BIOL 4319 Medical Entomology

Study of the medically important insects. The focus will be on insect vectors and the diseases that they can transmit. We will examine insect life history, population dynamics, ecology, and human impact. We will also cover some basic epidemiology and disease transmission models.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

8 hours from BIOL 1406 (or BIOL 1487) and BIOL 1407 (or BIOL 1488); or consent of instructor.

Schedule Type

Lecture

Grading Basis

Standard Letter (A-F)

Administrative Unit

Biology

Offered

Fall/Spring