Courses range from introductory levels to upper college seminars. Topics are centered around basic microbiology and genetics, and also cover biotechnology, infectious diseases, medical biology case studies and environmental microbiology. Course offerings change from year to year, due to staffing and programmatic needs, however course catalogs from this and subsequent semesters are available online through the Bard Course List.
The Jude Lab also participates in the research arm of the Bard Citizen Science program. During this immersive first year experience for all first year Bard College students, faculty from all over the globe teach a curriculum based on the properties of water. Students who elect for the "Research" focused version of the course work with water samples collected from around the world, and also perform crucial experimental trials on a panel of violacein producing bacterial strains. This work is presented at the culmination of the Citizen Science program, and is also the basis of ongoing projects in my laboratory.
The Jude Lab also participates in the research arm of the Bard Citizen Science program. During this immersive first year experience for all first year Bard College students, faculty from all over the globe teach a curriculum based on the properties of water. Students who elect for the "Research" focused version of the course work with water samples collected from around the world, and also perform crucial experimental trials on a panel of violacein producing bacterial strains. This work is presented at the culmination of the Citizen Science program, and is also the basis of ongoing projects in my laboratory.
Courses In Biology Program |
Microbiology
BIO111: Microbes in the Environment (designed for non- majors)
BIO145: Environmental Microbiology BIO165: Microbial Techniques Workshop BIO158: Case Studies in Medical Biology BIO303: Microbiology 
Infectious Disease
BIO406: Cholera
BIO427: Ebola 400 level seminars run in a similar fashion to graduate school journal clubs. There is a very focused topic, and each week primary literature papers are evaluated and discussed in detail. Writing consists of grant proposals and literature review. |
Genetics
BIO201: Genetics and Evolution
*This is part of the core sequence taken by biology majors at Bard. BiotechnologyBIO432: Calderwood Seminar in Public Writing: Distilling Biotechnology
Links to Blogs of curated writing produced by students enrolled courses in Fall 2018 and Fall 2019! Courses through BPII also have taught versions of Microbiology as well as Distilling Biotechnology as part of the Bard Prison Initiative.
Form more information on this groundbreaking program, please see their website: bpi.bard.edu |