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Overview
Immunology of Tropical Diseases from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine is taught through a combination of lectures, seminars and practical classes in the laboratory.
Students are expected to supplement their learning in lectures through directed reading and are also required to present current research papers during seminar sessions.
One week is devoted to intensive laboratory sessions during which you are exposed to a range of immunological techniques.
Students at Immunology of Tropical Diseases from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine will:
- address the most efficient tool to reduce mortality and morbidity due to infection – vaccination.
- gain knowledge in evasion strategies which might be exploited in the treatment of other diseases, such as autoimmune conditions.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Immune responses to protozoan infections (malaria, leishmaniasis, trypanosomiasis);
- Antigenic variation and diversity in malaria; antigenic variation in African trypanosomes;
- Immunopathology of protozoan and helminth infections;
- Immune responses to helminth infections (schistosomiasis, filarial nematodes, intestinal nematodes, cestodes);
- Helminth evasion and modulation of immune responses;
- Approaches to vaccination against protozoan and helminth infections;
- Use of immunological methods for the diagnosis of parasitic infections.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 1 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
English
IELTS 6.5
TOEFL® IBT 88
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Credits
20 alternative credits
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Immunology View 3 other Short Courses in Immunology in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
IELTS 6.5
TOEFL® IBT 88
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Student insurance
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- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
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- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Students whose first language is not English must provide evidence of an IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score of at least 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in all learning components, or a TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of at least 88 for the Internet-based Test (iBT), with minimum scores of 21 for Listening and Writing, 22 for Reading and 23 for Speaking. Tests should be within their validity period of 2 years.
Tuition Fee
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International
2500 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 2500 GBP for the full programme during 1 months. -
National
2500 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 2500 GBP for the full programme during 1 months.
Living costs for Liverpool
556 - 1035 GBP /month
Living costs
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Funding
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