Postgraduate Course: Science and Biology of Bacteria (BIME11113)
Course Outline
School | Deanery of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
Summary | This course aims to provide the foundational understanding of the basic biology of micro-organisms that may cause disease in humans, and how they cause disease. The course covers bacterial microorganisms. |
Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Additional Costs | Printing own course materials |
Course Delivery Information
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Academic year 2023/24, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 50 |
Course Start |
Flexible |
Course Start Date |
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Timetable |
Timetable |
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Formative Assessment Hours 1,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
97 )
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Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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Additional Information (Assessment) |
Formal summative written assessment will constitute 60% of the student's grade. Online assessment will incorporate a variety of activities will constitute 40% of their overall course grade and is taken to represent a formative assessment of learning throughout the programme.
Assessment will be based on various online activities including written submissions (web forms), discussion fora and reflective review. Extensive use of selective release (requiring the student to complete one task before being permitted to proceed to the next) technologies will be made to facilitate interactive and dynamic online assignments.
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate understanding of basic biology, including structure, function, genetics, and pathogenesis, of major bacterial pathogens.
- Recognise and apply the key principles of microbiological and clinical classification of bacteria.
- Describe local and global epidemiology of major bacterial pathogens and their disease associations.
- Comprehend and appreciate the importance and evolution of normal flora, and quasispecies evolution.
- Recognise and apply own enhanced skills in using scientific literature, critical appraisal and generation of high impact publications.
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Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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Keywords | Bacterial pathogens,pathogenesis,basic biology |
Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Richard Smith
Tel: (0131) 242 9125
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Course secretary | Ms Ann-Marie Peckham
Tel: (0131 6)50 3160
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