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Courses Handbook 2011

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2011.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2010.

311425 (v.1) Biochemistry 234

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Tutition Patterns

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Unit references, texts and outcomes

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Area: School of Biomedical Sciences
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 5.0
Lecture: 2 x 1 Hours Weekly
Practical: 1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s): 311406 (v.1) Biochemistry 233 or any previous version
OR
8804 (v.9) Biochemistry 231 or any previous version
Syllabus: Overview, concepts and designs of metabolism. Including fat metabolism, ketone metabolism, pentose phosphate pathway, gluconeogenesis, nucleotide metabolism and amino acid metabolism. Understand role and significance of membrane structure, membrane function, membrane composition and membrane transport. Know and understand the role of hormones and receptors in the control and integration of metabolism. In particular, the role of pancreatic hormones, adrenal hormones, calcium and steroid hormones. Finally,the ability to solve problems, develop research skills and develop communication skills.
Field of Education: 010901 Biochemistry and Cell Biology
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
2011 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