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Area/Catalogue
BIOL 1051

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Course Level
Undergraduate

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Offered Externally
Yes

Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

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Course ID
105766

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
No

Course owner

Course owner
UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences

Course aim

To gain an understanding of the physiological dimensions of body function in health and disease.

Course content

Introductory biology: characteristics and classification of living things, homeostasis. Study of body functions and structure with emphasis on changes through the lifespan: blood and fluids, the cardiovascular system and circulation, haemostasis, the muscular, nervous, endocrine, digestive, respiratory and urinary systems; metabolism and nutrition; immunity. Integrative physiology: examination of systemic function, control and interaction between systems.

Textbook(s)

Martini, FH, Nath, JL & Bartholomew, EF, Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology, Current Edition, Pearson Education Limited

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Tutorial 2 hours x 13 weeks
Lecture 3 hours x 13 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY EAST, ONLINE
Tutorial (Online) 2 hours x 13 weeks
Lecture (Online) 3 hours x 13 weeks
External N/A x N/A

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.


Assessment

Assignment, Test

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.

Course Coordinators

UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences
UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences

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