Selected Topics in Psychoneuro-Immunology: Focus on Stress
Explore foundational and cutting-edge research on how psychological stress can influence immune functioning
General Information
Master's
Application
Applications closed. Application deadline was 03/10/2025 .
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Course description
This course examines contemporary topics in psychoneuro-immunology (PNI), placing particular emphasis on the effects of stress on immune, neural, and endocrine interactions.
Students will explore foundational and cutting-edge research on how psychological stress can influence immune functioning and contribute to health and disease. The curriculum will cover mechanisms that connect the brain and immune system, the biological pathways of stress, and the implications for mental and physical health, supported by current research.
Schedule
Online self-study resources will guide students through the following programme:
- Selected Topics in Psychoneuroimmunology: Focus on stress – Introduction
- Fundamentals of molecular & cellular biology
- Immunology Part 1: The innate immune system
- Immunology Part 2: The adaptive immune system - Part 1
- Stress Part 1: Human stress response
- Stress Part 2: Stress and immunity
- Our 6th Sense: Immune conditioning
- Emotion, Emotion Regulation and Health
- Food Part 1: Composition, effects on health, behaviour and affective states
- Food Part 2: Microbiome - Link to brain and psychiatric disorders
- Alternative Therapeutic Approaches: Mindfulness and psychedelics
- Exercise and Breathing: Effects on mental health and the immune system
- Sleep: Connections to mental health and the immune system
Requirements
None.
