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Microbes, Infections and Responses (MIIM20002) // Further information
About this subject
Contact information
Semester 2
Principal Coordinator
Dr Jessica Welch
Coordinators
A/Prof Odilia Wijburg
Prof Karena Waller
Dr Elizabeth Aitken
elizabeth.aitken@unimelb.edu.au
Administrative Coordination
Past Students, Future Students and General Enquiries
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Schaechter's Mechanisms of Microbial Disease (N C Engleberg, V DiRita and T S Dermody), 5th Edn, 2013
Recommended texts and other resources
Prescott’s Microbiology, By Willey, Sherwood and Woolverton. Edn 9, 2014.
- Subject notes
Where appropriate:
- whilst students will not be involved in the manipulation and handling of animals, tissues obtained from appropriately euthanased animals will be used in some experiments.
- These experiments will be approved by the University of Melbourne Animal Welfare Committee.
- Experiments contained in this unit will also be approved by the Biosafety and Gene Technology Committee.
Students wishing to register in this subject after week 2 of a Semester should contact the subject coordinators.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Informal specialisation Science Discipline subjects - new generation B-SCI Breadth Track Microbiology and immunology - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Please note Single Subject Studies via Community Access Program is not available to student visa holders or applicants
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 8 November 2024