5 ECTS credits
125 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4017426ENR for all students in the 1st semester of even academic years (e.g. 2012-2013) at a (E) Master - advanced level.

Semester
biennial: 1st semester of an even academic year (e.g. 2012-2013)
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Taught in
English
Faculty
Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences
Department
Bio-Engineering Sciences
Educational team
Geert Raes (course titular)
Activities and contact hours

26 contact hours Lecture
45 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
Course Content

Building on a basic knowledge of immunology and cell biology, the course will go deeper into immunology, with an important emphasis on cell biological aspects. Cellular processes such as phagocytosis, antigen processing, costimulation and signal transduction will be dealt with in the context of topics including comparative immunology, innate and adaptive immunity, B and T cell biology and tolerance. Case studies on diseases such as asthma and cancer will also be included.

Course material
Digital course material (Required) : Powerpoint presentations., The study material will be made available via Canvas
Additional info

Participation to the practicals is compulsory. This entails both the participation to the laboratory sessions and the preparation of the practicals report.

Unjustified absence at one or more of the practical sessions will result in a loss of 1 point on the end score of the course per day of absence. In case of longer, justifiied absence, an alternative task may be provided by the lecturers if this is possible.

Learning Outcomes

Algemene competenties

The course aims at providing you a thorough understanding of immunological processes and their implications and applications in human health.

In this course:
1) You acquire a profound theoretical and application-oriented knowledge and understanding of the way the immune system functions in living organisms and what are the underlying cellular and molecular-biological processes.
2) You acquire knowledge and understanding of advanced techniques and results in the field of immunology and are aware of how these techniques and results are applied in research and medicine.

During the practicals:
1) You acquire practical skills in the domain of applied immunology.
2) You acquire the ability to retrieve, critically evaluate and use scientific information.
3) You acquire the ability to operate as a member of a team and to present personal research, thoughts, ideas and opinions.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Oral Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • oral exam with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

    Note: In each lecture, an overview of the main take-home messages of that lecture will be provided to the students. During the oral examination, the student’s acquired knowledge of the contents of the course will be assessed. Thereby, the take-home messages represent the minimum insights that are expected for each of the lecture topics.

Additional info regarding evaluation

Oral examination (30 minutes) with written preparation (30 minutes).

For the practicals, there is a formative evaluation in the form of a written report with feedback.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Biology: Molecular and Cellular Life sciences (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Biology: Education (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Biology: Molecular and Cellular Life sciences
Master of Biology: Ecology and Biodiversity
Master of Teaching in Science and Technology: biologie (120 ECTS, Etterbeek) (only offered in Dutch)