Undergraduate Course: The Animal Body (2) (BVMS08053)
Course Outline
| School | Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 40 |
| Home subject area | BVMS |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Animal Body 2: Pathobiology of the Animal Body
basic mechanisms of molecular & cellular pathology, immunology, inflammation and repair; general biology of pathogens including bacteria, viruses and parasites. Host response to infection is covered. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Relating to AB2, students should be able to:
Describe and comprehend the important features and mechanisms of pathological processes and understand how these produce disease and clinical signs.
Define and use specailist terminology applied to infectious diseases and their control.
Comprehend the environmental, pathogen and host factors involved in the transmission, persistence, consequences and control of infection.
Describe teh pathogenic processes at cellular and molecular levels of viral, bacterial, fungal and parasitic diseases of animals, including zoonoses.
Correlate causal organisms and mechanisms with resultant pathological alterations, lesions and clinical disease. |
Assessment Information
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Jonathan Fitzgerald
Tel: (0131) 242 9376
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Course secretary | Miss Julie Gifford
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