301289 (v.2) 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.11) Physiology 231 or any previous version
AND
8846 (v.7) 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, underwater, 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:

60100 Medical Studies (Narrow Grouping)

HECS Band (if applicable):

3

Extent to which this unit or thesis
utilises online information:

Supplemental

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External
2004 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y    
Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area