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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.

313988 (v.1) Musculoskeletal Science 255

Area: School of Physiotherapy
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 3.0
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
Other: 1 x 4 Hours Semester
Practical: 2 x 2 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s): 7704 (v.9) Anatomy and Pathology 251 or any previous version
AND
    11109 (v.6) Movement Science 251 or any previous version
    OR
    313991 (v.1) Movement Science 253 or any previous version
AND
    311537 (v.1) Applied Clinical Science 251 or any previous version
    OR
    11111 (v.6) Lifespan Health Issues 251 or any previous version
Syllabus: Development of clinical competencies in the assessment and management of selected musculoskeletal conditions including fracture and joint pathologies. Clinical Management and Reasoning skills will be developed through consideration of aetiology, pathology, clinical manifestations and implications of pre and post-surgical management. Interventions include the application of techniques for neuromuscular facilitation and exercise in a variety of settings including aquatic therapy settings.
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: 060101 General Medicine
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