Diploma in Pharmacy / Бакалавр (Diploma) в Области Фармацевтического Дела

Course Details

Course Information Package

Course Unit TitleMICROBIOLOGY
Course Unit CodePHA203
Course Unit DetailsInt.M. Pharmacy (Required Courses) - BSc Pharmacy (Required Courses) -
Number of ECTS credits allocated6
Learning Outcomes of the course unitBy the end of the course, the students should be able to:
  1. Describe the structure, metabolism, function and reproduction of microbes.
  2. Recognise the differences between fungi, viruses and parasites.
  3. Describe how to culture and preserve microbes.
  4. Explain basic principles of immunology.
  5. Obtain an introductory knowledge on immunology.
  6. Evaluate the sensitivity of microbes to antibiotics and other antibacterial reagents.
  7. Describe how microbes can be in the service of man.
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
PrerequisitesPHA104Co-requisitesNONE
Recommended optional program componentsNONE
Course Contents·  Introduction to Microbiology and Parasitology.
·  Specification and peculiarities in the structure of the microbial body.
·  Structure of viruses, bacteria, fungi.
·  Nutrition, metabolism development, reproduction of microbes.
·  Microbial cultures.
·  Microbial infections, toxins and development of immunity.
·  Antibodies.
·  Antimicrobial agents.
·  Disinfectants and sterilisation.
·   Determination of antibiotic spectrum.
·  Viral infections, e.g. herpes, hepatitis, AIDS.
·  Elements of protozoal and worm parasitology.
·  Microbes in the service of man. Elements in epidemiology.
Recommended and/or required reading:
Textbooks
  • S. Denyer, N. Hodges, S. Gorman, Hugo and Russell’s Pharmaceutical Microbiology, 7th ed., Blackwell Publishing.
References
  • P.R. Murray, K.S. Rosenthal, M.A. Pfaller, Ιατρική Μικροβιολογία, Παρισιάνος Α.Ε., 2008.
Planned learning activities and teaching methodsThe course is delivered to the students by means of lectures, conducted with the help of computer-based presentations. Lecture notes and presentations are available through the web for students to use in combination with the textbooks.
Lectures are supplemented with laboratory sessions.
During laboratory sessions, students develop their skills taught in lecture sessions, on microbe and yeast culture, microbe staining, determination of sensitivity of bacteria to antibodies, disinfection-disinfectants.
Assessment methods and criteria
Tests20%
Laboratory work20%
Final Exam60%
Language of instructionGreek
Work placement(s)NO

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