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Frontiers in Biomedicine (BIOM30001)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Semester 2
Subject Coordinator
Dr Rosa Mccarty and Dr Terry Mulhern
Administrative Coordinator
Overview
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In this subject, students are presented with established and developing issues affecting health and disease that require a holistic appreciation of medical biology, including anatomy, biochemistry, cell biology, physiology, pathology, microbiology, immunology and pharmacology.
Students should gain an integrated understanding of selected health issues that will be explored across their breadth of complexity from molecular mechanisms through to population health considerations. Health issues include: obesity and the metabolic syndrome; stem cells, tissue engineering and emerging technologies; respiratory health and disease; and mental health.
Students should also gain an appreciation of the research process and its relationship to the evolution of therapeutic approaches for the individual and across a population, including public health initiatives that assist in health promotion and disease control, through prevention and effective treatment.
Intended learning outcomes
- apply an interdisciplinary approach to the systematic analysis of diseases
- describe how public health and pharmacological approaches to the prevention and treatment of diseases can be integrated to improve social and patient outcomes
- communicate effectively to different audiences about the ethical implications and social and patient outcomes of medical research.
Generic skills
Upon completion of this subject, students should have developed the following generic skills:
- the ability to interpret scientific literature and interpret data from electronic databases;
- the capacity to integrate knowledge across disciplines;
- the ability to comprehend a question, evaluate the relevant information and communicate an answer;
- an appreciation of the ability to communicate scientific knowledge to an informed lay audience.
Last updated: 31 October 2023
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Prerequisites are both:
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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BIOM20001 | Molecular and Cellular Biomedicine | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
BIOM20002 | Human Structure and Function | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Completion of 2nd year of Bachelor of Biomedicine
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 31 October 2023
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Writing for your audience
| Week 3 | 10% |
Debate/discussion exercise (15 min oral presentation across 6 students); (approx. 2.5 mins per student)
| Week 5 | 5% |
Graphical analysis written assignment
| Week 10 | 15% |
Peer assessment (anonymous, online, written)
| Week 11 | 5% |
Mid-semester test
| Week 7 | 15% |
Written examination
| During the examination period | 50% |
Last updated: 31 October 2023
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinators Terry Mulhern and Rosa McCarty Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Three x 1-hour lectures per week plus six x 1-hour tutorials per semester. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 29 July 2019 to 27 October 2019 Last self-enrol date 9 August 2019 Census date 31 August 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 27 September 2019 Assessment period ends 22 November 2019 Semester 2 contact information
Subject Coordinator
Dr Rosa Mccarty and Dr Terry Mulhern
Administrative Coordinator
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 31 October 2023
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
On-line readings will be provided through the readings on-line site through the LMS.
- Subject notes
This subject is only available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Biomedicine.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Bachelor of Biomedicine
Last updated: 31 October 2023