Unit name | Infection and Immunity |
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Unit code | PANM22041 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | I/5 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Professor. Matthews |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine |
Faculty | Faculty of Life Sciences |
Pathogenesis of infectious diseases; the nature of host immune responses; the mechanisms of viral and bacterial immune evasion; the strategies of chemotherapy and vaccination used to treat and prevent human infection.
The unit provides coverage of the immune system and immune responses to bacteria, viruses, protozoa and worms, as well as host-parasite interactions. It covers aspects of pathogenesis and how vaccination is used to prevent human infection. It provides practical experience of immunological and microbiological experimental techniques. The unit is delivered using a series of integrated lectures, tutorials and laboratory sessions.
Unit aims:
To provide students with information about:
To teach students skills including:
At the end of the unit a successful student will be able to:
Online delivery of lectures and exercises
Tutorials
Practicals and/or online practicals supported by eBiolabs
Summative assessment:
Essay (20%)
Oral presentation (10%)
eBiolabs pre-lab quizzes and post-lab assignments (10%)
Examination (January) (60%)
The exams will cover learning outcomes 1-7, 9,10,12
The laboratory write-ups will assess learning outcomes 8-10, 12.
The essay and oral presentation will cover learning outcome 12 and any from 1-7.
Formative assessment:
For formative purposes students will receive feedback as follows:
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How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.