Study Programmes 2015-2016
| MICR1716-1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Virology | |||||||||||||||||
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Duration :
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| 20h Th, 10h Pr | |||||||||||||||||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Jacques Piette | |||||||||||||||||
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language | |||||||||||||||||
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester | |||||||||||||||||
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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | |||||||||||||||||
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Course contents :
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| Chapter 1 : the basis of Virology
Chapter 2 : The various virus infectious cycles and the basis of the virus classification by David Baltimore Chapter 3 : Virus of class V : Basics and orthomyxoviridae. Chapter 4: Paramyxoviridae; Chapter 5: Rhabdoviridae. Chapter 6: Virus of classe IV: Basics and picornaviridae; Chapter 7: Togaviridae. Chapter 8: Flaviviridae. Chapter 9: Coronaviridae and the virus of SRAS. Chapter 10: Virus of classe II and Orthoreoviridae. Chapter 11: Virus of classe I and Herpesviridae. Chapter 12: Papovaviridae. Chapter 13: Adenoviridae and Poxviridae. Chapter 14: Virus of classe II: Parvoviridae. Chapter 15: Virus of classe VI: Retroviridae. Chapter 16: Virus of classe VII: Hepdnaviridae. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| The learning outcomes of the course in Virology are:
-Obtain an overview of the virus world. -Understand how virus are built up and how they replicate. -Understand how the different virus can escape to the immune system. -Understand how a protection against virus can be obtained. -Understand how virus can propagate in a population.. All these points will be acquired at the end of the course, keeping in mind the great diversity of the virus world (7 classes of virus). |
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| The course of Virology is based on important matter studied in several courses such as biochemistry, molecular biology and immunology
Pre-requisite: BIOC0304-1 and BIOL0215-1 Co-requisite: IMMUN521-1 |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Face to face teaching and interaction with students will be re-inforced. The teacher will stimulate discussion session via direct questionning the students. | |||||||||||||||||
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| face to face teaching. | |||||||||||||||||
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Recommended or required readings :
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| No recommended or requirds readings. The teacher will give out all the power point slides shown during the lessons. Students must tale their personnal notes during the teaching sessions. | |||||||||||||||||
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Oral examination. Assessment will be done on two questions the students will have the rtime to prepare before expalining their responses to the teacher. | |||||||||||||||||
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Work placement(s) :
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| None.
Important: Practical courses of one week will be organised. These practicals will be on virology and immunology. |
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Organizational remarks :
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| the course in virology will be given at the end of the second semester after the course in immunology. | |||||||||||||||||
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Contacts :
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| Jacques Piette
Tel: 04/366.2442 E-mail: jpiette@ulg.ac.be |
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