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MB5028: PROFILES OF IMMUNOLOGY (2019-2020)

Last modified: 25 Sep 2019 09:58


Course Overview

This course aims to provide students with an understanding of how behaviours (e.g. smoking, diet, medication adherence, etc) can protect, promote, risk or damage health; the key drivers of (un)healthy behaviours; and techniques to change health behaviours.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Session First Sub Session Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Frank Ward

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

Aims



To provide all
students with the knowledge required for more advanced teaching



Learning outcomes



At
the end of this course students should be familiar with the following:



· Basic anatomy and cells of the immune system



· Cellular functions of myeloid and lymphoid
cell types



· Links between innate and adaptive immunity



· Immune effector mechanisms



· How immune regulation maintains homeostasis


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2023 for 1st half-session courses and 22 December 2023 for 2nd half-session courses.

Summative Assessments

Exam - Multiple Choice Questions

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 50
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Learning Outcomes
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Oral Presentation: Individual

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 25
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Assessment Type Summative Weighting 25
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Formative Assessment

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Course Learning Outcomes

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