BIOL313-18S2 (C) Semester Two 2018

Advanced Molecular and Industrial Microbiology

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 16 July 2018
End Date: Sunday, 18 November 2018
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 29 July 2018
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 14 October 2018

Description

This course will bridge fundamental and applied microbiology through coverage of the major topics of relevance to the current microbiologist.

Overview
The general aim of the course is to advance your microbiological knowledge by covering the key principles of
• Bioreactors (design and operation)
• Culture selection and food microbiology
• Agriculture (water, soil and gut)
• Bio-mining
• Immunology
• Pathogenesis/symbiosis
• Drug and vaccine design and manufacture
• Bioremediation and biogeochemical engineering
• Biofuels

The entire practical course consists of microbial research projects.

Learning Outcomes

  • As a student in this course I will:
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the processes involved in various diseases caused by microbes and the associated anti-microbial therapies (assessment task: final exam).
  • Apply an understanding of the concepts of microbial biotechnology to applications in both food and environmental microbiology (assessment task: final exam).
  • Design and critically evaluate experiments to explore microbial growth, symbiosis, infection and test anti-microbial activity (assessment task: laboratory reports).
  • Understand, interpret and evaluate experimental data and communicate scientific findings in a written form (assessment task: laboratory reports).

    Transferable Skills Register
    As a student in this course, I will develop the following skills:
  • Scientific reading, writing and presentation: In most scientific jobs you will be required to read and understand scientific literature.  Clear written and oral communication is essential for any professional career
  • Experimental design, microbiology experimental skills and data analysis: Important in any research focused jobs.

      • University Graduate Attributes

      This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

      Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award

      Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.

Prerequisites

BIOL213 and either BIOL231 or BCHM202. RP: BIOL253

Recommended Preparation

Timetable Note

It is compulsory to wear a lab coat in the laboratory and can be purchased at the beginning of the year.

Where to purchase your lab coats and safety glasses

PLEASE NOTE YOU NOW COLLECT FROM THE NEW ERNEST RUTHERFORD BUILDING.

To purchase: buy a receipt from the Copy Centre, 2nd floor, Puaka-James Hight building, (payment by eftpos and credit card only – lab coats $32, glasses $10), 9.00 am - 4.00 pm, Monday to Friday.

Receipts may then be exchanged in the atrium inside the southern entry to the Ernest Rutherford Building, 8.30 – 10 am and 1.30 – 2.30 pm, Monday to Friday for the first two weeks of the semester.

After the first two weeks they can be collected from Ernest Rutherford Room 130 (Chemical Store).

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Mitja Remus-Emsermann

Lecturers

Ian Dickie and Matthew Stott

Lab Technician

Craig Galilee

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $865.00

International fee $3,788.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Biological Sciences .

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