1. Core Concepts and Skills in Microbiology
This module acts as a refresher on the fundamentals of molecular and cellular microbiology. You will have the opportunity to develop key quantitative, analytical and critical analysis skills. It will also include important aspects of working in the laboratory and how to handle microorganisms safely.
2. Medical Microbiology (Practice and Applications)
The module will introduce you to pathogenic microorganisms that cause human diseases including bacterial, viral and fungal diseases, and diseases caused by eukaryotic microorganism.
3. Host-Microbe Interactions
In this module you will be introduced to several key concepts in understanding host-pathogen interactions, including: virulence, the evolution of virulence and the Red Queen hypothesis, pathogen lifestyles, such as intracellular parasitism and latency and genetic variation in hosts and pathogens.
4. Antimicrobials and Resistance
The module will begin with a look into the historical perspectives of both the discovery and use of antibiotics in the clinic.
5. Microbial Physiology and Virulence
This module will cover the key elements present at the microbial surface, and relate these in part to antibiotic targets.
6. Omics of Microbes
Our understanding of Microbes has been revolutionised by our ability to sequence their genomes and by other ‘omics’ techniques.