MICROBIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY AND MYCOLOGY | Makerere University Courses

Course Code:

BIO 3102

Course Credit Units:

Semester:

Semester 1

Year of Study:

Year 3

Undergraduate or Graduate Level:

Undergraduate Level

College:

College of Education and External Studies

School:

School of Education (SoE)

Course Description & Objectives:

The course is designed to expose the students to the knowledge of micro organisms with emphasis on classification and economic importance and use in secondary education biology teaching. It also describes the immunological concepts and offers a detailed study of Viruses and Fungi.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the course, learners should be able to:

Plan and design experiments for basic microbiology.
Analyse the progressive complexity of microbial taxa.
Examine biological contributions of micro organisms.
Describe the functioning and characteristics of an immune system.
Explain the structure, life cycle of viruses, HIV/AIDS Virus including tests and clinical indicators of infection, problems of developing vaccines and curative drugs, problems of blood transfusion.
Relate the structure to the function of the various micro organisms.

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