Advances in Research in Health and Medicine (11738.1)

This unit builds on the content and concepts developed across multiple discipline areas during the Bachelor of Medical Science, integrating them together into the context of human health and disease. Students will work in groups to undertake an in-depth exploration of an issue related to Medical Science. Topics addressed each year will vary, and will include issues currently at the forefront of Medical Science, issues for which there is currently significant scientific debate, and issues in which students have expressed a particular personal interest.

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Analyse the ethical, cultural, safety and professional issues involved in health and medical research;
2. Analyse the multidisciplinarity of a selected research topics in medical science;
3. Critically evaluate and prioritise information, make decisions, generate new ideas and form conclusions;
4. Design and execute a research task pertaining to a multidisciplinary research topic in health or medicine; and
5. Reflect effectively on your learning and development of research and communication skills.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development

Prerequisites

Students must have passed 48 credit points and be enrolled in one of the following courses: 264JA Bachelor of Biomedical Science
NPB001 Bachelor of Science (Biomedical Science)
660AA Bachelor of Medical Science
NPB002 Bachelor of Medical Science

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.