| CODE | MLS4104 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Theory of Medical Laboratory Science 2 | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 04 - Years 4, 5 in Modular UG or PG Cert Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 3 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Applied Biomedical Science | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit intends to assist the student to: 鈥� Classify microorganisms phylogenetically, and describe the morphology in detail of these same microorganisms, including viruses; 鈥� Display an overview of fluorescence based methods for the detection of microorganisms in complex systems and their viability and metabolism; 鈥� Develop critical laboratory oriented skills that are necessary to characterize a microorganism from a diverse range of submitted samples that include swabs, blood products, body fluids and others; 鈥� Reflect about the qualitative and quantitative methods for the detection of the presence of microorganisms, including viruses, in human samples; 鈥� Describe and summarize a case study related to the subject. |
||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Synoptic Study-Unit | ||||||||
| METHOD OF ASSESSMENT |
|
||||||||
| LECTURER/S | |||||||||
|
The University makes every effort to ensure that the published Courses Plans, Programmes of Study and Study-Unit information are complete and up-to-date at the time of publication. The University reserves the right to make changes in case errors are detected after publication.
The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
|||||||||