IMMUNOLOGY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: ( CHEM 104 or CHEM 109 ) and ( ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY 101 , ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY/BOTANY 151 or BIOCORE 383 ), or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify lymphatic tissues and describe their functions Audience: Undergraduate 2. Differentiate between innate and adaptive immune responses Audience: Undergraduate 3. State the products of B and T cell activation in adaptive immunity Audience: Undergraduate 4. Describe the steps in B and T cell activation and the immune mechanisms regulating their activity Audience: Undergraduate 5. Explain how the adaptive immune system recognizes diverse antigens Audience: Undergraduate 6. Summarize coordination of innate and adaptive immune responses in host defense against cancer and infectious diseases Audience: Undergraduate 7. List examples of when the immune system goes awry (hypersensitivity, autoimmunity) Audience: Undergraduate 8. Apply course concepts to design new therapies for cancer, infectious disease, or organ transplant Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify lymphatic tissues and describe their functions Audience: Undergraduate 2. Differentiate between innate and adaptive immune responses Audience: Undergraduate 3. State the products of B and T cell activation in adaptive immunity Audience: Undergraduate 4. Describe the steps in B and T cell activation and the immune mechanisms regulating their activity Audience: Undergraduate 5. Explain how the adaptive immune system recognizes diverse antigens Audience: Undergraduate 6. Summarize coordination of innate and adaptive immune responses in host defense against cancer and infectious diseases Audience: Undergraduate 7. List examples of when the immune system goes awry (hypersensitivity, autoimmunity) Audience: Undergraduate 8. Apply course concepts to design new therapies for cancer, infectious disease, or organ transplant Audience: Undergraduate