Undergraduate Course: The Animal Body (2) (BVMS08039)
Course Outline
| School |
Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies |
College |
College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 08 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
50 |
| Home subject area |
BVMS |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
Animal Body 2: Pathobiology of the Animal Body
basic mechanisms of molecular & cellular pathology, immunology, inflammation and repair; general biology of pathogens including bacteria, viruses and parasites. Host response to infection is covered.
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Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Med And Vet | Lecture | | 1-22 | 09:00 - 09:50 | | | | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Relating to AB 2 students should be able to:
Describe and comprehend the important features and mechanisms of pathological processes and understand how these produce disease and clinical signs;
Define and use specialist terminology applied to infectious diseases and their control;
Comprehend the environmental, pathogen and host factors involved in the transmission, persistence, consequences and control of infection;
Describe the pathogenic processes at cellular and molecular levels of viral, bacterial, fungal and parasitic diseases of animals, including zoonoses;
Correlate causal organisms and mechanisms with resultant pathological alterations, lesions and clinical disease;
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Assessment Information
Examination - 80% of marks
In-course assessment: 20% of marks |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Jonathan Fitzgerald
Tel: (0131) 242 9376
Email: Ross.Fitzgerald@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Julie Gifford
Tel:
Email: Julie.Gifford@ed.ac.uk |
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