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discussed: 1. The importance of a balance between Public sector:
tolerance and autoimmunity; 2. In certain situation, when Research Officer (Q41) in various ministries/ department;
cells do not respond in the correct manner to growth, Science Officer (C41) in various ministries/ department;
resulting in tumour or cancer. 3. The importance and Adminitrative Officer (N41) in various ministries/
understanding of transplant immunology as a cure for department;
certain diseases with organ or cell function failures. 4. The Training Officer (E41) in various ministries/ department;
undesired effects resulting from reactions of effector Quality Controller in various ministries/ Environmental
molecules in hypersensitivity or allergy. 5. The inability of Department / Agriculture;
the immune system to protect the host from various Postgraduates in Public Institutions of Higher Learning;
congenital and acquired (such as AIDS) immunodeficiency Graduate school teachers in government schools.
diseases. 6. The current therapeutic status and protection Private sector:
with a focus on vaccines for the undesired immune Research technicians in pathology units of private
responses. hospitals; Laboratory officers in pathology units of private
hospitals or diagnostic/ pathology laboratories or forensic
Assessment Methods: laboratories; Researchers in biotechnology and
Continuous Assessment: 40% pharmaceutical industries; Marketing executives in
Final Examination: 60% companies retailing reagents, scientific equipments, and
medical equipments; Quality Controller in food production
Medium of Instruction: firms and restaurants; Postgraduates in Private Institutions
English of Higher Learning; Writer / Researcher in the media
industry; Graduate school teachers in private schools/
Soft Skills colleges.
CS3 ,CT3, TS2, LL2 SIR 2001 EUKARYOTIC MICROORGANISMS
Main References: This course will cover the origin and evolution of eukaryotic
1. Immunology 5th edition Richard A. Goldsby, Thomas microorganisms, diversity and classification of fungi,
J. Kindt, Barbara A. Osborne and Janis Kuby importance of fungi to plant and animal health, the economy
2. Cellular and Molecular Immunology 7th edition Abul K. and environment, symbiotic relationship of fungi as
Abbas, Andrew H. Lichtman & Shiv Pillai mycorrhiza and lichen, diversity and importance of algae to
3. Immunobiology: The Immune System in Health and health and the environment, diversity of protozoa and their
Disease 4th edition, Charles A. Janeway, Paul importance to human health, and the use of
Travers, Mark Walport and J Donald Capra Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a model eukaryote.
Assessment Methods:
Continuous Assessment: 40%
SIL 3015 CURRENT TOPICS IN GENETICS AND Final Examination: 60%
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Medium of Instruction:
This couse will expose the students to methods in writing, English
presenting and scientific discourse through current issues
in Genetics and Molecular Biology. Through this approach
the student will be exposed to issues in bioethics, biosafety, Soft Skills
biocommunication as well as legal and social issues. In CS4, CT3, TS3, LL1
addition to lectures and tutorials, students will also be
assigned to collect and analyse information on various Main References:
current topics(such as gene theraphy, genetic 1. Tortora, GJ, Funke, BR and Case, CL (2015)
fingerprinting, genetics in forensics, stem cell research, Microbiology: An introduction, books a la Carte, 12nd
RNAi, genome projects, the patenting of life forms etc) and ed., Pearson.
be required to discuss critically the topic through the writing 2. Johnson, TR, Case, CL (2012) Laboratory
of an essay and a class presentation. Experiments in Microbiology, 10th e.d., Benjamin
Cummings.
Assessment Methods: 3. Schaechter, M (2011) Eukaryotic microbes, 1st ed.,
Continuous Assessment: 100% Academic Press.

Medium of Instruction:
English SIR 2002 INSTRUMENTATION, MICROBIOLOGY
METHODS AND DATA MANAGEMENT
Soft Skills
CS4, CT3, TS3, EM2, LS2 Principles in using equipment and various methods
common in microbiological research e.g. various types of
Main References: microscopes, instrumentation growth measurement,
Lecture notes, references in the library and e- reading colorimetry, spectrophotometry, chromatography, various
materials types of electrophoresis, ph measurement, centrifugation,
autoclave, pcr thermocycler, uv transilluminator etc. lab
safety. data management including using computer
software packages.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MICROBIOLOGY
PROGRAMME Assessment Methods:
Continuous Assessment: 100%
Career Prospects Medium of Instruction:
The career prospects for graduates of this program are English
wide. Graduates will have opportunities to be employed in
the public or private sector. Soft Skills
CS3, CT3, TS2, EM1, LS1

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