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Human Biosciences B
UndergraduateLTU-HBS1HBB2024
Previously LTU-HBS102
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 12 weeks
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Human Biosciences B
About this subject
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Apply relevant anatomical principles to describe the structure and function of selected body systems.
- Apply relevant anatomical principles to integrate structure and function of body systems within an anatomical region.
- Critically evaluate information and develop well-reasoned explanations of real-world case studies.
- Introduction to subject, anatomy and enquiry
- Body tissues and layers
- Medical imaging
- Skeletal system
- Skeletal muscles and movements
- Muscle physiology
- Overview, development and function of the central nervous system
- Peripheral nervous system
- Anatomy of the autonomic nervous system
- Special senses
- Applied anatomy - clinical applications
- The back - skeleton and muscles
- Applied anatomy - disc herniation and muscle strain
- Thoracic cavity and membranes
- Thoracic organs and vessels
- Abdominopelvic cavity and membranes
- Abdominopelvic organs and vessels
- Skin
- Applied anatomy - pregnancy
- Review
In this subject, you are introduced to the study of anatomy. An overview of anatomical terminology, basic tissue types and a variety of techniques used to visualize the human body will be given followed by a more detailed study of the anatomy of the musculoskeletal and nervous systems. Anatomical principles and terminology will be applied to relevant body systems and the concept of integrated function of multiple systems in one body region will be introduced through the study of the trunk. You will be taught via an online-only OR blended (on-line and face-to-face) approach.
- Five online Summative Quizzes (200-words equivalent, each - total 1000-words equiv.) (30%)
- One 2-hour written examination (2,000-words equivalent). (35%)
- One 1200-word report (35%)
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- QS Ranking 2024:
- 17
- Times Higher Education Ranking 2024:
- 18
Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- LAT-HUN-DEG-2024 - Bachelor of Food and Nutrition
Equivalent subjects
You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:
LTU-HBS102-Introduction to Anatomy (no longer available)
Others
Prerequisites: Students must be admitted in the following course: HBFN.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Student feedback
5 student respondents between 19 Aug - 27 Aug 2024.
100%of students felt the study load was manageable
80%of students felt this subject helped them gain relevant skills
Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Bachelor of Food and Nutrition
UndergraduateLAT-HUN-DEG