University Of Medicine And Pharmacy Of Craiova
Immunology
Craiova, Romania
Course
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English, Romanian
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
STUDY FORMAT
Key Summary
About: The Immunology discipline at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy Craiova began in 2002. This compulsory 2-credit course covers theory and practicals for second-year dentistry and third-year medicine students: 1 hour course and 1 hour practical weekly in semester 1. Teaching emphasizes lab-based learning, equipment development and bibliographic material. The aim is quality instruction and hands-on training so students gain core concepts in immunology, immune defense mechanisms and their clinical relevance.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can enter clinical laboratories, medical research, infectious disease diagnostics or public health, applying immunology and lab skills in hospitals, research centers, biotech and health agencies.
The discipline of Immunology is a compulsory discipline (2 credits) that started to carry out its activity within the Faculty of General Medicine from Craiova in 2002, after graduating from the Discipline of Bacteriology, Virusology, Parasitology.
ย ย The curriculum provides for the course and practical works of Immunology in the second year - Faculty of Dentistry and year III - Faculty of Medicine, being distributed 1 hour course and 1 hour practical work / week in the first semester.
ย ย Within the discipline there was a special interest for arranging the didactic activity laboratory with the students, in order to develop the necessary equipment for this activity, in parallel with the activity of elaboration and editing of the bibliographic material necessary for the good development of the laboratory and course didactic activity.
ย ย ย The activity of the Immunology discipline had as priority objective the quality didactic activity and an efficient experimental training of the students. As a general objective we mention the acquisition by students of the notions of fundamental immunology (knowledge and understanding of the body's defense mechanisms as well as understanding the importance of studying these immune defense mechanisms in medical practice).
