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BIO20004 12.5 Credit Points Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students

Duration

One Semester or equivalent

Contact hours

48 Hours

On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.

2023 teaching periods

Hawthorn Higher Ed. Semester 2
Dates: 31 Jul 23 - 29 Oct 23 Results: 5 Dec 23 Last self enrolment: 13 Aug 23 Census: 31 Aug 23 Last withdraw without fail: 15 Sep 23

Hawthorn

Higher Ed. Semester 2

Dates:
31 Jul 23 - 29 Oct 23

Results:
5 Dec 23

Last self enrolment:
13 Aug 23

Census:
31 Aug 23

Last withdraw without fail:
15 Sep 23

Prerequisites

BIO10004 Anatomy and Physiology

Aims and objectives

This unit will provide students with an understanding of health and disease. The unit further investigates the major diseases affecting people across the life course, including burden of disease and their aetiology, development, and implications for prevention and management at individual and population levels.
Biological, psychological, social, and cultural factors that influence health and disease are also explored.

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Identify the major diseases affecting people across the life course and explain their aetiology, course, and management at individual and population levels.
2. Describe the biological, psychological, social, and cultural factors that influence growth, development, health and disease.
3. Examine critical life stages where exposure to determinants impacts on long-term health outcomes.
4. Analyse the impact and burden of disease on Australians and the Australian Healthcare system.

Courses with unit

BA-HSC1 Bachelor of Health Science
BA-HSCPROF Bachelor of Health Science (Professional)
BB-HSCBUS Bachelor of Health Science / Bachelor of Business
BB-HSCMCMN Bachelor of Health Science / Bachelor of Media and Communication
BB-HSCSCI Bachelor of Health Science / Bachelor of Media and Communication

Unit information in detail

- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.

Teaching methods

This unit will involve up to 150 hours of work including:

Type	Hours per week	Number of Weeks	Total
Face to Face Contact Lecture Tutorial	3 1	12 12	36 12
Online Contact	N/A
Specified Learning Activities Readings On-line learning and discussion board activities	2.5	12	30
Unspecified Learning Activities Independent study Exam, revision Assignment, preparation Group work	6	12	72
TOTAL			150 hours/12.5cp

Assessment

Types	Individual or Group task	Weighting	Assesses attainment of these ULOs
Examination	Individual	40%	1, 2, 3, 4
Assignment	Individual	30%	2, 3
Presentation	Group	30%	1, 2, 4

General skills outcomes

During this unit students will receive feedback on the following key generic skills:
• Teamwork Skills
• Analysis Skills
• Communication Skills
• Ability to tackle unfamiliar problems
• Ability to work independently

Content

• Concepts in epidemiology and population health
• Measures of growth, development, health, disease burden, disability and injury
• Major sources of disease, disability and injury across the life span including: aetiology, pathogenesis/pathophysiology and course
• The relationships between health, disease, and human development at critical life stages
• Biological, psychological, social, and cultural factors that influence growth, development, health and disease across the life course
• Individual and population level interventions to address common diseases.

Study resources

- Reading materials.

Reading materials

A list of reading materials will be made available in the Unit Outline.