Microbiology Courses

Microbiology is the study of bacteria, viruses and other organisms that cannot be seen with naked eyes. Actually, they are too small to be seen by naked eyes. The study of microbiology courses help the students investigates disease-causing organisms, and their research overlaps with the medical field, especially with immunology and disease diagnosis.

These courses are though offered at graduate levels and post graduates but students who want to pursue a career as microbiologist should start preparing for it a few years earlier. Microbiologist courses are designed for aspiring researchers who plan to teach, design and conduct independent research including health related policies and contribute to the scientific and medical communities.

Microbiology courses are often post graduate programs offered at many colleges and universities with a desire to impart world class education to the aspiring students. Scholars in this field are in great demand in research institutes, laboratories and pharmaceutical companies. If you have a keen interest in science, you can choose this field as your primary career option to make it your profession in the near future as it is one of the highly rewarding and lucrative career options.

The prominent microbiology courses are:

• B.Sc. in microbiology courses
• B.Sc. (P) Hons in microbiology
• M.Sc. microbiology
• Microbiological research
• Research and Development in Immunology and Infectious Diseases
• Bachelor of Science in Microbiology
• Ph.D in microbiology
• MD microbiology

Colleges offering these courses are:

• Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
• Karnataka university
• Lady Hardinge Medical College, Delhi
• GB Pant Hospital, Delhi
• Medical College, Baroda, Gujarat
• Indra Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
• University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi
• Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Nehru Nagar, Belgaum, Karnataka
• Bangalore Medical College, Karnataka
• Sardar Patel Medical College, Bikaner

Scope after Microbiology Courses

Microbiologists are responsible to work in public health sectors and they play an important role during epidemic out breaks, natural calamities or wars. At the same time, microbiology is one of the important p[arts of biotechnology. It is a field of study and research on several microorganisms. A career as a microbiologist can be very rewarding and enriching in India and the industry is demanding more and more well qualified professionals in the different departments of this field. An average salary of an entry level microbiologist is INR 15,000- 25,000 whereas an experienced professional can earn more than INR 30,000 per month.