Undergraduate Course: Microorganisms, Cells and Immunity 2 (BILG08004)
Course Outline
School | School of Biological Sciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
Home subject area | Biology |
Other subject area | Biomedical Sciences |
Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
Course description | Organisation, growth and interactions of bacterial cells. Interactions of microorganisms with higher organisms. Viruses, viral transformation and oncogenesis. Cell interactions in multicellular organisms: cell diversity, differentiation and growth; tissue organisation and cell communication. Organisation of the mammalian immune system. Innate and acquired immunity. Antibodies. Applications of microbial and immunological techniques. |
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites | None |
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
King's Buildings | Laboratory | | 1-11 | 14:00 - 17:00 | | | or 14:00 - 17:00 | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | 11:10 - 12:00 | | | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 11:10 - 12:00 | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | 11:10 - 12:00 | | | | |
First Class |
Week 1, Monday, 11:10 - 12:00, Zone: King's Buildings. Lecture - Swann Lecture Theatre |
Additional information |
Tutorial Mon 14.00-15.15 or 15.15-16.30
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Tutorial Thurs 14.00-15.15 or 15.15-16.30 |
Exam Information |
Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
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Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:00 | | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Basic knowledge of the biology of bacteria, viruses and fungi, mammalian tissue orgainisation, and the mammalian immune system. |
Assessment Information
1 lab report, 1 literature comprehension test. In-course assessment 40%; exam 60%. |
Special Arrangements
None |
Additional Information
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Syllabus |
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Transferable skills |
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Reading list |
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Study Abroad |
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Study Pattern |
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Keywords | MCI2 |
Contacts
Course organiser | Prof Nick Read
Tel: (0131 6)50 5335
Email: Nick.Read@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Carolyn Wilson
Tel: (0131 6)50 8651
Email: Carolyn.Wilson@ed.ac.uk |
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