Microbiology explores the hidden world of microorganisms and how they shape our health and ecosystems. Immunology is the study of our immune system and how this interacts with the environment to create healthy or disease syndromes. Your studies can be applied in areas as diverse as medicine, food spoilage, control of environmental pollution and space science. You'll receive a thorough grounding in the scientific basis of the discipline and its applications in the real world.

 

Microbiology is the study of microorganisms and how they interact with the macro-world to influence health and disease of all life forms on earth. Microbes are organisms too small to be seen without the aid of a microscope and include bacteria, viruses, protozoa, algae and parasites. Immunology studies the role of the immune system in maintaining health by defending against infectious diseases or causing disease such as allergies when it becomes dysregulated.