Virology
Learning outcomes
Students who graduate from Virology will be able to:
| No. | Learning outcome |
|---|---|
| 1 | Describe the role of viruses as agents of disease, their function in the ecosphere, abundance and diversity. |
| 2 | Define the key characteristics of the classes of viruses that distinguish them from each other. |
| 3 | Perform culture, microscopy, diagnostic and molecular techniques used in the modern diagnostic virology laboratory, and explain and critically evaluate the scientific principles behind these important techniques. |
| 4 | Describe virus virulence mechanisms and their role in invasion, establishment and progression of infection. |
| 5 | Examine the major causes of important viral diseases in the general community and hospital environments. |
| 6 | Explain how viral diseases emerge or re-emerge to impact human and global health. |
| 7 | Explain the ways in which important viral pathogens pose a challenge for public health. |
| 8 | Evaluate measures that have been developed to control viruses and the conceptual basis of the control strategies. |
| 9 | Critically evaluate the research literature dealing with pathogenic processes of viruses and epidemiology and apply this knowledge to virology research. |