Medical microbiology and immunology
7.5 ECTS creditsInstruction is in the form of lectures and seminars.
The course covers the following:
- Basic bacteriology and virology
- The mechanisms of action for antibiotics, antibiotic resistance, and pathogen response
- The theory of laboratory work on micro-organisms
- The structure, cellular organisation, and communication of the immune system
- The profile, differentiation, properties, and function of effector cells in the immune system
- The complement system and the structure and function of antibodies
- Principles for vaccination
The course covers the following:
- Basic bacteriology and virology
- The mechanisms of action for antibiotics, antibiotic resistance, and pathogen response
- The theory of laboratory work on micro-organisms
- The structure, cellular organisation, and communication of the immune system
- The profile, differentiation, properties, and function of effector cells in the immune system
- The complement system and the structure and function of antibodies
- Principles for vaccination
Progressive specialisation:
G1N (has only upper鈥恠econdary level entry requirements)
Education level:
Undergraduate level
Admission requirements
General admission requirements plus Mathematics 2a/2b/2c (B) and Science Studies 2 (B), or equivalent
Selection:
Selection is usually based on your grade point average from upper secondary school or the number of credit points from previous university studies, or both.
This course is included in the following programme
- Biomedical scientist program (studied during year 1)