Public Health 162A is a microbiology course taught from the perspective of epidemiology and the impact of infections diseases on public health. It is taught by three professors, and there are a few guest lecturers throughout the semester. It is memorization-based and does not go into much detail about the molecular level of infectious diseases. This course may be taken with or without its lab component (PH 162L). MCB C112 is the other microbiology course offered at Berkeley.
Fall semester (15 weeks)
Summer Session D (6 weeks)
One year each of college-level chemistry and biology
Fall: 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week
Summer: 8 hours of lecture and 2 hours of discussion per week
The class is an upper-division elective for juniors and seniors. It is only offered in the Fall and Summer.
This course is easier than MCB C112 since it focuses more on the public health impact of infectious diseases rather than the molecular cause of the diseases. It is also 3 units, while MCB C112 is 4 units.
Written by: Emmy Tian
Last edited: Fall 2018