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Area/Catalogue
HLTH 4010

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Course Level
Undergraduate

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Offered Externally
No

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Course ID
151920

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
No

Course owner

Course owner
School of Health Sciences

Course aim

The aim of this course is to equip students with the physiological, pathophysiological, diagnostic procedures, medications and medical and allied health management knowledge related to target pathologies for an Accredited Exercise Physiologist (Accredited Exercise Physiologist).

Course content

Principles of disease processes: pathophysiology and pathology, surgical and medical procedures, clinical status and clinical outcomes, biological, sociocultural, behavioural and environmental alleviating and aggravating factors, risk factor stratification, pharmacological interventions, and electrocardiography for Accredited Exercise Physiologist target pathologies.

Textbook(s)

McCance, K L & Huether, S E 2009, Pathophysiology: the biological basis for disease in adults and children, 6th, Mosby, St Louis

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number Course Name
HLTH 2005 Exercise Physiology 2
BIOL 1050 Human Physiology 101

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Lecture 3 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial 2 hours x 13 weeks

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


Assessment

Examination, Report, Test

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
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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.

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