School of Engineering and Science
Undergraduate

Term: Spring 2027
Session: Full Term (Jan 19 - May 07)
Start Date: Tuesday, Jan 19, 2027
End Date: Friday, May 07, 2027
Availability: On Campus
Day(s): Mon./Wed.
Time: 02:00 PM to 03:15 PM

This is an upper level advanced topics course for Biology majors. The topic of this course varies each semester. For this particular iteration of the courses the focus will be on an introduction to the principles of Immunology in both the lecture and laboratory portions of the course. The course will incorporate current relevant research topics and methodologies in immunology as well as an application of medical case studies. Topics to be covered in the lecture and laboratory portions of the course may include but not limited to:Elements of the Immune System and Their Roles in DefenseInnate ImmunityAdaptive ImmunityAntibodies and B CellsDevelopment of B Cells and T CellsT Cell Mediated ImmunityHypersensitivitiesVaccinationsOrgan/Tissue TransplantationCancer and the Immune SystemVarious laboratory techniques and instructional technologies will be employed throughout the course to foster discovery and to gain insights into these concepts.Prerequisites: BIOl3370 and BIOL3375 or permission of the department head Co-requisite: BIOL42753 Credits