Medical Microbiology

Code

LIFE2010

School

Life Sciences

Level

2

Credits

10

Semesters

Autumn UK

Summary

This module will introduce students to the properties, mechanisms of resistance and clinical use of antimicrobial agents in the treatment of microbial infections. Options relating to disease prevention will be explained, and students will be provided with an insight into the role of the laboratory and the Public Health Laboratory Service in the diagnosis, management and control of infection in hospital and the community.

Target Students

Students studying Microbiology who wish to increase their knowledge of Medical Microbiology.

Co-requisites

Modules you must take in the same academic year, or have taken in a previous year, to enrol in this module:

• Micro-Organisms and Disease (LIFE1007)

Classes

This module may be delivered through lectures, seminars, workshops and labs etc

Assessment

• 100% Exam 1 (24-hour): Open book exam

Assessed by end of autumn semester

Educational Aims

Learning Outcomes

(i) understand the mechanisms used by different bacterial and viral pathogens to cause disease

(ii) understand the principles of vaccine design and how vaccines can be used to successfully combat viral and bacterial infections; 

(iii) understand key concepts and methodologies used in the diagnosis of microbial infections;

(iv) gain awareness of new and emerging technologies for rapid identification of pathogens;

(v) understand how bacterial and viral infections are treated and how pathogens become resistant to treatment.

Conveners

• Dr Neil Oldfield