Current Topics in Microbiology and Infection (U01031)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : BMS-4-MI28

A series of lectures giving an overview of important microorganisms and the diseases they cause. There will be a series of tutorials where the class is split into groups of four or five students and assigned to one member of staff. The aim of the tutorials is to provide the opportunity for students to have ready access to a member of staff and to cover many aspects related to Microbiology and Infection. During the tutorials a number of exercises will be covered. These include practice and feedback on essay writing, oral presentation and scientific interpretation of research papers.

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Pre-requisites : This course is only open to students on the Microbiology and Infection Honours Programme.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Microbiology and Infection (Biomedical Sciences), (School of Biomedical Sciences, Schedule T)

Other subject areas

Microbiology and Infection (Biological Sciences), (School of Biological Sciences, Schedule K)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) 45 minutes per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
14/09/2007	11:30	13:00	Meadows Lecture Theatre, Medical School, Teviot	Med+Vet	Induction - 11:30 to 12:30 then lecture from Careers Services 12:30 - 13:00