Postgraduate Course: Immunology and Immunopathology in Infection (BIME11118)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course aims to provide an extended understanding of immunology and immunopathology, regulatory processes, and immune factor mechanisms in infection |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Printing own course materials |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Ability to discuss with contrasting examples various types of infection-related immune led diseases including viral, bacterial, and parasitic infections.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the mechanisms of disease development via innate and acquired immunity in relation to infection.
- Compare and contrast the underlying causes of primary and secondary immune deficiency which contribute to infection led diseases.
- Develop research ideas in the field which are informed by evidence from basic science and clinical studies.
- Demonstrate understanding of therapy and management of acute and chronic infection related immune led diseases.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Innate and adaptive immune system,immunopathology |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Till Bachmann
Tel: 0131 242 9438
Email: till.bachmann@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Sarah Fraser
Tel: (0131 6)50 3289
Email: s.fraser@ed.ac.uk |
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