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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.

311378 (v.1) Histopathology 233

Area: School of Biomedical Sciences
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 5.0
Tuition Patterns: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Lecture: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Practical: 1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):     1644 (v.7) Human Biology 134 or any previous version
    OR
    313399 (v.2) Integrated Systems Anatomy and Physiology 100 or any previous version
AND
    313400 (v.2) Biomedical Science 100 or any previous version
    OR
    7842 (v.5) Medical Laboratory Science 132 or any previous version
Syllabus: This unit covers histology and histopathology of the following systems; skin, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, endocrine, nervous and urogenital. Students will study the principles and applications of routine and some special histological methods used in histopathological diagnosis that characterise these systems, such as staining methods for lipids, mucosubstances and some common tissue pigments and neurohistological techniques when applicable to the systems studied. A systematic histological study through section cutting, staining and microscopical interpretation of selected tissues and organs from these systems will also be undertaken.
Unit references, texts, outcomes and assessment details The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Field of Education: 060113 Pathology
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

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