| Type: | Undergraduate Subject |
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| Code: | BMED13-216 |
| EFTSL: | 0.125 |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine |
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| Credit: | 10 |
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Description
This subject provides students with a foundation in the cells and molecules involved in the immune system, and how these key actors work together to protect humans against invading micro-organisms. Case studies are a key learning resource, with students actively embarking into a problem based learning (PBL) approach, and incrementally being introduced to real applied clinical problems including hypersensitivities, immune deficiencies, autoimmune disease, infections, transplantation and tumour immunological responses. Lecture content will support PBL and laboratory sessions.
Subject details
Learning outcomes
- Compare and contrast the different lines of defences of the Innate and Adaptive immunities in regards to specificity, duration of action, speed of action, and immune memory.
- Explain the panel of elements (molecular and cellular) that comprise both arms of the immune system including their respective roles (B cell-derived production of antibodies and T cell-mediated Adaptive immunity and cytotoxicity), development and selection processes of B and T cells, and their functions regarding antigenic recognition and diversity.
- Discuss various aspects of clinical immunology including defences against infection, immune deficiencies, hypersensitivities, autoimmune disease, transplantation immunology, and tumour immunology.
- Identify and critically appraise current scientific literature and communicate findings credibly in both oral and written form.
- Demonstrate effective collaboration to solve a range of immunological associated disorders and syndromes.
Enrolment requirements
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| Assumed knowledge: |
Assumed knowledge is the minimum level of knowledge of a subject area that students are assumed to have acquired through previous study. It is the responsibility of students to ensure they meet the assumed knowledge expectations of the subject. Students who do not possess this prior knowledge are strongly recommended against enrolling and do so at their own risk. No concessions will be made for students’ lack of prior knowledge. Assumed Prior Learning (or equivalent):
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Subject outlines
- September 2024 [Standard - Immunology]
- September 2023 [Standard - Immunology]
- September 2022 [Standard - Immunology]
- September 2021 [Standard - Immunology]
- September 2020 [Standard - Immunology]
- September 2019 [Standard - Immunology]
- September 2018 [Standard - Immunology]
- September 2017 [Standard - Immunology]
Subject dates
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September 2024
Standard Offering Enrolment opens: 14/07/2024 Semester start: 09/09/2024 Subject start: 09/09/2024 Cancellation 1: 23/09/2024 Cancellation 2: 30/09/2024 Last enrolment: 22/09/2024 Withdraw - Financial: 05/10/2024 Withdraw - Academic: 26/10/2024 Teaching census: 04/10/2024
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| Enrolment opens: | 14/07/2024 |
| Semester start: | 09/09/2024 |
| Subject start: | 09/09/2024 |
| Cancellation 1: | 23/09/2024 |
| Cancellation 2: | 30/09/2024 |
| Last enrolment: | 22/09/2024 |
| Withdraw - Financial: | 05/10/2024 |
| Withdraw - Academic: | 26/10/2024 |
| Teaching census: | 04/10/2024 |