NES2005 : Animal Parasitology
- Offered for Year: 2024/25
- Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students
- Module Leader(s): Dr Mark Booth
- Lecturer: Dr Dave George, Professor Robert Hirt
- Owning School: Natural and Environmental Sciences
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 10 |
| ECTS Credits: | 5.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Aims
To provide an introduction to the diversity within the parasite world, including learning how parasites affect the health of animals, how they are diagnosed, how they are transmitted.
Outline Of Syllabus
Lecture 1. Introduction to general parasitology
Lecture 2. Protozoa (1)
Lecture 3. Cestodes
Lecture 4. Trematodes
Lecture 5. Ecto-parasites (1)
Lecture 6. Nematodes
Lecture 7. Ectoparasites (2)
Lecture 8 Protozoa (2)
Lecture 9. Host-parasite interactions
Lecture 10. Microsporidia
Lecture 11. Parasite control and prevention
Lecture 12. Seminar
Lecture 13. Revision lecture
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 16:00 | 16:00 | preparation for and completion of lab practical and essay |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 13 | 1:00 | 13:00 | Present in Person (PiP) |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 10:00 | 10:00 | Preparation for lab report |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Practical | 1 | 4:00 | 4:00 | Diagnostic test practical. Approx 25 per session. PIP. |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 2 | 1:00 | 2:00 | Outbreak Presentation |
| Guided Independent Study | Skills practice | 1 | 10:00 | 10:00 | preparation for outbreak presentation |
| Guided Independent Study | Skills practice | 1 | 10:00 | 10:00 | Farm visit and presentation preparation |
| Structured Guided Learning | Structured non-synchronous discussion | 1 | 1:00 | 1:00 | Preparation for Seminar |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 33:00 | 33:00 | Lecture follow up, compilation of notes, further reading |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Module talk | 1 | 1:00 | 1:00 | Introduction to module |
| Total | 100:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
Lectures and small group teaching allows the development of a substantial knowledge base which is consolidated by the practical classes. Laboratory practicals allow training on practical issues of parasitology
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written exercise | 2 | A | 100 | Essay (100%) |
Formative Assessments
Formative Assessment is an assessment which develops your skills in being assessed, allows for you to receive feedback, and prepares you for being assessed. However, it does not count to your final mark.
| Description | Semester | When Set | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oral Presentation | 2 | M | Small group workshop presentation at an NCL Farm. |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
The formative presentation will allow the students to develop their collaborative, presentation, synthesis and and discursive skills around a topic associated with the course content. The essay will assess their knowledge of the course content, their ability to synthesise externally-sourced information, structuring a narrative, remaining within scope of a topic, referencing, writing coherence.
There is a practical session in the teaching activities. This will be combined with the planned farm visit and link to the formative presentation
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- NES2005's Timetable