline of the bioterrorism-related topics that should be addressed to students ranging from non-biology majors to microbiology majors. The outline was developed by the participants of the Ninth Annual ASM Undergraduate Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah.

ASM’s Curriculum Recommendations: Science Course for Non-science and/or General Education Majors
Participants of the 2000 and 2001 ASM Undergraduate Education Conferences were given the task of developing recommendations for various microbioloby curricula.  The results of their efforts are outlined in this article published in the Fall 2001 issue of Focus on Microbiology Education

Additional Curriculum Guideline Resources
ASM Focus on Microbiology Education newsmagazine series on microbiology curricula and links to additional biology/microbiology curriculum guidelines.

Other Resources
MicrobeWiki