Courses Handbook 2009

11108 (v.5) Musculoskeletal Science 251


Area: School of Physiotherapy
Credits: 12.5
Contact Hours: 3.0
** 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
Practical: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s): 1441 (v.4) Psychology 114 or any previous version
AND
1644 (v.7) Human Biology 134 or any previous version
AND
7698 (v.4) Physics 125 or any previous version
AND
7704 (v.9) Anatomy and Pathology 251 or any previous version
AND
9931 (v.5) Anatomy 152 or any previous version
AND
11109 (v.6) Movement Science 251 or any previous version
AND
303090 (v.1) Physiotherapy Practice 152 or any previous version
Other Requisite(s): Teachers Rescue Swimming Certificate: or similar
Syllabus: Development of basic physiotherapy competencies in the assessment and management of selected musculoskeletal conditions. Fractures in the paediatric and adult populations and hip and knee arthroplasties are covered. Aspects include aetiology, pathology, clinical features, assessment and clinical reasoning for treatment plans. Aquatic physiotherapy.
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
Field of Education: 019901 Medical Science
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2009 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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