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
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
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.
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
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
Timetable
Administrative Unit
Team at Educational Law & Registration
Offered in
Recommended course of study
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.