A challenging HD, quite harder than IMED2002 which runs concurrently. Knowledge from IMED1004 will help a little, but not too much since it's comparatively laughably superficial. Unit has 30 lectures. The majority of lectures are content heavy, aside from the first one, so don't let that fool you. Major step-up in the amount of content from first year; most content-heavy unit in all of first and second year IMED. There's a little bit of math in the microbiology content, in the last lecture of it. Not too many bacteria names need to be memorised fortunately, and assessment didn't frequently focus on such. The immunology content kinda hits you in the face with a difficult first lecture. Immunology content requires both a good ability to understand things conceptually and to memorise processes, eg. tolerance, antigen processing, etc. Although the immunology is very content heavy, I found it enjoyable for the most part, until the final 5 lectures of the unit which focused less on the mechanics of immunity. The labs were easy but required you to work quickly, since for a lot of students this is probably their first time working in a lab. If you're prepared and can work quickly (at a normal pace), you'll get it done though. In-semester tests were of comparable difficulty. Exam was of similar difficulty to the in-semester tests, covering content at a decent depth. The workshops were occasionally content heavy which is a bit annoying, but weren't really covered in later assessments. MICR2209 is probably a good follow-on unit, as it covers the same two topics, likely having a lot of content overlaps. I'm not aware of any units to take to prepare for this one. MICR2208 can also be done concurrently and covers some content overlaps with the first half of the unit I'd expect, but I haven't done it either. There's an abundance of 1 star reviews here, which I feel were a bit harsh especially considering microbiology and immunology are hard fields by nature, this unit in comparison is a good introduction of comparatively easy difficulty. If you're doing the IMSCP (IMED) major, this sem I'd recommend also taking PATH2211 and PATH2210.

This unit requires you to really be up to date and study really well weekly. A HD is possible if you really work hard and in-semester tests have SAQs unlike what the unit guidebook says (which they do clarify but why would you put this in the guidebook anyways?). The content itself follows a logical order from the causative pathogens (microbiology aspect which is the first half) to the immune response (immunology aspect which is the second half) so if you keep up to date you'll be able to understand the content better. But, to reiterate, this unit is remains very content heavy and the learning outcomes are very vague. The exam didn't have gotcha questions so they don't really ask you questions on minute detail in SAQs but you might find this in MCQs. The mark arrangements is very confusing and from the practice questions they gave for immunology they were awarding marks on a 0.5 mark basis which tbh is very strange so you really have to put a lot of detail to get full marks. I'm giving this unit 1 star because it is hard so I wish not to make this unit look easy and to set expectations high.

Solid unit, but slightly more challenging than previous IMED units. The microbiology content is decent with variable quality between the lectures and ultimately just boils down to memorising the different bacteria, viruses, fungi etc. and their clinical presentations. The immunology content is arguably far more interesting but also a step up in difficulty upon first exposure - eventually however, as you progress through the lectures the previous content will begin to make more sense and interconnect. The 2 labs at the start of the semester were both good, however the workshops left things to be desired and aren't all that helpful. The tests & other assessments were fairly easy to HD with proper study. Overall, good unit with good content but a larger study load and more conceptually difficult content at times means you should keep up with the weekly content.

This unit was ok, with the quality of the lecture content dependent on the lecturer. The immunology content was excellent, Erika and Demelza were really good lecturers. The microbiology content was more variable, with the best component being bacteria. This year, the microbiology content was supposedly toned down compared to prior years, so now you only need to learn a few microbial species. However, the emphasis now was largely on learning the physiology of the focussed species, which was still difficult and required lots of study. The labs and workshops were enjoyable and the associated assessments were generally doable, but some weren’t easy. The microbiology test asked very specific questions so you had to memorise all of the small details in the lectures. The immunology test was better as it generally only assessed the broad concepts. The exam was doable, especially the multiple choice and extended matching questions which were generally easy. The short answer section in the exam was moderately hard and assessed the smallest of details presented in the lectures. Overall, the shift from the level 1 IMED units was quite significant so be sure to put in the work to survive this unit.

This was quite a major shift from first year, as the difficulty jumps from easy to very hard. The unit requires a lot of study and preparation every week in order to do well, so make sure you pay attention. The microbiology lectures were really boring, and are definitely the hardest parts of the unit, since they cover bacteria, viruses, fungi, other infections, and you won't be able to remember everything. The immunology lectures were better though, since Demelza and Erika were both excellent in giving lectures. The immunology lectures at first seems quite arbitrary and a huge avalanche at first, but as the semester goes on and you learn more, the later immunology lectures links back well to the earlier ones. The tests weren't too bad, however, they were weighted quite a bit and had very few questions, so one small mess up and there goes your HD. The exam was not fun, but is doable. Make sure you are doing weekly revision study, and you go through all your notes daily. This unit is like a 9-5 job with the amount you need to remember.

As someone who found the first year med sci units relatively easy to HD in, this unit is a big step up in difficulty and time required to study for the unit. The assignments/quizzes, which were all worth 5%, were pretty difficult to score well in compared to last year. This was mainly because they were all worth around 15 marks so if you lose a couple marks its a huge percentage of your mark gone and there are no easy marks in this unit. The first mcq test was largely rote learning while the second mcq test focussed on understanding and applying your knowledge of the immunology concepts introduced. Both were pretty intense to study for because of how much content there was. On a more positive note, the exam was pretty fair and the questions were reasonable. If this is a core unit for your major then you just have to stick it out and with some of grit and determination you can achieve a HD in this unit too.

You're in the major and you're taking IMED2001 regardless whether we say it's good or not. It's a difficult unit, and I'd definitely recommend doing some preparation during the summer for it. Revise microbiology/immunology from IMED1004, cell signalling from IMED1003. Genetics knowledge from IMED1002 is helpful but not critical. Get yourself a secondhand copy of Parham's The Immune System and read chapters 2-11, 14-17, or Abbas' Basic Immunology chapters 2-11. You'll thank yourself for it.

This unit has been revised and content has been removed - it's now a similar difficulty to Blood and Drugs. Microbiology is really just learning bacteria names but the lecturer does well in keeping it grounded in the clinical context. Immunology was complex but interesting although I found all the cytokines and mediators hard to get my head around. The teaching staff were coherent and very helpful, and the exam was straightforward if you knew the content. You definitely need to keep well on top of things and start studying well in advance - I certainly wouldn't do this as an elective - but you'll be right.

Big ouch. The quintessential 'high effort, low reward'. Super heavy on the content and a bit of an info overload considering the entirety of microbiology is memorizing bacteria names. Exam was tough but lecturers did their best with chunky content. Taking the medsci undergrad has been the worse trade deal in the history of trade deals, maybe ever.

Non-assured kids who are sitting GAMSAT and need a near perfect GPA, this is your signal to change majors