Course Catalogue

Research Skills for Immunology and Infection Biology BIOL5369

  • Academic Session: 2026-27
  • School: School of Infection and Immunity
  • Credits: 20
  • Level: Level 5 (SCQF level 11)
  • Typically Offered: Semester 1
  • Available to Visiting Students: No
  • Collaborative Online International Learning: No
  • Curriculum For Life: No

Short Description

The course will provide students with training in practical and analytical skills relevant for research in immunology and Infection Biology.

Timetable

This course is made up of lectures, tutorials, demonstrations and workshops which will take place in semester 1.

Requirements of Entry

None.

Excluded Courses

None.

Co-requisites

None

Assessment

Practical Skills Assessment - 20%

Written report (on practical skills task) (~750 words) - 30%

Oral Presentation - 50%

Are reassessment opportunities available for all summative assessments? No

It is the default expectation that all courses will offer opportunities for reassessment or deferred assessment. Where it is not possible to offer this in some assessment components, the grade achieved at the first attempt will be counted towards the final course grade, and any exceptions for this course are described below.

[No exceptions]

Course Aims

■ Expose students to and provide them with the opportunity to develop generic practical skills required for research in immunology and infection biology.

■  Equip students with the tools for understanding and analysing current literature in infection biology and immunology.

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ Critically analyse and perform calculations relevant to experimental techniques covered in the course.

■ Critically discuss the concepts of accuracy and precision and demonstrate these in simple practical skills e.g. pipetting.

■ Extract defining information from primary research manuscripts and evaluate the results and conclusions critically

 

■ Critically discuss the purpose and use of experimental techniques covered in the course within relevant research literature

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

No exceptions