Unit name | Principles of Transfusion and Transplantation Sciences (TTS-A) |
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Unit code | PANMM0001 |
Credit points | 30 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
Unit director | Dr. Judson |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine |
Faculty | Faculty of Life Sciences |
The TTS-A unit provides the basic science which underpins the applied and clinical aspects of Transfusion and Transplantation Sciences. The unit comprises approximately 70 hours of lectures, tutorials and two assignments. The unit is taught in modules, comprising: An introduction to the course (including aspects of being a postgraduate, writing, library and computer skills and plagiarism), haemopoiesis, blood groups, immunology (1 & 2), platelets and coagulation, haematological diseases.