Postgraduate Course: Mechanisms of Inflammatory Disease (BIME11070)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 80 |
ECTS Credits | 40 |
| Summary | This course examines the mechanisms that are associated with the development of inflammatory disease. The inflammatory processes that lead to development of inflammatory disease in the nervous system, liver, lung and kidney will be considered. Potential therapeutic strategies will be discussed in the context of our understanding of the cellular and molecular basis of inflammation. The course will have a combination of seminar-based teaching and student-led moderated discussion sessions to develop the main teaching themes. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Blocks 1-3 (Sem 1-2) |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
800
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 16,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
784 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
One 20 week maxi project write-up (maximum 10,000 words) = 100%. |
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- A series of lectures and tutorials covering the academic discipline of innate immunity, complementing and providing breadth and depth to the laboratory research
- Full time 20 week laboratory research project in inflammatory disease, complemented with a lecture and tutorial programme
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Ian Dransfield
Tel: (0131 6)50 6948
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Course secretary | Mrs Marie Manson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3289
Email: |
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