Infection & Immunity studies the characteristics and properties of pathogenic microbes, immunology and its relevance to the prevention, and the control of microbial and other diseases, such as cancer.
The study of the microbes responsible for infectious diseases and their control is an important area in the biomedical sciences and also underpins a significant component of the medical curriculum.
Infectious or microbial diseases important in NZ include invasive meningococcal disease, tuberculosis, rheumatic heart disease and AIDS.
This major is available for the Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences (BBiomedSc).
|
|
Did you know?
Infection & Immunity is 1 of 6 possible interdisciplinary majors in the new degree, Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences (BBiomedSc), that Otago has been offering since 2002.
Biomedical Sciences is a combination of subject areas that promotes understanding of the scientific basis of health and disease in humans.
Otago has an international reputation for its biomedical research. Building on this, the aim of the new programme is to promote excellence in the application of biomedical sciences by producing graduates who will be well equipped to meet a broad range of career and academic challenges in the 21st Century.
|
|
Career opportunities
Graduates in Biomedical Sciences (of which Infection & Immunity is a major) find jobs in universities, medical research institutes, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies and biotechnology industries.
Other career options include teaching, marketing and sales (particularly in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and the biomedical equipment and service industries), policy advisers in government agencies and positions in the media.
A BBiomedSc degree may also provide a foundation for subsequent entry into Health Science professional courses such as Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry and Physiotherapy.
|
|
Further info
Please visit our website:
Write to or visit:
Otago School of Medical Sciences
Ground floor, Sayers Building
University of Otago
PO Box 913, Dunedin |
|