Undergraduate - UnitPAC3191 - Microbiology and immunology

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6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Offered	Malaysia First semester 2014 (Day) Parkville First semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Phil Bergen (Parkville); Mr Muhammad Abdul Hadi (Malaysia)

Synopsis

To introduce 3rd year pharmacy students to essential elements of microbiology and immunology. In the process, students will develop their abilities to integrate microbiological and immunological concepts and apply these to a limited number of applications contained within the unit and as a basis for later work in other subjects within the pharmaceutical sciences.

This will involve the study of:

bacteria (general principles and microbial genetics)
eukaryotic microbes
virology
epidemiology
immunology
microbiological diseases (diseases and host responses).

Outcomes

At the end of this unit students will be able to:

demonstrate fundamental concepts in microbiology and associated immunology including basic technologies, classification of microorganisms, principles of microbial genetics, and immunological processes;
evaluate and differentiate basic microbiological laboratory techniques and how to apply these to the identification of different types of pathogenic microorganisms;
demonstrate an appreciation of factors involved in contamination control and control of infectious diseases;
illustrate the ecological role of microorganisms and analyse interactions between microorganisms and the host including interactions with humans and the principles of immunology and epidemiology.

Assessment

Final exam (2.5 hour): 60%; mid-semester tests: 20%; on-going practicals and assignments: 20%.

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Phil Bergen

Workload requirements

Contact hours for on-campus students:

Thirty six 1-hour lectures
Two 1 hour mid-semester tests
Two 1-hour tutorials (whole class feedback sessions)
Five 2-hour practicals

Prerequisites

PAC2151 Biochemistry and molecular biology

Additional information on this unit is available from the faculty at:

http://www.monash.edu/pharm/current/