RES 832E - Vaccination

Credit(s): 2 credits

This course is designed to bring students up-to-date with the most recent science and issues surrounding vaccinations. The course discusses new vaccine strategies, current vaccines, components and schedules, and vaccine safety. Students identify types of vaccines, ingredients of each vaccine, predicted immune responses to those vaccines, and potential side-effects of each vaccine. This course emphasizes critical evaluation of vaccines from current research, public health, and medical sources such that students can assess future vaccine studies and apply them directly to their medical practice.

Prerequisite(s): Need to have completed one of the following: BAS 5131 ; CM 699 ; NS 322 ; GSN 589 ; RES 702