EPPREP960
5 units
level
Course handbook
Description
This preparation course will be valuable to students entering Medical Radiation Science, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Nutrition and Dietetics, Human Nutrition, Speech Pathology, Health and Physical Education, Podiatry, Oral Health, Biomedical Science and Physiotherapy who have limited prior studies in biology or who feel that their knowledge in these areas is not sufficient.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Callaghan
- Summer 2 - 2024
Ourimbah
- Summer 2 - 2024
Online
- Summer 2 - 2024
- Winter - 2024
- Quarter 2 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Explain why knowledge of anatomy and physiology is important.
2. Explain why we use specific terminology.
3. Describe the use of prefixes, roots and suffixes.
4. Define eponyms, acronyms and abbreviations.
5. Discuss the anatomical position and sectional planes.
6. Describe the structural organisation of the human body.
7. Discuss the human body's four types of macromolecules.
8. Define the four types of tissue and 11 organ systems in the body.
9. Define the monomers and construction methods of the four main molecules found in the human body.
10. Describe the key structures and functions of the cardiovascular, respiratory and renal systems.
11. Describe the key structures and functions of the skeletal, muscular, and digestive systems.
12. Explain the structure of DNA.
Content
The course will focus on:
- advice on learning styles to help students adopt an effective learning strategy
- terminology that students will encounter, including prefixes, roots and suffixes
- key anatomical descriptors and basic units of measurement
- cell and tissue organisation, tissue types and basic molecular structure
- organ systems: how different organs and tissues work together
- basic chemistry and atomic structure, bond formation
- macromolecules: proteins, carbohydrates, lipids and nucleic acids and how they relate to human structure and physiology
Requisite
This course is only available to domestic students enrolled in NUPrep Bridging and Refresher [22223].
Assessment items
Quiz: Terminology Assessment
Quiz: Body Basics Test
Quiz: Chemistry Assessment
Quiz: Cell Biology Test
Contact hours
Summer 2 - 2024 - Callaghan
Lecture-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per day for 5 day(s) starting in week 1
Self-Directed Learning-1
- Self-Directed 1 hour(s) per day for 5 day(s) starting in week 1
- It is expected that you will spend at least one hour per day practicing skills and consolidating your learning.
Tutorial-1
- Face to Face On Campus 1 hour(s) per day for 5 day(s) starting in week 1
Summer 2 - 2024 - Ourimbah
Lecture-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per day for 5 day(s) starting in week 1
Self-Directed Learning-1
- Self-Directed 1 hour(s) per day for 5 day(s) starting in week 1
- It is expected that you will spend at least one hour per day practicing skills and consolidating your learning.
Tutorial-1
- Face to Face On Campus 1 hour(s) per day for 5 day(s) starting in week 1
Summer 2 - 2024 - Online
Online Activity-1
- Online 20 hour(s) per term
- Online students will undertake self-directed learning for an equivalent number of hours to the on campus delivery.
Winter - 2024 - Online
Online Activity-1
- Online 20 hour(s) per term
- Online students will undertake self-directed learning for an equivalent number of hours to the on campus delivery.
Quarter 2 - 2024 - Online
Course outline
- EPPREP960 - Ls, 2024 (Callaghan) (PDF, 224.0 KB)
- EPPREP960 - Ls, 2024 (Centralcst) (PDF, 251.3 KB)
- EPPREP960 - Ls, 2024 (Online) (PDF, 249.8 KB)
- EPPREP960 - Q2, 2024 (Online) (PDF, 251.1 KB)
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