General provisions

Part of the Bachelor program in biomedicine.

Entry requirements

Biochemistry, 7 credits, Anatomy, 8 credits, Cell and Molecular Biology, 15 credits, Chemistry for Biomedicine, 15 credits, Immunology, 5 credits, and Tissue and Developmental Biology 15 credits, or the equivalent.

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes for Virology section of the course (8.5 hp)

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

After the course, the student should be able to account for the following course objectives:

1. Structure and properties of the virus particle and classification of viruses.

2. Virus replication in the virus-infected cell and effects of the virus on the cell.

3. Virus propagation in the virus-infected host, pathogenesis and viral epidemiology.

4. Immune response to viruses, viral vaccines and antiviral drugs.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

After the course the student should be able to:

Compile experimental results and observations in the field of virology, interpret them and present them orally and in writing. 

JUDGEMENT AND APPROACH

After the course the student should be able to:

- reflect on whether the knowledge acquired by the student covers the course objectives.

- evaluate virological research results published in scientific, international journals

- evaluate virological information published in the mass media, including the internet and social media

Learning objectives for sub-course (1.5 hp) 

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

After the course, the student should explain the following course goals: 

1. The immune systems (dys)function in allergy and type 2 immunity. 

2. Primary and secondary immunodeficiencies, and rejection reactions. 

3. Mechanisms that the immune system uses to combat virus infections, and principles for

and design of vaccines.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

After the course, the student should know how to:

Compile, present and critically discuss the immune-related aspects in diseases and immunodeficiencies on an advanced level.

JUDGEMENT AND APPROACH

After the course, the student should:

Relate basal immunological knowledge to disease development, immunodeficiency-related problems, and principles for vaccinations.

Content

Virus taxonomy, important human pathogenic viruses, structure and composition of the viral particle, viral infections at the level of the cell, host and population, pathogenesis, molecular interactions between virus and host cell, viral impact on the host cell, immune responses to viruses, viral vaccines, antiviral therapy. 

Immunological understanding of allergies, transplantation issues, infectious diseases, vaccines and immunodeficiencies.

Instruction

The course includes lectures, seminars, practical laboratory work and training in presentation skills. The course includes lectures, seminars and training in reading, understanding, presenting and critically reviewing scientific literature. Attendance is compulsory at seminars and the presentation of scientific literature.

Assessment

A pass for all compulsory elements of the course and a passed written examination for both sub-courses are required for a pass for the course as a whole.

If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the University's disability coordinator.