微生物学教给我们一些生命形式，这些生命形式太小，无法用肉眼看到。它们对地球上的生命至关重要，但也可能引起巨大的问题，例如传染病原，植物病原体，食物，水和生物污物的污染物。微生物学专业向学生介绍了微生物世界中功能和形式的巨大多样性。您将探索微生物对其他生命形式的影响，并从个人，种群和生态系统的角度审视微生物在健康和疾病中的作用，尤其是它们在人类，动物和环境的相互关系中的地位。您将研究微生物用于生产产品和补救污染环境的方法，并在分子水平上探索微生物遗传学和微生物生命，特别着重于我们高级部门的微生物学研究。
A Bachelor of Science opens up a world of opportunity. Whether you dream of joining the forefront of research, learning how to analyse and think critically or making the planet a better place, a Bachelor of Science will give you highly sought-after skills for a huge range of careers. At Sydney you will be taught by dedicated scientific thinkers, including members of the Australian Academy of Science, Australian Research Council Fellows and prestigious prize winners. You will study in world-class facilities, including the multimillion-dollar Sydney Nanoscience Hub and the Charles Perkins Centre, with its focus on diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease. <br><br>Microbiology teaches us about life forms that are too small to see with the naked eye. They are vital for life on Earth but can also cause huge problems as infectious disease agents, plant pathogens, contaminants of food and water and biofoulers. A major in Microbiology introduces you to this tremendous diversity of function and form in the microbial world. You explore the impact of microbes on other life forms, look at their role in health and disease at the level of individuals, populations and ecosystems, and in particular their place in the nexus of human, animal and environmental inter-relationships. You will investigate ways in which microbes are used to manufacture products and remediate polluted environments and explore microbial genetics and microbial life at the molecular level, with a particular emphasis on current research in Microbiology in our 3000-level units. By progressing through the major students will learn advanced concepts and methods including molecular microbiology, systems biology, genomics, transcriptomics and proteomics, advanced microscopy techniques, genetic manipulation, microbial evolution, and the use of antimicrobials and antimicrobial resistance.