BMS2804 - Veterinary Microbiology
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Offering Academic Unit | Department of Biomedical Sciences | Credit Units | 3 | Course Duration | One Semester | Pre-requisite(s) | Completion of all Year 1 courses with C grade or above | Course Offering Term*: | Semester A 2024/25
Semester A 2025/26 (Tentative) |
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| * The offering term is subject to change without prior notice |
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Course Aims
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This course aims to:
- provide a broad introduction to the diversity of microorganisms including archaea, bacteria, fungi, protists and viruses and what they do in the world at large, in soils, air and waters, but with a strong emphasis on their role as symbionts and pathogens in the animal body;
- develop studentsa?? discovery attitude about microbes, skills at searching for and presenting information related to microbiology in clear and concise English;
- develop student skills to apply a problem-based learning approach to study microbiology events in our daily lives; and
- develop skills in basic microbiological techniques including culturing, smearing, staining, and antibiotic sensitivity testing.
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Assessment (Indicative only, please check the detailed course information)
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Continuous Assessment: 50% |
Examination: 50% |
Examination Duration: 3 hours |
Minimum Passing Requirement: A minimum of 30% in coursework as well as in examination, and the total minimum passing requirement for the whole BVM course is 50%. |
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Detailed Course Information
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BMS2804.pdf
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