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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Biological Sciences : Immunology

Undergraduate Course: Experimental Immunology (IMMU10017)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Biological Sciences CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryExperimental Immunology covers central aspects of experimental design, analysis, and interpretation of results, as well as important immunological experimental techniques. It provides a foundation for Senior Immunology Honours students in reading and critiquing scientific literature and so feeds into the other Immunology core courses and electives. The experimental design, analysis and interpretation aspects provide a foundation for the Research project in Semester 2
Course description This course will CLOSE - the 2025/2026 instance has been created to facilitate resit assessments ONLY. No new enrolments are possible and no teaching will take place for this course after 2024/2025.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Immunology 3 (BILG09007)
Co-requisites Students MUST also take: Immunology Research Project (IMMU10014) AND Molecular and Cellular Immunology (IMMU10016)
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. A critical understanding of experimental techniques and approaches used in immunological research.
  2. Attainment of advanced skills in reading, understanding, and critiquing primary literature.
  3. The ability to develop scientific questions and hypotheses, design experiments to test hypotheses, manipulate, interpret, and analyse experimental data, and relate conclusions to the wider field.
  4. Communicate research approaches and conclusions clearly.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills The course will deliver Knowledge and Understanding. The sessions are mainly workshop based involving group activities so it will also enhance student Research and Enquiry, Personal and Intellectual Autonomy, Communication, and Personal Effectiveness.
KeywordsImmunology,Experimental Immunology
Contacts
Course organiserDr Matthew Taylor
Tel: (0131 6)51 3625
Email: Matthew.Taylor@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Janna James
Tel: (0131 6)50 8649
Email: Janna.James@ed.ac.uk
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