310490 (v.1) Medical Microbiology 331
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Tutition Patterns
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Unit references, texts and outcomes
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| Area: | School of Biomedical Sciences |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 6.0 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
| Laboratory: | 1 x 4 Hours Weekly |
| Prerequisite(s): |
311405 (v.1)
Medical Microbiology 235
or any previous version
OR 302477 (v.2) Clinical Microbiology 232 or any previous version |
| Syllabus: | Study and discussion of: the structure, function, clinical significance and laboratory features of a range of viruses and fungi pathogenic to humans; the epidemiology, life cycles and laboratory diagnosis of selected parasites pathogenic to humans; the clinical significance, pathogenesis and laboratory features of various medical bacteria not discussed at the second year level; Antimicrobial chemotherapy: the mode of action, spectrum and use of the major groups of antibiotics and mechanisms of bacterial resistance to these agents, genetics of resistance spread and methods of laboratory detection of resistance; the process and methods of examination of clinical specimens as performed in diagnostic medical microbiology laboratories for the detection of infectious diseases. |
| 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
