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Curriculum Overview

The course sequence is designed to be completed in a full academic year, in the evening, with 3 major courses of 8 weeks each, meeting once/week for 3 hours. A pre-module in microbiology is available to students who have not had a laboratory course in this subject. A conference on current public health/regulatory developoments in Bioterrorism completes the certificate curriculum.

Courses in the curriculum are: (for more detailed information, read the course descriptions)

- Pre-Microbiology Module

- The Biology of Microbial Weapons

- Procedures and Safety Management

- Procedures and Safety Management Laboratory

- Government, Public Health Policy and Regulations for Bioterror and Biosafety