526-205 Microbes Infections and Responses
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Subject Information
This course is only available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Biomedicine.
Coordinators:
Ms S Uren, Professor L Brown and Mrs H Cain
Credit points: 12.5
Prequisites:
Passes in 1st year Biology and Chemisty for Biomedicine Molecular and Cellular Biomedicine
Semester: 2
Contact:
36 lectures (three per week) and 24 hours of practical work (two hours a week)
Description/Objectives:
Upon completion of this course students should have:
- sufficient knowledge to form a foundation for future courses in microbiology and immunology;
- an understanding of microbial life processes and microbial growth and its control;
- an appreciation of the mechanisms by which microorganisms initiate infection, and the basis of the host immune response to infection;
- a knowledge of the some of the ways in which infectious disease can be controlled in individuals and in communities, including the use of antimicrobials and vaccines; and
- the ability to perform basic microbiological techniques safely and effectively and recognise valid clinical applications of these techniques.
Assessment:
Written practical reports throughout semester (20%), a 40-minute multiple choice question test mid semester (20%), a 3-hour written exam in the end of the semester examination period (60%).
Prescribed Text:
A A Salyers and D D Whitt, Bacterial Pathogenesis: a molecular approach. 2nd Edn. 2004.
Also see:
- Subject Timetable (Link to Subject Timetable in Student Information System)
- Lecture Schedule
- Quality of Teaching Survey 2008 - Response to student feedback - will be posted when available
- 2001 Exam Paper (pdf 30kb)
- LMS link - announcements, lectures, quizzes etc. (NB. This is a password protected site only available in Semester 2 to students who are currently enrolled in this subject)