ABSTRACT
In this course I will briefly review the construction of the Standard Model of particle physics (SM) and the tools being used to make phenomenological predictions. Of course it is not possible during 5 lectures to present detailed derivations of the results or to do justice to the rich structure of the theory. I will assume that the students have previously attended graduate courses in quantum field theory and particle physics, so my aim will be to tell a coherent story, reminding the audience of the key elements of the standard model and outlining the use of flavour physics to explore its limits.
