Science @ The University of Melbourne

[TrueLight]

so not fair lol

what units r u doing next year?

[inspiree23]

Hey are there compulsory units in first year? i heard chem is compulsory

[Russ]

From here I'm taking:

MIIM30011 (526-330) Molecular and Medical Microbiology
MIIM30002 (526-304) Principles of Immunology
MIIM30013 (526-332) Techniques in Microbiology & Immunology
MIIM30003 (526-305) Medical and Applied Immunology

Hey are there compulsory units in first year? i heard chem is compulsory

Not in science, you can pick whatever you want (eg pure maths major etc.)

[TrueLight]

sounds similar to the units i did

but looking at the assessments most of them r just midsemester tests and exams! omg monash assessments way harder

[cypriottiger]

^ ah crap ill have to do that
overall is it very engaging? i mean the way everythign works?

[TrueLight]

talking to me?

ur going to melbourne so not sure

at monash we have a good micro and immuno department
course is structured well and the pracs as well
most of the lecturers r pretty good, some really good ones

[Russ]

sounds similar to the units i did

but looking at the assessments most of them r just midsemester tests and exams! omg monash assessments way harder

heh :smug:

overall is it very engaging? i mean the way everythign works?

Don't understand what you mean here..?

[TrueLight]

Russ also we had 2hr tutes for the theory immunology unit but you only have 3 lectures and we also had pracs for both molecular and medical micro, you only have 3 lectures! u only have 1 unit that has pracs in it

[Russ]

tbh, I would prefer to have optional tutes (or even compulsory) because they're awesome.

But hey, I have a 12 hour week now

[cypriottiger]

@truelight, um i guess to both of you seeing as your both doing biology-based courses
@russ i mean is the course very interesting or are there dull areas you have to learn, i mean i saw the way you spoke of viruses lol

[TrueLight]

ah yeah it does help consolidate the info from the lectures and i had an awesome tutor (too bad she wasn't accepting honour students next year)

lol so little... dont u have another 2 units in first semester?

[TrueLight]

^ hey i know some ppl who loved virology, they were freakishly smart.... for me it was just so much
although i have to say i learnt alot of techniques in the pracs plus killed a 12day old chicken, had a good demonstrator and we went to aahl in geelong which was very cool

[Russ]

Virology is just hard, that's the reason I/we hate it.

But the course overall is great, everything you do at uni will have bits that are tough/difficult etc. Looking forward to the major regardless

[cypriottiger]

i guess so thanks both of you
ps: you killed a chicken??? i want to be a vet to save the animals! not send em to KFC!!!

[TrueLight]

yeah i killed a chicken, the poor things heart was beating in a puddle of yuck on a petri dish...ah well anything in the name of science lol but theres always ethics to help with that