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Courses Handbook 2015

This handbook contains information on courses and components (majors, minors, streams and units) at Curtin in 2015.
Information for the previous year's courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2014.

STRU-HIMGT v.1 Health Information Management First Year Stream (BSc HlthSc)


Major/Stream Overview

This major/stream is part of a larger course. Information is specific to the major/stream, please refer to the course for more information.


This stream provides students with the opportunity to study first year units towards gaining the Bachelor of Science (Health Information Management) within the Bachelor of Science - Health Sciences course.



Major/Minor/Stream Organisation


Course Structure Hrs/Wk Credit
Year 1 Semester 1
HUMB1000 v.1   Human Structure and Function 4.0 25.0
CMHL1000 v.1   Foundations for Professional Health Practice 3.0 25.0
  SELECT OPTIONAL UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF:   50.0
  100.0
Year 1 Semester 2
INDH1000 v.1   Indigenous Cultures and Health 2.0 12.5
CMHL1003 v.1   Health and Health Behaviour 3.0 12.5
CMHL1001 v.1   Evidence Informed Health Practice 2.0 25.0
PUBH1000 v.1   Introduction to Public Health 4.0 25.0
  SELECT OPTIONAL UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF:   25.0
  100.0
Optional Units to Select from in Year 1 Semester 1 Hrs/Wk Credit
MGMT1000 v.1   Fundamentals of Management 3.0 25.0
NUTR1000 v.1   Food and Nutrition Principles 5.0 25.0
HUMB1001 v.1   Integrated Systems Anatomy and Physiology 4.0 25.0
NURS1004 v.1   Interpersonal Communication Skills in Health 3.0 25.0
PSYC1000 v.1   Introduction to Psychology 3.0 25.0
SCWK1000 v.1   Social Work Philosophy, Policy and Context 3.0 25.0
PUBH1001 v.1   Introduction to Health, Safety and Environment 4.0 25.0
PHYS1006 v.1   Foundations of Physics 5.0 25.0
CHEM1003 v.1   Introduction to Chemistry 4.5 25.0
HUMB1002 v.1   Functional Anatomy 4.0 25.0
MEDI1000 v.1   Foundations of Biomedical Science 4.0 25.0
NURS1003 v.1   Imagining Health in Social and Cultural Contexts 3.0 25.0
SPPA1001 v.1   Introduction to Human Communication Science 3.0 25.0
OCCT1001 v.1   Introduction to Occupational Therapy 3.0 25.0
MATH1007 v.1   Pre and Introductory Calculus 4.0 25.0
Optional Units to Select from in Year 1 Semester 2 Hrs/Wk Credit
HLPR1000 v.1   Promoting Physical Activity and Injury Prevention 4.0 25.0
PSYC1001 v.1   Foundations of Psychology 3.0 25.0
FOOD2006 v.1   Introduction to Food Safety Science 4.0 25.0
PATH1000 v.1   Introduction to Pathophysiology 4.0 25.0
HUMB1002 v.1   Functional Anatomy 4.0 25.0
SCWK1001 v.1   The Individual in Society 3.0 25.0
INDS1000 v.1   Introduction to Indigenous Australians 3.0 25.0
SPPA1000 v.1   Studies in Language Development 3.0 25.0
OCCT1000 v.1   Concepts in Occupational Therapy Practice 5.0 25.0
ISYS1000 v.1   Introduction to Business Information Systems 3.0 25.0
CHEM1005 v.1   Introduction to Biological Chemistry 6.0 25.0
CHEM1003 v.1   Introduction to Chemistry 4.5 25.0
NURS1003 v.1   Imagining Health in Social and Cultural Contexts 3.0 25.0
BIOL1002 v.1   Brain and Behaviour 3.0 25.0
PSYC1000 v.1   Introduction to Psychology 3.0 25.0
MATH1008 v.1   Calculus and Linear Algebra 4.0 25.0




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