The Microbiology Concentration offers both Master of Science (MS) and the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees. The faculty that participate in this Concentration are in the Microbiology Program of the School of Biological Sciences within the College of Agricultural, Life and Physical Sciences on the Carbondale campus. The Concentration is research based and provides hands on experience in the areas of bacteriology, immunology, pathogenesis, microbial physiology, molecular biology, biotechnology, environmental microbiology, and symbioses.