Undergraduate Course: Current Topics and Research Methods in Infectious Diseases (MIBM10044)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biomedical Sciences | 
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine | 
 
| Course type | Standard | 
Availability | Not available to visiting students | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) | 
Credits | 20 | 
 
| Home subject area | Microbiology and Infection (Biomedical Sciences) | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
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Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | 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 (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
 Students MUST have passed:    Students MUST have passed:  
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Co-requisites |  | 
 
| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  Only open to students on the Infectius Diseases Honours programmes | 
 
| Additional Costs |  None | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |   
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
| Increased understanding of biological processes.  Detailed learning outcomes will be provided later. | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
| 30% ICA and 70% exam |  
 
Special Arrangements 
| None |   
 
Additional Information 
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| Keywords | Cur_Top_ID | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Douglas Roy 
Tel: (0131) 242 6279 
Email: Douglas.Roy@ed.ac.uk | 
Course secretary | Ms Tracy Noden 
Tel: (0131 6)50 3717 
Email: Tracy.Noden@ed.ac.uk | 
   
 
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