The aim of this module is to teach apprentices the underlying principles, concepts, and terminology of infection and immunity, to build a competent knowledge and understanding of scientific experimentation and investigation within the discipline. This will include an introduction to the most infectious diseases in the world today, with a key focus on how they are spread and transmitted. This module gives students a clear understanding of key components involved in the immune response and how this protects the body from infection and injury. In connection with infectious disease, this module will cover the main ways that pathogens can evade the immune system and cause disease. Furthermore, this module will cover undesired consequences of the immune system, by understanding diseases and disorders associated, such as autoimmune and hypersensitivity diseases and transplant rejection. The module will then focus on the application of the topic, by providing students with an appreciation of immunisation and vaccination programmes as modern Public Health control measures, including how vaccines work (to include different approaches), and an introduction to haematology.
Total hours: 150 including: "off the job" learning (approximately 51 hours) and on the job learning.
Written Assignment worth 50% (2,000 words)
2 hour Exam worth 50%
All assessments must be passed in order to pass the module.
See the library reading list for this module (Medway)
The intended subject specific learning outcomes.
On successfully completing the module students will be able to:
Demonstrate an understanding of the nature of infectious diseases, their transmission and spread.
Develop an understanding of the elements of the immune system in terms of the body's response to infection.
Appreciate the consequences of immune responses.
Demonstrate an understanding of the methods used to manipulate the immune response: and appreciate the role of immunisation and vaccination programmes.
The intended generic learning outcomes.
On successfully completing the module students will be able to:
Analyse, evaluate and correctly interpret data.
Present and communicate data effectively.
Obtain and use information from a variety of sources as part of self-directed learning.
Display time-management and organisational skills within the context of self-directed learning.
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