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BIO-3314: Medical microbiology

Work Load
15  credits (ECTS)
Objectives
The course provides and introduction to infectious diseases and their agents, lab diagnostics, antibiotics and resistance to antibiotics, vaccinations and epidemiology.
Contents
The course handles medically important categories of micro-organisms and methods used to cultivate and identify these organisms. Lectures are the same as those delivered to students of pharmacology and medicine. In addition, infectious diseases and their agents will be discussed as well as lab diagnostics, antibiotics and resistance to antibiotics, vaccinations and epidemiology.
Form of teaching
36 hrs of lectures, 12 hrs of student colloquia and 24 hrs of lab work
Compulsory teaching
Laboratory course with lab assignments
Assessment
Written exam (4 hours)
Grade type: alphabetical grades (A-F)
Examination semester
Autumn
Date(s) of written examination
21.02.2005
The exam date is preliminary and may be subject to change. Definitive exam date will be announced on the notice boards at the faculties in the beginning of May for the spring semester and in the beginning of November for the autumn semester.
Type of course
Theoretical and practical.
Level of course/Year of study
First or second year at master''s level.
Contact person/lecturer
Student Advisor Helene Eng, tlf.: 77 64 46 09

Recommended previous qualifications
BIO-1001 Cell and molecular biology, BIO-2601 General microbiology
Recommended reading/syllabus
Available on request
Language of instruction
Norwegian
Course overlap
BIO-360 -1      15 sp
BIO-360 -1      15 sp
Timetables
http://timeplan.uit.no/emne.php?department=ALLE&module=BIO-3314-1


Universitetet i Tromsø, 9037 Tromsø, tlf. 77 64 40 00
Updated by default Administrator Account on 12.10.2005 at 21:36
Ansvarlig redaktør: konst. informasjonsdirektør Karen Marie Christensen