Medical Sciences - University of the West Indies

FACULTY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
COURSE
Course Course Name No. of Credits
Code
MICR6210 Medical Bacteriology 5
MICR6225 Medical Mycology 3
MICR6250 Molecular Biology Applied to 2
Diseases
MICR6703 Research Project 6
MICR6554 Research Methods 3
MICR6380 Medical Virology 5
MICR6285 Applied Medical Immunology 3
MICR6290 Medical Parasitology 2
MICR6560 Diagnostic Medical
Microbiology 6
Course Description:
MICR6210 Medical Bacteriology
The module will provide candidates with advanced
knowledge of General and Systematic Medical Bacteriology.
Core elements of the course are principles
of bacterial classification and pathogenesis, prevention,
treatment and control for medically important
bacterial infections. Further, the module will enable
the student to understand the principles, advantages
and limitations of commonly performed laboratory
diagnostic methods for bacterial isolation and identification.
MICR6380 Medical Virology
The course will provide candidates with advanced
knowledge of medical virology. At the end of this
module, the student should demonstrate an understanding
of the principles of viral classification,
pathogenesis, prevention, treatment and control.
Further, the module will enable the student to understand
the principles, advantages and limitations of
commonly performed laboratory diagnostic methods
for viral isolation and identification.
MICR6285 Applied Medical Immunology
The course aims to provide an understanding of the
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