MB5028: PROFILES OF IMMUNOLOGY (2022-2023)

Last modified: 31 May 2022 13:25

Course Overview

This course provides all of the basics regarding the immune system, including both the innate and adaptive immune system and how they are important in a range of different disease scenarios.

Course Details

Study Type	Postgraduate	Level	5
Term	First Term	Credit Points	15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus	Aberdeen	Sustained Study	No
Co-ordinators	Dr Frank Ward Dr I.J. Crane

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

Any Postgraduate Programme

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

Course Description

Aims

To provide all
students with the knowledge required for more advanced teaching

Learning outcomes

At
the end of this course students should be familiar with the following:

· Basic anatomy and cells of the immune system

· Cellular functions of myeloid and lymphoid
cell types

· Links between innate and adaptive immunity

· Immune effector mechanisms

· How immune regulation maintains homeostasis

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers

Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

50% Essay Type Report based on practical work

2x 25% Multiple Choice Question online test

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome
Factual	Remember	ILO’s for this course are available in the course guide.