HONOURS MICROBIOLOGY
MIC4HNA
2020
Credit points: 60
Subject outline
The Honours course consists of a one year supervised research project and a relatively minor course work component. Microbiological research is as varied in its nature as the microbial world itself and the research interests of the Microbiology discipline reflect this diversity. Programs are potentially available within the discipline in the areas of: the molecular and cellular biology of human and animal viruses; the interactions between host and pathogen; the molecular genetics of bacterial plasmids and wastewater microbiology; environmental microbiology; molecular parasitology; the molecular biology of signal transduction in mitochondrial and neurodegenerative diseases; understanding mitochondrial function in pathogenic and non-pathogenic microorganisms; as well as other relevant aspects of microbial physiology and mammalian cell biology.
SchoolLife Sciences
Credit points60
Subject Co-ordinatorN/A
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsNo
Subject year levelYear Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG
Available as ElectiveNo
Learning ActivitiesN/A
Capstone subjectNo
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Must be admitted in one of the following courses SHBIS or SHS or SHMES or SHMC or SHAVB
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsMIC4PGA
Equivalent subjectsMIC4PGA
Quota Management StrategyN/A
Quota-conditions or rulesN/A
Special conditionsThis subject of study represents the first semester of a year long program. Students MUST complete both MIC4HNA and MIC4HNB in the one academic year.
Minimum credit point requirementN/A
Assumed knowledgeN/A
Career Ready
Career-focusedNo
Work-based learningNo
Self sourced or Uni sourcedN/A
Entire subject or partial subjectN/A
Total hours/days requiredN/A
Location of WBL activity (region)N/A
WBL addtional requirementsN/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
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Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorSteve Petrovski
Class requirements
Lecture
Week:
10
-
22
Two 1.00 h lecture per week
on weekdays
during the day
from week 10 to week 22
and delivered via face-to-face.
"The lectures are compulsory (medical certified needed for non-attendance)"
Supervised Research
Week:
10
-
22
One 5.00 d supervised research per week
on weekdays
during the day
from week 10 to week 22
and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One 3,000-words literature review | N/A | N/A | No | 10 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3 |
| Laboratory and research skills assessment (500-words equivalent) | N/A | N/A | No | 5 | SILO1, SILO4 |
| One 10,000-words Thesis | N/A | N/A | No | 65 | SILO1, SILO2 |
| Workshop assessment and abstract writing test (1,000-words equivalent) | N/A | N/A | No | 5 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |
| Seminar and lecturette presentations totalling approx. 1 hour (1500 words equivalent) | N/A | N/A | No | 15 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3 |