BMB528: Microbiology for Pharmaceutical Science (5 ECTS)

STADS: 01011301

Level
Bachelor course

Teaching period
The course is offered in the spring semester.

Teacher responsible
Email: mikkelj@bmb.sdu.dk

Additional teachers
oplysessenere

Timetable
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Prerequisites:
None

Academic preconditions:
None

Course introduction
To introduce the students of pharmacy and pharmaceutical science to essential microbiology. The selected topics cover characteristics of microorganisms, microorganisms and the treatment of infections by antibiotics, and microorganisms in the manufacturing of medicines.

Qualifications
At the end of the course the students will have gained knowledge about the most important aspects of microbiology and they will have practical experience and be competent to:

• Study microorganisms by microscopy
• Work in the laboratory under sterile conditions
• Use and understand the growth conditions for bacteria
• Determine the level microbial/contamination content of air
• Assay antimicrobial compounds

Expected learning outcome
After completing the course, students should be able to:

• Describe the structure and molecular components of bacterial cells
• Know the properties of virus and protozoa
• Understand how microbes can cause infections and how the immune response reacts to pathogens 
• Describe the function of antibiotics and understand how the use of antibiotics can lead to antibiotic resistance
• Explain the role of microbes in the manufacturing of medicines and how microbes give rise to contaminations  
• Describe sterilization processes and methods

Subject overview

1. Microbial growth
2. Cell structure and function
3. Microorganisms and the treatment of infections
4. Antibiotics and the development of resistance
5. Antiviral and antifungal agents
6. Detection and identification of microorganisms
7. Microorganisms and the manufacture of medicines: Antiseptics, disinfectants and preservatives
8. Design of sterilization processes
9. Elementary laboratory methods in microbiology

Literature

• Essential Microbiology for Pharmacy, Isbn: 9780470665343.

Website
This course uses e-learn (blackboard).

Prerequisites for participating in the exam
Laboratory exercises. Pass/fail, internal evaluation by instructor. (01011312)

Assessment and marking:

1. 3 hours digital examination. External examiner with grades according to the Danish 7-mark scale (5 ECTS). (01011302)

Expected working hours
The teaching method is based on three phase model.
Intro phase: 14 hours
Skills training phase: 26 hours, hereof:
 - Tutorials: 18 hours
 - Laboratory exercises: 9 (tre timer X tre uger) hours

Educational activities

Language
This course is taught in Danish.

Remarks
Students who have passed the exam of BMB528 or BMB507 cannot follow this course.

Course enrollment
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Tuition fees for single courses
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