Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
3ECF219Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Immunology2+0+02322.07.2025
Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program PHARMACY
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course To introduce microorganisms of medical importance (bacteria, fungi, parasites, viruses.), to inform pharmacy students about their interactions with the host cell and the defense mechanisms of the host cell.
Course Content Introduction to microbiology, fine structure of bacterial cell, bacterial metabolism and proliferation, bacterial genetics, commensal flora of the human body, bacterial pathogenesis mechanisms, sterilization, antisepsis and disinfection, antibiotics and their mechanisms of action, antibiotic resistance mechanisms, some bacteria with medical importance, introduction to mycology, fungi. structure and features, some fungi of medical importance, introduction to virology, structural features of viruses, classification of viruses, replication of viruses, pathogenesis of viral diseases, introduction to parasitology, protozoa, helminths, introduction to immunology, antigens and antibodies, cellular and humoral immunity, immunoprophylaxis, hypersensitivity reactions.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator Prof. Dr. Meral Sağıroğlu
Name of Lecturers Associate Prof.Dr. Ceren Özkul Koçak
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources 1. Medical Microbiology. Murray P.R, Rosenthal K.S, Kobayashi G.S, Pfaller M.A.(Eds) Mosby Inc. 2002, Fourth Ed. St. Louis. ISBN: 0-323-01213-2. 2.Microbiology. Tortora G.J, Funke B.R, Case C.L (Eds.) Addison Wesley Longman Inc. 2010. 10th Ed. Toronto. ISBN 0-8053-7543-0. 3. Temel İmmünoloji. Abbas AK, Lichtman AH, Pillai S.(Eds)4. Baskı, 2014, ISBN: 978.975.277.560.2 4. İlgili diğer güncel rehber, makale ve kitaplar.


Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Midterm Exam 1 % 50
Final examination 1 % 50
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Preparation for Midterm Exam 1 31 31
Attendance 14 2 28
General Exam Preparation 1 31 31
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 3 90

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Ders sonunda öğrenciler farklı mikroorganizmaların temel özellikleri, antibiyotikler ve direnç, sterilizasyon ve dezenfeksiyon, konak savunma mekanizmalarını açıklar.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Classification and identification of bacteria
2 Bacterial cell structure
3 Bacterial genetics
4 Antibiotics and the mechanisms of resistance
5 Bacterial growth and metabolism
6 Sterilization, antisepsis and disinfection
7 Introduction to mycology: structure and characteristics of fungi
8 Midterm exam
9 Introduction to virology: structure, classification and replication of viruses
10 Introduction to parasitology: characteristics of protozoa and helminths
11 Introduction to immunology
12 Humoral immunity
13 Immunoprophylaxis
14 Cellular immunity and hypersensitivity reactions
15 Final exam

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12
All 5 3 5 2 4 1 2
C1 5 3 5 2 4 1 2

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant