Unit of Study NATM3002 Clinical Studies in Naturopathic Medicine 3: Musculoskeletal and Nervous systems (2024)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Health
Placement

No

Pre-requisites

NATM2002 - Clinical Studies in Naturopathic Medicine 1: Assessment, Microbiology and Immunity

Enrolment information

Please note this unit has assessments scheduled in Week 7 which may require attendance on-campus. Students are required to attend on-campus classes and participate in online activities. Prior knowledge of human anatomy and physiology is required.

Unit description

Integrates knowledge and skills in clinical sciences, naturopathic therapeutics, interdisciplinary care and clinical reasoning in order to safely and effectively assess, diagnose, plan, treat and review musculoskeletal, neurological and mental health clinical cases within the scope of contemporary naturopathic medicine practice.

Unit content

Musculoskeletal health I
Musculoskeletal health II
Clinical neurology I
Clinical neurology II
Mental health I
Mental health II

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Gold Coast	Term2,3	Term2,3
Lismore	Term3	Term3

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.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

integrate clinical sciences, appropriate therapeutic applications and interdisciplinary care in musculoskeletal conditions

integrate clinical sciences, appropriate therapeutic applications and interdisciplinary care in neurological conditions

integrate clinical sciences, appropriate therapeutic applications and interdisciplinary care in mental health

apply clinical reasoning to a musculoskeletal, neurological or mental health clinical case

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Practical 18 hours (Intensive)

Assessment
Portfolio A	15%
Portfolio B	30%
Practical case study (and reflection)	55%

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Practical 3 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Portfolio A	15%
Portfolio B	30%
Practical case study (and reflection)	55%

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts

No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

Students are required to bring to each laboratory class: non-restrictive clothing, fully enclosed sturdy flat non-slip shoes (shoes must fully cover toes), and a hair-tie (if applicable).

Prescribed Texts

Prescribed text information is not currently available.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

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Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.

Fee information

Domestic

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