Courses Handbook 2006 - [Archived]

301289 (v.3) Environmental Physiology 331


Area:

School of Biomedical Sciences

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

5.0
 
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
 

Lecture:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Laboratory:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

8472 (v.12) Physiology 231 or any previous version
AND
8846 (v.8) Physiology 232 or any previous version
 

Syllabus:

Exploration of the physical environment. Effects of living and working under different environmental conditions - heat, cold, high altitude, under water, outer space. Acclimatisation and adaptation to extremes of climate and altitude. Aerospace physiology. Circadian rhythms. Techniques for measuring physiological responses under different conditions.
 
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Field of Education:

010913 Human Biology

Funding Cluster:

08 - Engineering, Science, Surveying

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

Supplemental
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Availability Information has not been provided by the respective School or Area. Prospective students should contact the School or Area listed above for further information.

 
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