UNSW Handbook Plan - Med Microbiology & Immunology

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Med Microbiology & Immunology - MICRD13936


	Faculty: SCI - Faculty of Science
	School: School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Science
	Contact: http://www.babs.unsw.edu.au/
	Program: 3936 - Adv Science/Social Science
	Award(s):
	Bachelor of Science (Advanced) (Major)

Plan Outline

Medical Microbiology and Immunology focuses on the processes of health and disease in relation to interactions between microscopic organisms such as viruses, bacteria, fungi and protozoa; and the immune defense system that is present within our bodies. In addition, the study of immune processes is extremely important for advances in modern medicine in areas such as blood transfusion, organ transplantation, treatments of allergic reactions and development of vaccines, and immunity to disease. Medical Microbiology and Immunology is intertwined with the disciplines of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Genetics, which examine molecular and intercellular processes of living organisms and ways that they can be altered to benefit human health and society.

Plan Structure

A major in Medical Microbiology and Immunology in Advanced Science programs is comprised of 78 units of credit of courses as follows:

Stage 1

BABS1201 Molecules, Cells and Genes (6 UOC)
BIOS1101 Evolutionary & Functional Biol (6 UOC)

CHEM1011 Chemistry A (6 UOC) or CHEM1031 Higher Chemistry A (6 UOC)
CHEM1021 Chemistry B (6 UOC) or CHEM1041 Higher Chemistry B (6 UOC)
MATH1031 Mathematics for Life Sciences (6 UOC) ¹

Notes:

MATH1041 Statistics for Life and Social Sciences, MATH1131 Mathematics 1A, or MATH1141 Higher Mathematics 1A may be taken instead of MATH1031

Stage 2

BABS2202 Molecular Cell Biology 1 (6 UOC)
BIOC2101 Principles of Biochem (Adv) (6 UOC)
BIOC2201 Principles of Mol. Biol (Adv) (6 UOC)
MICR2011 Microbiology 1 (6 UOC)

Stage 3

PLUS 6 UOC from:

BABS3061 Medical Biotechnology (6 UOC)
BIOC3671 Molecular Cell Biology 2 (Adv) (6 UOC)
MICR3071 Environmental Microbiology (6 UOC)
MICR3621 Microbial Genetics (Advanced) (6 UOC)

Honours

For further information on Honours in Medical Microbiology & Immunology, please see the Medical Microbiology & Immunology Honours entry in this Handbook.

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