MI5061 - Advanced Immunology

Credit points:	03
Year:	2016
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
Administered by:	College of Public Health, Medical & Vet Sciences

Advanced aspects of the biology of the immune system and interaction with other body systems with emphasis on: the evolution of the immune system in warm and cold blooded vertebrates; immunophysiology, regulation of the immune system and the role of the immune system in parasitic and infectious diseases, reproduction, auto-immune diseases, tumour and transplantation biology as well as the potential to manipulate the immune system.

Learning Outcomes

• Explain and discuss key immunological principles and terminology;
• Apply reasoning to understanding disease states and their immunological cause;
• Discuss the concepts of immunomanipulation and transplantation;
• Perform and interpret basic immunological assays;
• Demonstrate the ability to conduct and analyse results from experiments and to communicate findings in a written form;
• Apply basic statistical methods to the gathering and analysis of immunological data;
• Identify, read, critically appraise, assimilate and communicate relevant scientific literature;
• Interpret and communicate experimental data on research in immunology;
• Design experiments to answer immunology research questions;
• Work effectively in small groups to complete practical tasks in immunology;
• Describe the physiological and functional interaction of the immune system with other physiological systems.

Prerequisites:	MI2011 and MI2021
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	TV5120 and MI3061

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2016
Coordinator:	Dr Catherine Rush
Lecturer:	Professor Natkunam Ketheesan.
Contact hours:	36 hours lectures 18 hours tutorials 18 hours practicals
Assessment:	end of semester exam (60%); other exams (20%); tutorial attendance and participation (10%); assignments (10%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.