310108 (v.1) Toxicology and Diseases 351

Area:	School of Public Health
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	3.0
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
Tutorial:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	1644 (v.7) Human Biology 134 or any previous version AND 302467 (v.2) Introduction to Microbiology 132 or any previous version OR 305717 (v.3) Bachelor of Science (Health Promotion), Bachelor of Science (Health and Safety) AND 310107 (v.2) Risk Assessment and Risk Management 282 or any previous version AND 311348 (v.1) Introduction to Health, Safety and Environment 181 or any previous version OR 303855 (v.2) Introduction and Practice of Occupational Health and Safety 283 or any previous version
Syllabus:	This unit outlines a conceptual framework for basic toxicology and related impacts on human health from environmental and occupational exposures, reveals mechanisms by which toxicants initiate pathological dysfunction or disease and introduces methods toidentify toxicants and their adverse health effects associated with environmental and occupational exposures. Topics include toxicological terminology, basic principles of toxicology, toxicological testing methods, toxicity of common hazardous substances, adverse consequences to human health that result from environmental and occupational exposures and risk communication.
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Field of Education:	061301 Occupational Health and Safety
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Fully Online *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Fully Online
2010	Bentley Campus	Semester 1		Y
2010	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y
2010	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