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On completion of the module, students should be able to:
Explain and give examples of innate and adaptive immunity relevant to veterinary medicine.
Explain concepts fundamental to the control of infection such as antigen recognition, antibody production and cell-mediated immunity.
Describe the general characteristics and understand the general biology of infectious agents.
Carry out simple and common diagnostic procedures using immunological techniques.
Perform selected routine techniques in bacteriology and parasitology.
Explain the principles of vaccination, and the uses and effects of specific vaccines to animal owners.
Innate immunity
Adaptive immunity
Immunopathologies
Immunodiagnostics
Vaccination
Regional immune systems and immune-privileged sites
Maternal and neonatal immunity
The lymphoid system
Introduction to microbiology & bacterial genetics
Introduction to virology
Introduction to parasitology
Introduction to pathology
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 29 |
Small Group | 2 |
Practical | 12 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 70 |
Total | 113 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Group Project: Group projects | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 5 |
Class Test: short answer questions | Week 8 | n/a | Alternative non-linear conversion grade scale 50% | No | 30 |
Continuous Assessment: Practical lab assignments | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Alternative non-linear conversion grade scale 50% | No | 5 |
Examination: short answer questions | 2 hour End of Trimester Exam | No | Alternative non-linear conversion grade scale 50% | No | 60 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | Yes - 2 Hour |
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
Not yet recorded.
Name | Role |
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Dr Gerald Barry | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Assoc Professor Joe Cassidy | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Professor Theo De Waal | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Professor Stephen Gordon | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Professor Finola Leonard | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Professor Bryan Markey | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Mr Maurice Kinsella | Tutor |
Ms Elise O'Byrne-White | Tutor |
Ms Michelle Purcell | Tutor |
Dr Mary Sekiya | Tutor |
Mr John Wyatt | Tutor |