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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.

GMED3005 (v.1) Lifespan Health Science

Area: School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 6.0
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: 2 x 2 Hours Weekly
Equivalent(s): 311540 (v.1) Lifespan Health Science 352 or any previous version
Prerequisite(s):     11118 (v.5) Neuroscience 351 or any previous version
    OR
    MEDI3011 (v.1) Neuroscience Physiotherapy or any previous version
AND
    13024 (v.4) Electrophysical Agents 351 or any previous version
    OR
    314442 (v.1) Management of Pain Disorders 351 or any previous version
    OR
    GMED3007 (v.1) Management of Pain Disorders or any previous version
AND
    11122 (v.5) Neuroscience 352 or any previous version
    OR
    MEDI3013 (v.1) Neuroscience Physiotherapy Rehabilitaiton or any previous version
AND
    11116 (v.5) Musculoskeletal Science 351 or any previous version
    OR
    MEDI3010 (v.1) Spinal Musculoskeletal Science or any previous version
AND
    303100 (v.3) Physiotherapy Practice 352 or any previous version
    OR
    PHTY3000 (v.1) Integrated Physiotherapy Practice or any previous version
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.
Syllabus: Development of competencies in the clinical presentation and management of problems related to pregnancy, child birth, incontinence, children and ageing. Topics include pelvic floor dysfunction, psychosocial issues in child rearing, gynaecological surgery, bladder and bowel dysfunction, models of geriatric care, functional assessment of the older person, dementia, osteoporosis clinical decision-making in specific paediatric populations.
Field of Education: 060101 General Medicine
Result Type: Grade/Mark


Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2015 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


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