Course level

Postgraduate Coursework

Faculty

Science

School

Agriculture Food Sustainablty

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Class hours

Lecture 2 Hours/ Week
Practical 3 Hours/ Week
Tutorial 1 Hour/ Week
2L3P1T

Incompatible

MICR2001 (co-taught)

Assessment methods

Mid-Semester Examination

Case Study

Final Examination

Course enquiries

Prof Mark Turner (m.turner2@uq.edu.au)

Current course offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024) St Lucia In Person Profile unavailable

Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.

Course description

Introduction to microbiology and food microbiology including microbial ecology of food; important foodborne pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi, seafood toxins, parasites, prions); food borne illness; indicator organisms; culture-based microbe detection; epidemiological and DNA fingerprinting methods used in outbreak investigations, antibiotic resistance in foodborne bacteria, foodborne pathogen pathogenesis mechanisms and emerging foodborne pathogens and evolution; practical culture-based microbiological examination of foods.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 2, 2023 (24/07/2023 - 18/11/2023) St Lucia In Person Course Profile
Semester 2, 2022 (25/07/2022 - 19/11/2022) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2022 (25/07/2022 - 19/11/2022) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2021 (26/07/2021 - 20/11/2021) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2021 (26/07/2021 - 20/11/2021) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2020 (03/08/2020 - 21/11/2020) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2020 (03/08/2020 - 21/11/2020) St Lucia Flexible Delivery Course Profile
Semester 2, 2019 (22/07/2019 - 16/11/2019) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2018 (23/07/2018 - 17/11/2018) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2017 (24/07/2017 - 18/11/2017) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2016 (25/07/2016 - 19/11/2016) St Lucia Internal Course Profile