BACTERIAL, PROTOZOAL AND FUNGAL PATHOGENS - 2019/0

Module Overview

This infectious diseases module forms one of the key subject areas of the  medical microbiology MSc, covering not only the microorganisms that cause illness, but also the scientific basis of the methods used for their detection. The aim is to consolidate and to expand upon the basic undergraduate teaching of bacterial, fungal and protozoal pathogens by referring to particular and important pathogenic microorganisms. Because the module is taught mostly by external experts the students have access to the most recent advances in this area.

Module provider

School of Biosciences and Medicine

Module Leader

HINGLEY-WILSON Suzie (Biosc & Med)

Number of Credits: 15

ECTS Credits: 7.5

Framework: FHEQ Level 7

Module cap (Maximum number of students): N/A

Module Availability

Semester 1

Prerequisites / Co-requisites

None

Module content

Indicative content includes:

• Salmonella


• Helicobacter pylori


• Urinary Tract Infections


• Lyme Disease


• Bacterial Meningitis


• Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA


• Gastroenteritis caused by preformed toxins


• Fungal Diseases


• Legionella


• Discovering new pathogens: culture resistant bacteria


• Malaria


• Shigella and E. coli species


• Vibrio and Aeromonas species


• Listeria


• Chlamydial Infection


• Neisseria gonorrhoea


• Campylobacter Infections


• Clostridial Diseases


• Revision


• Tuberculosis


• Genital Ulcer Disease; Treponema Pallidum


• Leprosy


• Leishmania


• Trypanosomes


• Amoebiasis


• Bordetella pertusis and Whooping Cough


• Cryptosporidium

Assessment pattern

Alternative Assessment

N/A

Assessment Strategy

The assessment strategy is designed to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate: in depth understanding of important pathogenic microorganisms, including the diseases that they cause and their diagnosis and detection. 

Thus, the summative assessment for this module consists of: a coursework essay on important and emerging issues in medical microbiology (2000words) and an examination in which students are expected to answer 2 questions from a choice of 5 in 120 minutes.  

Formative assessment and feedback

Students receive written feedback on their essays and verbal feedback through revision tutorials in which past exam papers are discussed   

 

Module aims

• Consolidate and to expand upon basic undergraduate teaching of bacterial, fungal and protozoal pathogens by referring to particular and important pathogenic microorganisms

Learning outcomes

Methods of Teaching / Learning

The learning and teaching strategy is designed to: to expand upon the basic undergraduate teaching of bacterial, fungal and protozoal pathogens by referring to important pathogenic microorganisms. The module is taught mostly be external experts so that the students have access to the most recent advances in this area.

The learning and teaching methods include: lectures (7h per week x 6), tutorials (3 h), and class discussions (2h) with leading external experts.  

Indicated Lecture Hours (which may also include seminars, tutorials, workshops and other contact time) are approximate and may include in-class tests where one or more of these are an assessment on the module. In-class tests are scheduled/organised separately to taught content and will be published on to student personal timetables, where they apply to taken modules, as soon as they are finalised by central administration. This will usually be after the initial publication of the teaching timetable for the relevant semester.

Reading list

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Programmes this module appears in

Please note that the information detailed within this record is accurate at the time of publishing and may be subject to change. This record contains information for the most up to date version of the programme / module for the 2019/0 academic year.