*The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see
Withdrawal dates explained for more information).
Introduces students to the types of research which inform our understanding of normal and abnormal functions of the human body and of treatment and preventative health care. The unit will also cover basic pharmacological and toxicological principles, the useand monitoring ofdrugs as therapeutic agents and their misuse, including the issues of drug usage in sport. Issues of current interest in biomedical, environmental healthand exercisescience will also be addressed.
WEIGHT:
12.5%
ASSESSMENT: exam (55%), mid-semester MCQ (10%) 2 x assignments (25% and 10%)
TEACHING PATTERN: 2 to 3 hrs lectures weekly, 3x2-hr practicals
FLEXIBLE & ONLINE STUDY OPTIONS Note: Class attendance may still be required
Web supported -
L
Online access to some part of this unit online is optional
Resource supported teaching & learning -
L
Additional resources are provided for your optional use; e.g. audio taped lectures
About Flexible Study Options
Units are offered in attending mode unless otherwise indicated (that is attendance is required at the campus identified). A unit identified as offered by distance, that is there is no requirement for attendance, is identified with a nominal enrolment campus. A unit offered to both attending students and by distance from the same campus is identified as having both modes of study.
Campus - H Hobart, L Launceston, W Burnie. Study Centre - V Sydney, R Rozelle. Distance units may also have a campus identifier of I Isolated, N Interstate, O Overseas. Units delivered in Transnational Education (TNE) Programs have a campus identifier of A Hangzhou, F Fuzhou, G Shanghai, J Indonesia, K KDU Malaysia, Q Kuwait or Z New Zealand.
Special approval is required for enrolment into TNE Program units - campuses A, F, G, J, K, Q and Z click here for more information.
Web supported -
L
