Postgraduate Course: Science and Biology of Fungi, Parasites and Prions (BIME11115)
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 fungi, parasites and prions that may cause disease in humans, and how they cause disease. |
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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
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Understand basic biology, including structure, function, genetics, and pathogenesis, of major fungal, parasite and prion agents
- Understand the principles of microbiological and clinical classification of fungi, parasites and prions
- Describe local and global epidemiology of major infectious agents and their disease associations
- Understand the importance and evolution of normal flora and quasispecies evolution
- Acquire skills in using scientific literature, critical appraisal and generation of high impact publications Understand the principles of classification of viruses
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | fungi, parasites and prions, basic biology, pathogenesis |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Ewan Macleod
Tel: 0131 242 9379
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