BM1111 - Introduction to Health Sciences
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
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Available to all students with permission from relevant Academic Advisor.
The main purpose of the subject is to provide students with a grounding in basic biological and chemical concepts in order to prepare them for 1st year Health Science subjects such as physiology and anatomy. The subject aims to give students an overall understanding of the fate of the principal chemical components of all living things, that is, water, oxygen, proteins, carbohydrates and lipids, as these are taken in, processed, used and disposed of by the human body. In addition, students will learn how genetics is basic to the function and structure of the human body. The learning activities and assessments revolve around the ability to relate the chemical and physical properties of these principal components to biological processes necessary for the normal functioning of the human body.
Learning Outcomes
- To identify the different levels of organisation of the human body;
- to relate the physical and chemical properties of the principal chemical components to their function in the human body;
- to describe how these principal components are acquired, processed, used and disposed of by the human body;
- to explain how genetics is basic to the function and structure of the human body.
| Assumed Knowledge: | Year 10 equivalent English and Maths |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, , Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 29-Aug-2019 | |
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| Assessment: | other exams (25%); quizzes or tests (40%); workbook (10%); (25%). |
| Special Assessment Requirements: | In order to pass this subject, students must complete all assessment tasks and achieve a total semester mark of 50% or greater. |
| Cairns, , Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 29-Aug-2019 | |
| Contact hours: |
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| Assessment: | other exams (25%); quizzes or tests (40%); workbook (10%); (25%). |
| Special Assessment Requirements: | In order to pass this subject, students must complete all assessment tasks and achieve a total semester mark of 50% or greater. |
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