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Unit of Study MDC72010 - Immunology (2016)

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Unit description

Extends student knowledge of the immune system, including concepts of innate and acquired immune responses and how it develops specificity and diversity. This unit is designed to give students essential knowledge of the immune system that will be useful in many areas of biomedical science.

Unit content

Topic 1: Innate immunity           

Topic 2: Cells and tissues involved in mounting immune responses

Topic 3: The complement system         

Topic 4: Antibody: structure and function

Topic 5: Mechanisms of humoral immunity        

Topic 6: Antibody technology

Topic 7: Antigen processing and presentation

Topic 8: The roles of T cells: help to B cells, CMI and memory

Topic 9: Cytokines and receptors in the immune system    

Topic 10: Lymphocyte development and differentiation

Topic 11 Disorders of the immune system

Topic 12: MHC gene subtypes, their evolutionary diversity and their importance in transplantation of organs.

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Not currently available in 2016

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 explain the development of the immune system and the generation of immune memory and tolerance
2 compare the key structural and cellular components and functions of the immune system
3 explain the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules including a discussion of MHC gene subtypes, their evolutionary diversity and their importance in transplantation of organs
4 explain the cellular interactions and activation of immune cells in response to foreign antigen and cytokines
5 generate, evaluate and compile accurate laboratory-based data into a scientific structured written report

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. explain the development of the immune system and the generation of immune memory and tolerance
    • GA3:
  2. compare the key structural and cellular components and functions of the immune system
    • GA3:
  3. explain the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules including a discussion of MHC gene subtypes, their evolutionary diversity and their importance in transplantation of organs
    • GA3:
  4. explain the cellular interactions and activation of immune cells in response to foreign antigen and cytokines
    • GA3:
  5. generate, evaluate and compile accurate laboratory-based data into a scientific structured written report
    • GA3:
    • GA5:
    • GA6: