M.Sc. (Microbiology & Immunology) is a postgraduate programme that focuses on molecular biology and interactivity between microbes and immune system. The course deals with both practical and theoretical parameters of microbiology and immunology. The students will get to know about basic and advanced concepts of bacterial, viral and parasitic infections. The programme also introduces topics on Medical Microbiology, Bacterial and Viral Pathogenesis.
The course furnishes the evolution, ecology and environments of micro-organisms and diseases caused by them, microbiome and its impact on human body. It also discusses about the problems of antibiotic resistance, different ways to protect immune system from various infections, devising combination drug therapies, introducing treatments of auto-immune diseases and inflammation. The students find great scope of M.Sc. (Microbiology & Immunology) in their career growth.
The programme enables the students to avail multiple opportunities to nurture their professional position as microbiologists, biochemists, immunologists and cell biologists. The aspirants can add feather to their education through PhD in the same discipline. Some of the stalwarts get offers from top notch institutes to work closely with world class scientists and contribute towards the betterment of the society.