Infection and Immunity

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Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session

Infection and Immunity

Master of Medicine (Infection and Immunity)

Students must successfully complete 48 credit points, including:
(a) 30 credit points of core units of study; and
(b) 18 credit points of elective units of study.

Graduate Diploma in Infection and Immunity

Students must successfully complete 36 credit points, including:
(a) 24 credit points of core units of study; and
(b) 12 credit points of elective units of study.

Graduate Certificate in Infection and Immunity

Students must successfully complete 24 credit points, including:
(a) 24 credit points of core units of study.

Core units

It is preferable to complete INIM5111 Principles in Immunology in first semester, before undertaking Clinical and Laboratory Immunology. However, this is not essential if a student in Second Semester has previousl studied undergraduate immunology
INIM5002
Virology and Cell Technology
6    A Undergraduate Microbiology or Infectious Diseases


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Semester 2
INIM5011
Advanced Medical Bacteriology
6    A Undergraduate Microbiology or Infectious Diseases


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Semester 1
INIM5100
Infection and Immunity Capstone
6    A A pass grade in all core INIM units undertaken in the previous semester. This unit is not available to students undertaking the Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma
C INIM5111 and INIM5002 and INIM5011 and INIM5112


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Semester 1
Semester 2
INIM5111
Principles in Immunology
6    A Undergraduate immunology and undergraduate bacteriology and virology


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Semester 1
INIM5112
Clinical Immunology and Immunotherapy
6    A Understanding of basic biochemistry and cell biology


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Semester 2

Elective units

BMSC5002
Advances in Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
6   

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Semester 2
INIM5013
Clinical Mycology and Parasitology

This unit of study is not available in 2022

6    A Knowledge in general microbiology and molecular biology.
Semester 1
INIM5022
Global Control of Infectious Diseases
6    A Undergraduate bacteriology and virology; basic concepts of epidemiology


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Semester 2
PGEN5001
Pathogen Genomics
6    A Basic understanding of microbiology or medical microbiology and genetics


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Semester 2
PUBH5300
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
6    A A basic understanding of introductory statistics and generalised linear regression (as would be attained through a unit such as PUBH5217 or equivalent, or through equivalent experience). No previous coding experience is required or assumed


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Semester 2
SEXH5200
Advanced STIs
6   

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Semester 1