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30:158:420 · Chemical Biology · School 30 — New Brunswick Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
Pharmaceutical Microbiology covers major groups of disease-causing microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, and helminth parasites. The course also examines immune defenses against infection and how antimicrobial drugs act on infectious organisms.
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SIRS · 6,100 responses · 2014–2024
Fall 2026
1 open in snapshot · 2 instructors
When it meets
Busch
Checked-in sections · current seat counts are unavailable.
AI-generated overview
3 units · topic sequence may vary by instructor
The catalog synopsis names bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, and helminth parasites as subjects of study.
The course description includes the immune system and its mechanisms for defending against pathogenic microorganisms.
The catalog includes how pharmacological agents such as antibiotics act against infectious microorganisms.
Researched and independently reviewed · 6 sources · 7/14 fields found
officialSummary: found · The catalog describes disease-causing bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, and helminth parasites, host immune defenses, and antibiotic mechanisms. The school curriculum lists it as a three-credit second-professional-year course.
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atAGlance.weeklyHours: not-found · No course-specific source provided a defensible estimate of weekly out-of-class hours.
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courseRatings: not-found · No syllabus grading table or sufficiently corroborated student experience supported a course rating. Dated final-exam schedules alone do not establish exam intensity or overall workload.
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assessment: found · PY2 exam schedules list a Pharmaceutical Microbiology final in Fall 2024 and Fall 2025. No syllabus or grading weights were found, and these historical schedules do not establish the current assessment mix.
site:pharmacy.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads "30:158:420" "Fall 2024" exam schedule · site:pharmacy.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads "30:158:420" "Fall 2025" final exam · site:pharmacy.rutgers.edu "30:158:420" syllabus grading assessment
fit.bestFor: found · Fit statements describe interest in the official subject matter and course placement.
Rutgers catalog "30:158:420" bacteria viruses immune system antibiotics · site:pharmacy.rutgers.edu/curriculum "Pharmaceutical Microbiology"
fit.toughIf: found · The catalog spans several pathogen groups, host defenses, and antimicrobial mechanisms; no student source established a specific difficulty pattern.
Rutgers catalog "30:158:420" protozoa helminth parasites immune defenses · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "30:158:420" advice OR difficult OR study
prerequisitesInPractice: found · SOC sectionNotes: OPEN TO 2ND PROFESSIONAL YEAR ONLY. This official platform eligibility is shown as qualification, not invented prerequisite courses. Snapshot observation time unknown; inspected 2026-10-02.
site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "30:158:420" preparation background · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "158:420" prerequisites pharmacy · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "Pharmaceutical Microbiology" "Fang Liu" advice · Inspect Fall 2026 section 01 eligibility in supplied SOC snapshot
instructorVariation: not-found · No comparable instructor-specific student accounts or term syllabi were found.
site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "30:158:420" instructors · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "Pharmaceutical Microbiology" "Fang Liu" · site:pharmacy.rutgers.edu "30:158:420" syllabus faculty terms
chapters: found · The catalog synopsis supports three thematic topic groupings. It does not provide chapter titles, a detailed syllabus, or their teaching order.
Rutgers catalog "30:158:420" organisms immune system antibiotics · site:pharmacy.rutgers.edu "30:158:420" course topics · site:sites.rutgers.edu/chemical-biology-emsop "Pharmaceutical Microbiology" syllabus topics
commonPitfalls: not-found · No student discussion provided a course-specific study pitfall and correction.
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prepPlan: found · A conservative review plan can follow the official course scope; no course-specific free resource or peer preparation strategy was identified.
site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "Pharmaceutical Microbiology" preparation · Rutgers catalog "30:158:420" disease causing bacteria viruses fungi immune system
studentPerspective: not-found · The matching Reddit thread asks for course reviews but its replies do not report course experience or advice; unrelated and older matches were excluded.
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materials: not-found · No applicable course source identified required or optional materials.
site:pharmacy.rutgers.edu "30:158:420" textbook · site:pharmacy.rutgers.edu "Pharmaceutical Microbiology" required book 158:420
policies: not-found · No course-specific policy source was found.
site:pharmacy.rutgers.edu "30:158:420" attendance policy · site:pharmacy.rutgers.edu "30:158:420" recitation policy late work syllabus
1 open · Busch
Historical student surveys
Teaching
4.22
Course quality
4.08
Response rate
76.5%
Coverage
40 offerings · 2014–2024
| Instructor | Offerings | Teaching | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Furmanski | 6 | 4.40 | 4.22 |
| Fang Liu | 6 | 4.17 | 4.00 |
| Renping Zhou | 6 | 4.10 | 3.95 |
| Luca Cartegni | 6 | 3.98 | 3.85 |
| Furmanski P. | 4 | 4.60 | 4.43 |
| Liu F. | 4 | 4.25 | 4.20 |
Catalog and planning context
Credits
3
Current campuses
Busch
Current availability
1 open of 1
Catalog terms
Fall
Core codes
None listed
Loaded terms
2
No prerequisite note appears in the checked-in Rutgers catalog snapshots.
No direct degree-list membership appears in the checked-in requirement index.