Microbiology courses at UW

Are you interested in microbiology courses at the University of Waterloo?

Explore our broad range of courses at the undergraduate and graduate level. Undergraduate offerings cover a range of topics, including microbial diversity, immunology, virology, environmental microbiology, and biotechnology. For the most up-to-date course descriptions and graduate course listings, be sure to consult the Undergraduate Academic Calendar. and the Graduate Studies calendars respectively.

Biology Undergraduate Courses:  

  • Biol 240 - Fundamentals of Microbiology
  • Biol 240L - Microbiology lab 
  • Biol 241 - Introduction to Applied Microbiology
  • Biol 345 – Microorganisms in Food
  • Biol 346 – Microbial Ecology & Diversity
  • Biol 348 – Lab Methods in Microbiology
  • Biol 341 – Fundamentals of Immunology
  • Biol 443 – Fermentation Biotechnology
  • Biol 447 – Environmental Microbiology
  • Biol 448 – Microbial Physiology & Biochemistry
  • Biol 449 – Public Health Microbiology
  • Biol 475 – Current topics in Microbiology
  • Biol 442 – Virology
  • Biol 441 – Advances in Immunology
  • Biol 444 – Bacterial Pathogenesis
  • Biol 472 – Cell Biology of Human Disease

Biology Graduate Courses

Please refer to the Graduate Studies Calendar for the most up to date listing of graduate microbiology courses.