Program Overview

IMMU3903: Immunology in Human Disease (Advanced)

Unit Details and Rules

The unit IMMU3903: Immunology in Human Disease (Advanced) is available to students who have performed well in Introductory Immunology (IMMU2101), IMMU2X11 Immunobiology, and MIMI2X02/MEDS2004 Microbes, Infection and Immunity. Advanced students will complete the same core lecture material as students in IMMU3202 but attend a series of specialized seminar and research-based tutorial classes.

Managing Faculty or University School

• Medicine and Health

Details

• Study level: Undergraduate
• Academic unit: Department of Medical Sciences
• Credit points: 6

Enrolment Rules

• Prerequisites: A WAM of 70 and a mark of 70 or above in (IMMU2101 or MEDS2004 or MIMI2X02 or IMMU2X11)
• Corequisites: None
• Prohibitions: IMMU3202
• Assumed knowledge: None

Learning Outcomes

At the completion of this unit, students should be able to:

• LO1. Understand how principles of immunology are applied to the understanding and treatment of human diseases
• LO2. Demonstrate effective skills in retrieving, analysing, and interpreting scientific information from current literature sources
• LO3. Demonstrate advanced oral and written communication skills
• LO4. Demonstrate knowledge of and training in analysis and interpretation of laboratory-based experiments
• LO5. To demonstrate the capacity to work in a tutorial setting to question key aspects of current immunology in human disease research

Unit Availability

This section lists the session, attendance modes, and locations the unit is available in. There is a unit outline for each of the unit availabilities, which gives information about the unit including assessment details and a schedule of weekly activities.

• Session: Semester 2 2025, Semester 2 2026, Semester 2 2020, Semester 2 2021, Semester 2 2022, Semester 2 2023, Semester 2 2024
• Mode of Attendance (MoA): Normal day
• Location: Camperdown / Darlington, Sydney, Remote
• Outline: Available for certain sessions, with details provided two weeks before the first day of teaching. Previous outlines can serve as a guide to the unit's details.