Unit description
Extends students' knowledge of the immune system, including concepts of innate and acquired immune responses and how specificity and diversity develops. Provides foundations in haematology and transfusion science, including blood cell development, haemostasis, coagulation and transfusion reactions.
Unit content
- Foundation concepts of the immune system, including innate and adaptive immunity
- Foundation concepts of immunohaematology, including haematopoiesis, haemostasis and coagulation
- Structure and function of the complement system and immune receptors, including B cell receptors, antibody, T cell receptors and the major histocompatibility complex (MHC)
- Humoral and cellular immunity, including B and T cell development, activation, differentiation and memory, with an understanding of the signalling molecules involved
- The development of tolerance, and the importance of ABO and MHC cross-matching in tissue transplantation
- Disorders of the immune system, including an overview of allergy, hypersensitivity, chronic inflammation, autoimmunity and immunodeficiency
- Immune responses to infectious diseases and an overview of vaccine development
Learning outcomes
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.
Learning outcomes and graduate attributes
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | discuss immune system development, innate and adaptive immunity, and the generation of immune memory and tolerance | Knowledge of a discipline | ||||||
| 2 | outline blood cell development, including different cell types and their roles in haemostasis and coagulation | Knowledge of a discipline | ||||||
| 3 | describe the major histocompatibility complex molecules, their gene subtypes,and their importance in tissue transplantation | Knowledge of a discipline | ||||||
| 4 | explain immune cell activation, including the influence different groups of antigen have on this process, and on vaccine development | Knowledge of a discipline | ||||||
| 5 | compare and contrast dysfunctions of the immune system | Knowledge of a discipline | ||||||
| 6 | evaluate immunological techniques in the biomedical setting | Knowledge of a discipline | ||||||
| 7 | generate, present and critically analyse experimental laboratory-based data to solve scientific problems | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | Communication and social skills | ||||
Prescribed texts
Session 2
- Owen, J, Punt, J & Stanford, S, 2013, Kuby Immunology, 7th edn, Freeman, W.H. & Company, USA. ISBN: 978-1-4292-1919-8.
Teaching and assessment
Gold Coast
| Teaching method |
| Laboratory session 3 hrs (2 wks) |
| Lecture online 20 hrs (Across 12 wks) |
| Workshop on-site 1 hr (8 wks) |
| Laboratory session 4 hrs (2 wks) |
| Assessment | |
| Quiz | 10% |
| Exam: closed book | 50% |
| Competency Check | 10% |
| Exam: closed book | 30% |
Fee information
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Commencing 2018 Commonwealth Supported only. Student contribution band: 3
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