units

MIC2022

Faculty of Science

18 September 2017 20 April 2024

print version

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2016 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

Monash University

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Faculty

Science

Coordinator(s)

Associate Professor Jose Garcia-Bustos and Mr Mohamed Mohideen

Offered

Clayton

  • Second semester 2016 (Day)

Synopsis

Builds on MIC2011 and focuses on the interactions of micro-organisms with each other or with other types of living organisms. Describes the practical importance of micro-organisms in health and disease. Aspects of infection studied include pathogenesis, epidemiology and basic immunity. Viruses are introduced, including an explanation of how their structure is related to their classification and strategies of replication in living cells. Several human infectious diseases are studied in detail, including examples of bacterial, viral and parasitic diseases that have major impacts on human health.

Outcomes

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

  1. Explain the importance of micro-organisms in human health and disease;

  1. Outline how host and pathogenic factors of micro-organisms affect the outcome of infection;

  1. Describe basic mechanisms of immunity to infection and the development and use of vaccines;

  1. Explain how infectious diseases are spread and controlled, and the susceptibility and resistance of microbial pathogens to antimicrobial agents;

  1. Outline different microbial pathogens including bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites, their modes of pathogenesis, diseases caused, epidemiology and treatment;

  1. Demonstrate knowledge of microbiological methodology and laboratory skills that are used to study microbial pathogens;

  1. Demonstrate effective communication of microbial experiments by oral and written means.

Assessment

Mid-semester test (50 min): 10%
Examinations: Theory Paper 1 (2 hours) - 40% (lecture theory component) and Practical Paper 2 (2 hours) - 20%
In semester practical assessment: 30%
A pass in both the theory and practical components of the unit must be obtained to pass the unit.

Workload requirements

Three 1-hour lectures and one 3-hour practical/tutorial/self-directed learning exercise per week

See also Unit timetable information

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Jose Garcia-Bustos

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Microbiology

Prerequisites

MIC2011 + Recommended: MOL2011 and MOL2022

Prohibitions

BMS2052, BTH2722