13189 (v.2) MT 631 - Advances in Immunology

Area:	School of Biomedical Sciences
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	3.0
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.
Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Seminar:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Syllabus:	Selected topics, determined in consultation with the unit coordinator, examine theoretical and applied aspects of immunology. The topics may include - cellular immunology, molecular biology of antigens, antibodies and immune regulation, immune response to infectious agents, or a selected agent, aspects of immunoassay and blotting methods, production and use of monoclonal antibodies and engineered antibodies, roles of the complement system and MHC in infections, immune mechanisms of tissue damage and their roles in immunological diseases. Diagnosis of infections, advances in immunisation, genetics of infection, molecular genetics of the immune system, psychoimmunology and its applications. The student focuses on selected topics from the list rather than attempting to cover all topics in depth.
To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement.
Field of Education:	060100 Medical Studies (Narrow Grouping)
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Supplemental *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

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