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Courses Handbook 2012

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2012.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2011.

11112 (v.5) Musculoskeletal Science 252

Note

Tuition Patterns

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.

Unit references, texts and outcomes

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.

Area: School of Physiotherapy
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 6.0
Lecture: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Laboratory: 2 x 2 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s): 7706 (v.9) Anatomy and Pathology 252 or any previous version
AND
11108 (v.5) Musculoskeletal Science 251 or any previous version
AND
11113 (v.5) Movement Science 252 or any previous version
AND
311538 (v.1) Applied Clinical Science 252 or any previous version
Syllabus: Development of clinical competencies in the diagnosis, treatment and management of common peripheral neuromusculoskeletal disorders across the lifespan. Aspects of common acute and chronic peripheral joint and soft tissue disorders covered include: aetiology, pathology, diagnosis, clinical features, clinical examination, clinical decision making and management strategies, education, prevention, manipulative therapy and soft tissue treatments. Indications for radiological investigations and referral to other health practitioners. Indications for surgical intervention, standard surgical techniques and the post-operative management of common peripheral neuromusculoskeletal disorders.
Field of Education: 019901 Medical Science
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2012 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