Bacteriology n. : The science relating to bacteria.

Example:
What could I do with an associates Bacteriology degree?

Taxonomy
Microbiology, microorganisms, Bacteria, diseases, pathogenic microbes, Caister Academic Press, free encyclopedia, organisms, microscope, founders, microbial world, hypothesized, discovery, contributions, Brock Biology of Microorganisms, 2007-07-23, Medical Microbiology, pathogenic microorganisms.

Defination from the web:
bacteriology (later a subdiscipline of microbiology) is generally considered to have been founded by Ferdinand Cohn (1828–1898), a ... Journal of Bacteriology. Nature Reviews Microbiology (journal home) Springer Protocols in Microbiology ...