308060 (v.1) Disease Principles and Processes 303

Area:

School of Biomedical Sciences

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

12.0

** 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. **

Workshop:

1 x 12 Hours Weekly

Equivalent(s):

308059 (v.1) BIO33 Pathophysiology Disease Principles and Processes

Anti Requisite(s):

301299 (v.2) Pathophysiology 331

Prerequisite(s):

302417 (v.2) Biochemistry 202
AND
302420 (v.2) Physiological Concepts 205
AND
302503 (v.2) Integrative Physiology 206

Syllabus:

Principles of disease processes- causes, medical procedures, cell injury, inflammation and tissue repair, abnormal growth patterns. Roles of the blood cells and immune system in disease. Cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, urinary and nervous system diseases - nutritional and metabolic diseases, musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders.

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Field of Education:

010900 Biological Sciences (Narrow Grouping)

Funding Cluster:

08 - Engineering, Science, Surveying

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
2005	Bentley Campus	Special Study Period 1				Y
2005	Bentley Campus	Special Study Period 3				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