This course provides an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the fascinating world of bacteria and viruses, paying attention to microbes of medical importance.
Why choose this course?
- You will be taught by internationally renowned experts.
- Your course has a strong emphasis on practical, hands-on learning, much of which will be carried out in a newly developed high-tech laboratory environment.
- You will be introduced to the micro-organisms associated with global health issues such as HIV, TB and influenza.
- You'll then build on this to understand how infections spread and their significance to the global population.
- You will examine how bacteria and viruses function, how they cause diseases, how the body reacts to infections and how bacteria and viruses can be positively applied in food and healthcare.
- Focusing on microbial diagnostics you will explore the use of molecular biology and bioinformatics in microbial forensic investigations.
