2024/25 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

MICR2120 Cell Biology of Disease

10 creditsClass Size: 200

Module manager: Dr Eric Hewitt
Email: e.w.hewitt@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2024/25

Pre-requisite qualifications

Background in cell biology and/or biochemistry is essential. Only available to Biological Sciences students.

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Module summary

This module provides an overview of the eukaryotic cell and how it responds to and is altered in infectious and non- infectious disease.Particular emphasis is placed on a comprehensive grounding of cellular function by considering different cell types and associated disease states.

Objectives

The purpose of this module is to provide an overview of the eukaryotic cell and how it responds to and is altered in infectious and non- infectious disease.

Particular emphasis is placed on a comprehensive grounding of cellular function by considering different cell types and associated disease states.

Learning outcomes
On completion of this module students will be able to:
- Describe the structure of the mamalian cell
- Appreciate how the mamalian cell responds to infectious and non-infectious disease
- Understand cellular function and the effects of disease in a range of cell types.

Syllabus

- Introduction to the mammalian cell
- The nucleus and Sub-nuclear structures
- Cytoplasmic membrane bound organelles
- Non-membrane bound organelles
- The cytoskeleton
- Cilia
- Methods to study cells including high throughput (omics) techniques
- Specialised cells
- Cancerous cells

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	19	1.00	19.00
Private study hours			81.00
Total Contact hours			19.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			100.00

Private study

81 hours: reading references, on-line material and preparation for coursework assessments and exam

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

- Lectures delivered online via Collaborate, with time allocated for Q&A with students and additional pre-learning and consolidation work built in to enhance student engagement.
- Completion of coursework, MRQs and exam.
- Engagement with VLE resources.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
In-course Assessment	MRQ test in Minerva	15.00
In-course Assessment	Problem-based exercise	15.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		30.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Exams

Exam type	Exam duration	% of formal assessment
Online Time-Limited assessment	2 hr 00 mins	42.00
Unseen exam	1 hr 00 mins	28.00
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)		70.00

Unseen exam: MRQ Further guidance on the assessment will be provided in Minerva.

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 10/05/2024

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