6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL
Undergraduate - Unit
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Faculty
Chief examiner(s)
Associate Professor Mark Wright
Coordinator(s)
Unit guides
Synopsis
This unit will review the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders associated with excessive, defective, or unwarranted immune responses. Disorders which will be covered include autoimmunity, inflammatory and infectious diseases, allergy, immunodeficiency, cancers, and transplant rejection.
Current scientific research into and use of novel disease treatments that modulate the immune system, as well as improved diagnosis will also be reviewed.
Skills will also be developed in searching and critically reviewing the literature and in both written and oral scientific communication in relation to clinical immunopathology.
Outcomes
On completion of this unit students will be able to:
- Describe the functional and regulatory pathways of the normal immune system;
- Explain how various pathogens evade the immune system and evaluate immunopathologies resulting from infection;
- Examine and compare the pathogenesis of different disorders of the immune system such as autoimmunity, allergy, inflammatory diseases, immunodeficiency, leukemia/lymphoma and transplant rejection;
- Evaluate immunotherapeutic and immunomodulatory strategies, and determine their suitability for prevention, treatment or cure of immune disorders;
- Analyse and interpret data from immunopathology experiments, and demonstrate effective communication of data to an appropriate audience in both written and oral formats in relation to these experiments.
Assessment
NOTE: From 1 July 2019, the duration of all exams is changing to combine reading and writing time. The new exam duration for this unit is 2 hours and 10 minutes.
Multiple choice examinations during semester: 15%
Tutorial/directed learning assessments: 20%
Assignment: 20%
Examination (2 hours and 10 minutes): 45% (Hurdle)
This unit is subject to the Hurdle and Threshold Standards policiesHurdle and Threshold Standards policies (http://www.med.monash.edu.au/policies/assessment-policy-2017.html) of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences.
Workload requirements
- One 2-hour tutorial/directed learning
- Three 1-hour lectures
- One 1-hour directed learning (online activities)
- Six hours of self-directed learning per week
See also Unit timetable information