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Courses Handbook 2015

This handbook contains information on courses and components (majors, minors, streams and units) at Curtin in 2015.
Information for the previous year's courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2014.

PATH1000 (v.1) Introduction to Pathophysiology

Area: School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 4.0
TUITION PATTERNS: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Lecture: 2 x 1 Hours Weekly
Science Laboratory: 1 x 2 Hours Fortnightly
Tutorial: 1 x 2 Hours Fortnightly
Equivalent(s): 313402 (v.3) Introduction to Pathophysiology 100 or any previous version
Prerequisite(s):     313391 (v.3) Human Structure and Function 100 or any previous version
    OR
    1643 (v.7) Human Biology 133 or any previous version
    OR
    303149 (v.2) Human Biology 131 or any previous version
    OR
    311022 (v.1) Human Biology 130 or any previous version
    OR
    HUMB1000 (v.1) Human Structure and Function
AND
    303084 (v.1) Physiotherapy Practice 151 or any previous version
    OR
    313462 (v.1) Pharmaceutics 123 or any previous version
    OR
    Admission into 313696 (v.1) Health Sciences Graduate Entry Foundation Course or any previous version
    OR
    314450 (v.1) Reactivity and Function in Chemistry 120 or any previous version
    OR
    314451 (v.1) Introduction to Chemistry 180 or any previous version
    OR
    HEAL1000 (v.1) Introductory Physiotherapy Practice
    OR
    Admission into EN-GEHLTH (v.1) Health Sciences Graduate Entry Foundation Course
    OR
    CHEM1002 (v.1) Reactivity and Function in Chemistry
    OR
    CHEM1003 (v.1) Introduction to Chemistry
    OR
    PHAR1000 (v.1) Fundamentals of Pharmaceutical Science
AND
    Admission into 303079 (v.3) Bachelor of Science (Physiotherapy) or any previous version
    OR
    Admission into 188099 (v.4) Bachelor of Pharmacy or any previous version
    OR
    Admission into B-PHYTH (v.1) Bachelor of Science (Physiotherapy)
    OR
    Admission into B-PHARM (v.1) Bachelor of Pharmacy
UNIT REFERENCES, TEXTS, OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS: The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Syllabus: This unit will introduce students to the pathophysiological basis of common chronic diseases involving the blood, cardiovascular, respiratory, nervous, endocrine, urinary and gastrointestinal systems using a case based learning approach. Students will evaluate responses to trauma, minor infections and disease. Inflammation will be present as the major theme bringing pathophysiology of the organs systems together.
Field of Education: 060113 Pathology
Result Type: Grade/Mark


Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2015 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y        

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External


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