PA3802: Mechanisms Of Disease And Principles Of Chemotherapy

PA3802: MECHANISMS OF DISEASE AND PRINCIPLES OF CHEMOTHERAPY (2021-2022)

Last modified: 31 May 2022 13:05

Course Overview

The course is designed to give the students a basic understanding of the mechanisms of disease.

by understanding the process of a disease we can find ways of both treating it and/or preventing it;
this course uses the examples of cancer, infectious disease and inflammatory disease to illustrate this;
the factors leading to or causing the disease will be described;
using this knowledge the way in which the drugs used to treat the disease work will be discussed;
problems that arise from drug treatment such as drug resistance will also be covered

Course Details

Study Type	Undergraduate	Level	3
Term	Second Term	Credit Points	15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus	Aberdeen	Sustained Study	No
Co-ordinators	Dr Ian Fleming

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

One of BI20M3 Molecular Biology of the Gene (Passed) or BI25M6 Energy for Life (Passed) or BI25M7 Energy for Life (Passed) or BSc Neuroscience with Psychology or BSc in Neuroscience with Psychology (Intercalating) or MSci Neuroscience with Psychology & in Pl't
Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)
Either Programme Level 3 or Programme Level 4

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

Course Description

A series of lectures covering cancer, immunology, antiviral and antimicrobial agents, cancer pathology and genetics.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers

Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 21st September 2026 for Term 1 and Full Year courses and 8th January 2027 for Term 2 courses.

Summative Assessments

Alternative Assessment

Lab Report 15%

2,000-word Essay 15%

2 x Essay Type Questions (5 options) 70%

Alternative Resit Assessment

Resit of any failed element

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome
Factual	Remember	ILO’s for this course are available in the course guide.

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