MSc Medical Microbiology Syllabus and Subjects 2024

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M.Sc Medical Microbiology is a two-year postgraduate course in Microbiology and is divided into four semesters. M.Sc Medical Microbiology is a comprehensive study of Immunology, Virology, Bacteriology, Industrial Microbiology, Biochemistry, Mycology, R-DNA Technology, Media Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology etc.

Semester Wise M.Sc Medical Microbiology Syllabus

The Master of Science in Medical Microbiology syllabus covers the molecular as well as the medical aspects of virology, mycology, immunology, and bacteriology to infection. The M.Sc Medical Microbiology course aims to ensure that the students get an in-depth understanding of the subject. Semester-wise M.Sc Medical Microbiology subjects list are given in the table below:

First Year Syllabus
Semester I	Semester II
Bacteriology	Mycology
Food Microbiology	Microbial Production of Recombinant Molecules
Immunology	Psychology
Industrial Microbiology	R-DNA Technology
Instrumentation and its Biological Application	Virology

Second Year Syllabus
Semester III	Semester IV
Biochemistry	Molecular Biology
Biostatistics	Microbial Genetics
Computer Applications	Microbial Physiology
Bioinformatics	Medical Microbiology
Environmental Microbiology	Microbial Biodiversity

M.Sc Medical Microbiology Subjects

M.Sc Medical Microbiology course offers both theoretical and practical aspects of the study. M.Sc Medical Microbiology subjects in Research Methodologies, Microbiology and Pathogens, etc have scientific significance in today’s world. The course curriculum includes core and elective subjects.

M.Sc Medical Microbiology Core Subjects

The compulsory subjects include

Bacteriology
Immunology
Mycology
Virology
Instrumentation and its Biological Application
Industrial Microbiology, Food Microbiology
R-DNA Technology
Microbial Production of Recombinant Molecules

M.Sc Medical Microbiology Course Structure

M.Sc Medical Microbiology course structure includes both theory and practical papers and is curated for two years divided into four semesters. The course structure is made in such a way that both classroom training and practicals are included in the course curriculum.

The course structure is given below:

IV Semesters
Postgraduate Course
Core Subjects
Elective Subjects
Practicals
Projects

M.Sc Medical Microbiology Teaching Methodology and Techniques

The course curriculum takes into account different teaching methods. Classroom learning includes practical sessions for students who are passionate about Medical Microbiology and want to take up Medical Microbiology professionally in the future. Listed below are the teaching methodology and strategies in general:

Conceptualized Learning
Traditional Classroom-Based Teaching
Practicals
Group Discussions
Presentations

M.Sc Medical Microbiology Projects

Projects are given to students to understand the concepts and help students in getting hands-on experience. Projects are to be completed by the end of the fourth semester. Some popular M.Sc Medical Microbiology project topics are:

Understanding the identification and isolation of Dengue Fever
Transmission of infectious diseases from animals to humans
The use of shared hand washing bowls in the spread of diarrheal disease
The Metabolic responses of macrophages to anti-leishmanial drugs
Resistance in mycobacterium tuberculin.
Molecular genetic analysis of hybridization in leishmania

M.Sc Medical Microbiology Reference Books

M.Sc Medical Microbiology books are available both online and offline by many authors and publications. Reference books are meant for gaining an in-depth understanding of concepts. Books on Medical Microbiology for academic purposes differ according to specializations. Some of the reference books for the course in Medical Microbiology are

Reference Books for Microbiology
Sl.No	Name of the Books	Authors
1	Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology	Connie R. Mahon MS
2	Koneman’s Color Atlas and Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology	Gary W. Procop
3	Jawetz Melnick & Adelbergs Medical Microbiology	Stefan Riedel, Stephen Morse, Timothy Mietzner, Steve Miller
4	Medical Microbiology	Patrick R. Murray Ph.D., Ken S. Rosenthal Ph.D., Michael A. Pfaller MD
5	Brock Biology of Microorganisms	Michael Madigan, Kelly Bender, Daniel Buckley, W. Sattley), David Stahl