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2020 unit offering information will be available in September 2019
Unit aim
Introduces students to the pathophysiology underlying human disease processes with an emphasis on cell injury, adaptation and death, genetic and congenital disorders, microbiological and immunologic factors, and neoplasia. Physiological pathology of the gastrointestinal, respiratory, nervous, cardiovascular, endocrine, musculoskeletal and renal systems are foci of this unit
Unit content
- Cell adaptation, injury and death
- Genetic and congenital disorders
- Neoplasia
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Disorders of the:
- Gastrointestinal system
- Hepatobiliary system
- Respiratory system
- Endocrine system
- Cardiovascular system
- Musculoskeletal system
- Renal system
- Nervous System
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
Learning outcomes and graduate attributes
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | describe cellular changes that occur in various normal adaptive processes and in abnormal or disease processes | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | ||||
| 2 | describe selected genetic and congenital disorders | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | ||||
| 3 | explain neoplasia and its role in carcinogenesis, using specific examples | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | ||||
| 4 | describe the pathophysiology of selected disease states of the gastrointestinal, respiratory, endocrine, cardiovascular, nervous, musculoskeletal and renal systems | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | ||||
Prescribed texts
Session 1
- No prescribed texts.
Session 3
- Prescribed text information is not currently available.
Teaching and assessment
Gold Coast
| Teaching method |
| Lecture online 2 hours (10 weeks) |
| Workshop on-site 2 hours (8 weeks) |
| Assessment | |
| Weekly online quizzes. Minimum of two mandatory. Best two results recorded | 20% |
| Exam: closed book | 30% |
| Exam: closed book | 50% |
Lismore
| Teaching method |
| Lecture online 2 hours (10 weeks) |
| Workshop on-site 2 hours (8 weeks) |
| Assessment | |
| Weekly online quizzes. Minimum of two mandatory. Best two results recorded | 20% |
| Exam: closed book | 30% |
| Exam: closed book | 50% |
Fee information
Domestic
Commonwealth Supported courses
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Commencing 2020 Commonwealth Supported only. Student contribution band: 2
Fee paying courses
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International
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