308060 (v.2) Disease Principles and Processes 303

Area:

School of Biomedical Sciences

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

12.0

** 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. **

Individual Study:

1 x 12 Hours Weekly

Equivalent(s):

308059 (v.1) BIO33 Pathophysiology Disease Principles and Processes

Anti Requisite(s):

301299 (v.2) Pathophysiology 331

Prerequisite(s):

302417 (v.2) Biochemistry 202
AND
302420 (v.2) Physiological Concepts 205
AND
302503 (v.2) Integrative Physiology 206

Syllabus:

Principles of disease processes - causes, characteristics, medical procedures, cell injury, inflammation and tissue repair, abnormal growth patterns, ischaemia, carcinogenesis, ageing, metabolic and homeostatic disorders. Roles of the blood cells and immune system in disease cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, osteoarticular and connective tissue disorders.

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Field of Education:

010900 Biological Sciences (Narrow Grouping)

Funding Cluster:

08 - Engineering, Science, Surveying

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

Essential
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2007	Bentley Campus	Special Study Period 3				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