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Courses Handbook 2011

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2011.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2010.

311421 (v.2) Molecular and Cellular Immunology 231

Note

Tutition Patterns

The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline.

Unit references, texts and outcomes

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Area: School of Biomedical Sciences
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 5.0
Lecture: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Practical: 1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s): 1754 (v.6) Cell Biology 101 or any previous version
OR
Admission into 305735 (v.2) Bachelor of Science (Human Biology Preclinical) or any previous version
OR
Admission into 156299 (v.6) Bachelor of Science or any previous version
OR
Admission into 301636 (v.5) Bachelor of Science (Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology) or any previous version
OR
1644 (v.7) Human Biology 134 or any previous version
Syllabus: Structure and functions of the immune system; Lymphocyte physiology and their cell membrane antigen systems; Immunogens and characteristics; Antibody structure and function; principles and applications of monoclonal antibody technology; Antigen-antibody reactions and immunoassays; The MHC Complex and its role, Cytokines in health and disease; The complement system; Immunopathology - Hypersensitivity, Immunological tolerance and autoimmune diseases; Immunodeficiences, tumor immunology including neoplasiasof the lymphoid system; Systemic and mucosal Immunity to bacterial, viral and parasitic infectious diseases, and carcinomas.
Field of Education: 019901 Medical Science
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2011 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External