Postgraduate Course: Understanding Infectious Diseases (EMND11026)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Emerging and Neglected Infectious Diseases |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course aims to promote an understanding of the transmission mechanisms of infectious agents and their maintenance strategies for survival; intrinsic and extrinsic strategies for disease control of the host will also be explored. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| At the completion of this course the candidate should understand the biological characteristics of the different classes of pathogens. Demonstrate an appreciation of the various strategies adopted by specific (regional) pathogens to establish infection and survive in their hosts. The candidate should understand the innate and adaptive immunity, the induction of an immune response and the role of cells involved in this process. Case studies and assessment will develop the students understanding of the immune effector function and control of a range of infectious agents including intra- and extra-cellular bacterial, viral pathogens, protozoa and worms. |
Assessment Information
| Formal summative written assessment will constitute 60% of the students grade. Online assessment will incorporate a variety of activities will constitute 40% of their overall course grade and is taken to represent a formative assessment of learning throughout the programme. |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Ewan Macleod
Tel: 0131 242 9379
Email: ewan.macleod@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Caroline Morris
Tel: (0131 6)51 3255
Email: c.d.morris@ed.ac.uk |
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