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MC3504: MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY (2019-2020)

Last modified: 25 Sep 2019 09:58


Course Overview

  • this course provides core information to prepare you for advanced studies in the areas of molecular microbiology and infectious diseases;
  • in depth knowledge will be provided for the advanced study of microbes and their impact on all areas of life and society;
  • you will participate in a practical that provides you with an insight into a real-life research project providing skills in experimental design, data analysis, practical laboratory skills and research publication;
  • wider transferrable skills including problem solving and data interpretation are aimed at developing graduate attributes and employability 

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 3
Term Second Term Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Samantha Miller

Qualification Prerequisites

  • Either Programme Level 3 or Programme Level 4

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

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

This course presents molecular approaches in current experimental microbiology. Areas covered include molecular mechanisms of adaptations to the environment, including pathogenesis and interactions with other cells; evolutionary relationships among microbes; signal transduction, differentiation and secondary metabolism; microbial communities; observation of and experimentation on molecular pathways and mechanisms of microbial pro- and eukaryotes; usage of microbial models to study fundamental biological processes.

Throughout the course, emphasis is placed on direct relevance of these topics to current problems in medicine, agriculture, food and related industries.


Contact Teaching Time

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Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

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Word Count 1500
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Resit Assessments

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Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualUnderstandTo understand how microorganisms interact with their environment to both grow and survive external stress
ConceptualUnderstandTo understand at the molecular level how pathogenic bacteria interact with their host cells; how these bacteria adhere to the host cell and survive within the host cell.
ConceptualUnderstandTo understand how microorganisms interact with each other when growing in mixed populations and to describe positive and negative signalling between microorganisms in the environment
FactualUnderstandTo understand how microorganisms grow and develop
ConceptualUnderstandTo understand the general principals of antimicrobial drug action
FactualUnderstandTo understand the use of microorganisms in modern biotechnological processes
ProceduralApplyTo apply practical skills and team-working skills
ProceduralCreateTo develop scientific writing skills to explain a modern microbiological concept and to create a scientific report, which includes analysis and evaluation of practical results.

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