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Aalborg Academy of Science
College of Medicine
Master Program in Medical Microbiology
Program Category: Microbiology
College: Medicine
Program Level: M Sci
Teaching Methods: Full- time or Part- time.
Program Starting Date:
Teaching Language: English.
Program Duration: Full-time 2 years; Part –time: 3 years.
Application Date:
Credit Hours: 36
Program Code: AAS-CM-MIC
Program Degree: M Sc. In Medical Microbiology
Aims and Objectives of the program.
1. Provide graduates with a systematic understanding of the scientific
basis of microbiological concepts.
2. Produce graduates who are equipped with the knowledge,
analytical and practical skills to permit them to pursue careers in
the microbiology in hospital, diagnostic laboratory or research
settings.
3. Prepare graduates for terminal degree training in medical
microbiology (MD, DM, PhD, DPhil).
Entry Requirement:
Candidates for the MSc Microbiology must hold a Bachelor
degree in medicine, dental medicine, pharmacy, and biology. Candidates
with an appropriate technical qualification and work experience, or
equivalent qualifications, will also be considered for admission to the
course following an interview by the Specialty Board.
Program Structure:
YEAR ONE
First Semester
Code
Course
MICBAC Medical Bacteriology
MICMYC Medical Mycology
MICBIO
Biochemistry
MICMOL Molecular Biology
MICPAR
Parasitology
Second Semester
Code
Course
MICREM Research Method
MICVIR
Medical Virology
MICIMM Applied Immunology
MICDMI
Diagnostic Microbiology
MICPHA
Pharmacology
Credit
4
2
2
1
3
12
Credit
2
4
3
2
1
12
SECOND YEAR
Research Project: 12 Credit
Course Description:
Medical Bacteriology
The module will provide candidates with advanced knowledge of
General and Systematic Medical Bacteriology. Core elements of the
course are principles of bacterial classification and pathogenesis,
prevention, treatment and control for medically important bacterial
infections. Further, the module will enable the student to understand the
principles, advantages and limitations of commonly performed laboratory
diagnostic methods for bacterial isolation and identification.
Medical Virology
The course will provide candidates with advanced knowledge of medical
virology. At the end of this module, the student should demonstrate an
understanding of the principles of viral classification, pathogenesis,
prevention, treatment and control. Further, the module will enable the
student to understand the principles, advantages and limitations of
commonly performed laboratory diagnostic methods for viral isolation
and identification.
Applied Medical Immunology
The course aims to provide an understanding of the interaction of viruses,
fungi, bacteria and parasites with the immune system of humans and to
examine the role of vaccination in protection against these diseases.
Furthermore, it will examine the biological basis of common immune
disorders of humans including autoimmune diseases. On completion of
this module, the student will be able to understand the nature of humoral
and cell-mediated immune responses to infections and to discuss the role
of cytokines in the modulation of response to infection.
Molecular Biology Applied to Infectious Diseases
Molecular biological techniques have become an important aspect of
understanding the pathogenesis of infectious diseases and a tool in their
laboratory diagnosis. The aim of the course is to provide students with
knowledge of the structure and function of nucleic acids of infectious
agents and how this understanding can be applied to study of their
pathogenesis and laboratory.
Medical Parasitology
Parasites remain a major threat to human welfare and there is heightened
interest in their epidemiology and control and in some instances
elimination. The course is designed to provide the candidates with
knowledge of the range of parasitic infections of humans and their
associated morbidity and mortality
Medical Mycology
This module will expose candidates to advanced medical mycology
enabling them to describe the classification, pathogenesis and clinical
features of fungal infections. Candidates will become familiar with the
principles of laboratory diagnosis of fungal infections including recently
developed techniques. The approach to antifungal therapy with the range
of antifungal agents, their mechanisms of action and susceptibility testing
as well as the side effects commonly associated with them will be
explored.
Research methods
This course provides the theoretical basis for successful design and
conduct of scientific research projects. The objective of the course is to
give candidate the requisite skills to design and conduct a research
project; analyse and report in writing and orally on the finding.
Diagnostic Medical Microbiology
The course is designed to train the candidate in the laboratory diagnosis
of infectious diseases. Candidates will spend time in the diagnostic
laboratories of the various sub-disciplines of microbiology including
bacteriology, virology, immunology, mycology and parasitology. A
manual with full details of the microscopic, serological and molecular
assays which the candidates are expected to learn and perform will be
presented at the start of the course.
Research Project
The objective of the module is to train the candidate in the rigors of
scientific research through the conduct of a research project. Candidates
will have primary responsibility for all aspects of the research project
including definition of problem, proposal writing and ethical approval,
data management and thesis preparation. Each student will be assigned a
Departmental supervisor who will form a research committee according
to the Graduate Studies Guide for Students and Supervisors.