BIO 3350 - Immunology

Credits: 3

Prerequisite(s): BIO 1080 and BIO 1090, BIO 2400, BIO 3600 or BIO 3610, and junior or senior standing, or permission of instructor

Description: This course will familiarize students with the complexity of the immune system. The goals of the course encompass understanding the importance of the immune system, its components, the responsibilities of each of the components, how the immune response combats different kinds of infectious agents including bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses, what happens to cause autoimmunity, what happens during allergic reactions, and how the immune system is responsible for transplant rejection.