Advances in Research in Health and Medicine (11738.1)
Please note these are the 2024 details for this unit
Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
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View teaching periods | On-Campus |
UC - Canberra, Bruce |
EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Science And Technology |
Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
Academic Program Area - Science | Level 3 - Undergraduate Advanced Unit | Band 2 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 3 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
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.
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.
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
NPB001 Bachelor of Science (Biomedical Science)
660AA Bachelor of Medical Science
NPB002 Bachelor of Medical Science
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 effectively2. 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 ScienceNPB001 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.
Availability for enrolment in 2024 is subject to change and may not be confirmed until closer to the teaching start date.
Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
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2024 | UC - Canberra, Bruce | Semester 2 | 29 July 2024 | On-Campus | Dr Hilary Coleman |
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