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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.

MEDS5011 (v.1) Neuroscience Neurodevelopment

Area: School of Occupational Therapy and Social Work
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.
Science Laboratory: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Workshop: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Equivalent(s): 311072 (v.3) Neuroscience Neurodevelopment 541 or any previous version
Prerequisite(s):     Admission into 311137 (v.2) Master of Occupational Therapy or any previous version
    OR
    Admission into 311102 (v.2) Graduate Certificate in Occupational Therapy or any previous version
    OR
    Admission into 314309 (v.1) Master of Occupational Therapy or any previous version
    OR
    Admission into GC-OCCT (v.1) Graduate Certificate in Occupational Therapy or any previous version
    OR
    Admission into MG-OCCT (v.1) Master of Occupational Therapy or any previous version
AND
    311071 (v.2) Musculoskeletal Structure and Function 540 or any previous version
    OR
    MEDS5010 (v.1) Musculoskeletal Structure and Function or any previous version
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: Development of the nervous system and relationship to developmental stages, function and behaviour. Nervous system structures and function related to occupational therapy practice. Core neuroscience concepts and development including perception, cognition, movement, and language. Screening and assessment relevant to neurological conditions and neurodevelopment.
Field of Education: 060100 Medical Studies (Narrow Grouping)
Result Type: Grade/Mark


Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2015 Bentley Campus Semester 1 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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