Infection and Immunity
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Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Infection and Immunity |
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Master of Medicine (Infection and Immunity) |
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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 |
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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 |
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Students must successfully complete 24 credit points, including: | |||
(a) 24 credit points of core units of study. | |||
Core units |
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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 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
INIM5011 Advanced Medical Bacteriology |
6 | A Undergraduate Microbiology or Infectious Diseases Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
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 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
INIM5111 Principles in Immunology |
6 | A Undergraduate immunology and undergraduate bacteriology and virology Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
INIM5112 Clinical Immunology and Immunotherapy |
6 | A Understanding of basic biochemistry and cell biology Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
Elective units |
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BMSC5002 Advances in Disease Diagnosis and Treatment |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
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 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
PGEN5001 Pathogen Genomics |
6 | A Basic understanding of microbiology or medical microbiology and genetics Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
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 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
SEXH5200 Advanced STIs |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |