Applicants with an appropriate technical qualification and work experience, or equivalent qualifications, are also welcomed. The first term offers a conceptual understanding of infectious disease agents in the context of the process of infection and host immune response, and epidemiology and disease control, with appropriate background information or molecular biology. There are sessions of basic computing and statistics for all students during this period.
Students choose one unit from each timetable slot.
Some units can be taken only after consultation with the Course Organiser. Molecular biology has had a profound impact on the understanding of infectious diseases and on the design of new strategies to combat them. Project Report Students complete a research project on an aspect of the molecular biology of a relevant organism. Projects may take place with collaborating scientists in other colleges or institutes in the UK or overseas. Duration of the Course Full-time for one calendar year.