311030 (v.1) Immunology and Infectious Diseases for Pharmacists 221

Area:	School of Pharmacy
Credits:	25.0
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.
Syllabus:	Structure and function of the components of the bacterial cell. Phases of growth and environmental influences on growth. Bacterial genetics. Mechanisms of disease production. Immunology and Immunity - adaptive and innate immunity, Immunological products. Antigen-antibody reactions. Immunoregulation. Immunological memory and tolerance. Aberrations of the immune system. Transplantation and rejection. Virology - viral structure, replication of human viruses and bacteriophage. Lysogenic conversion, interferon. Pathogenesis of some viruses important to man and disease prevention (including vaccines). Mycology - structure of fungi. Pathogenesis of fungi. Mycotoxins. Systematic bacteriology - a consideration of significant properties, pathogenesis, role of immunological products in prophylaxis, therapy and diagnosis for some medically important bacteria. Separately considered are sexually transmitted diseases.
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:	060117 Internal Medicine
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
2008	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y
2008	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	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