BMB806: Infectious disease immunology

Study Board of Science

Teaching language: Danish, but English if international students are enrolled
EKA: N210015102
Assessment: Second examiner: Internal
Grading: 7-point grading scale
Offered in: Odense
Offered in: Autumn
Level: Master's level course approved as PhD course

STADS ID (UVA): N210015101
ECTS value: 5

Date of Approval: 24-02-2023


Duration: 1 semester

Version: Approved - active

Comment

The course has limited seats and in case of too many applications, priority is given to the timely registration by date of registration.

Entry requirements

Bachelorgrad i biomedicin, molekylær biologi eller lignende.

Academic preconditions

Students taking the course are expected to:

  • Have knowledge of basic immunology
  • Be able to use retrieve and use new literature on (infection) immunology

Participant limit

16

Course introduction

Kurset har til formål at den studerende opnår kendskab til og forståelse af den nyeste viden om infektionssygdommes udbredelse og spredning samt grundlæggende biologiske mekanismer ved infektion og sygdom i mennesker. Dette er vigtigt i forhold til at kunne læse og forstå nyeste litteratur om infektionsimmunologi samt fremlægge aktuelle resultater og problemstillinger inden for infektionsimmunologi.

Kurset bygger oven på den viden, der er erhvervet i kurset BMB512 eller lignende, og giver et fagligt grundlag for at studere infektionsimmunologi i et speciale eller ph-d projekt.

I forhold til uddannelsens kompetenceprofil har kurset eksplicit fokus på at:

  • Give kompetence til at forstå og fremlægge problemstillinger og nyeste viden indenfor molekylær (infektions)immunologi
  • Give færdigheder i artikellæsning og – præsentation samt projektformulering og –udførelse indenfor molekylær (infektions)immunologi
  • Give viden om molekylær (infektions)immunologi

Expected learning outcome

The learning objectives of the course are that the student demonstrates the ability to:
  • Describe, compare and discuss properties of selected pathogenic vira, bacteria, fungi and parasites
  • Describe and discuss the role of innate and adaptive immunology in protection against infectious diseases
  • Describe, compare and discuss dominant infectious diseases (e.g. malaria, tuberculosis, AIDS)
  • Describe, compare and discuss selected digestive system infections
  • Describe, compare and discuss selected airway infections
  • Describe and use basic principles of diagnosis, treatment and prevention of infectious diseases
  • Read, understand  and critisize new literature on infectious disease immunology
  • Present and discuss issues and problems in infectious diseases immunology

Content

The following main topics are contained in the course:
  • Pathogenic vira, bacteria, fungi and parasites
  • Innate and adaptive immunology in protection against infectious diseases
  • Dominant infectious diseases (e.g. malaria, tuberculosis, AIDS)
  • Digestive system infections
  • Airway infections
  • “New” infectious diseases
  • Diagnostics of infections
  • Treatment of infections (incl. resistance)
  • Prevention of infections

Literature

Handed out notes and articles.
See itslearning for syllabus lists and additional literature references.

Examination regulations

Exam element a)

Timing

Autumn

Tests

Project report

EKA

N210015102

Assessment

Second examiner: Internal

Grading

7-point grading scale

Identification

Full name and SDU username

Language

Normally, the same as teaching language

Examination aids

To be announced during the course

ECTS value

5

Additional information

The project report can be written individually or in groups of two people, specifying individual contributions

Indicative number of lessons

50 hours per semester

Teaching Method

At the faculty of science, teaching is organized after the three-phase model ie. intro, training and study phase.
  • Intro phase (lectures) - 20 hours
  • Training phase: 30 hours, including 20 hours tutorials and 10 hours laboratory
Activities during the study phase:
  • Reading of articles
  • Litterature searching
  • Article presentations
  • Individual project

Teacher responsible

Name E-mail Department
Gunnar Houen gunnarh@bmb.sdu.dk Institut for Biokemi og Molekylær Biologi

Timetable

Administrative Unit

Biokemi og Molekylær Biologi

Team at Educational Law & Registration

NAT

Offered in

Odense

Recommended course of study

Profile Education Semester Offer period

Transition rules

Transitional arrangements describe how a course replaces another course when changes are made to the course of study. 
If a transitional arrangement has been made for a course, it will be stated in the list. 
See transitional arrangements for all courses at the Faculty of Science.