This Foundation Unit includes general immunology and an overview of host-pathogen interactions. The core unit comprising Bacteriology and Virology is taken by all students. In exceptional cases, students with some years' experience in Bacteriology may, upon request, be allowed to take Term 1 compulsory core Virology unit. Sessions of basic computing, molecular biology and basic statistics are run throughout the term for all students. A typical selection of units is given below, not all units will be available in any one year.
Students choose one unit from each timetable slot.
Some units can be taken only after consultation with the Course Organiser. Project Report Students complete a research project which may be based on the analysis of a collection of results, a laboratory study or in exceptional circumstances, a critical review of an approved topic. Students may bring with them collections of data obtained elsewhere and undertake further analysis. The course has been accredited by the Royal College of Pathologists as part of the professional experience of both medical and non-medical candidates for Membership. The course places particular emphasis on those practical aspects of the subjects most relevant to clinical laboratory practice.