| Credit |
6 points |
| Availability |
offshore teaching period |
| Outcomes |
Students gain an understanding of the importance of nutrition in the maintenance of a healthy lifestyle, the differing nutritional needs of infants and adults, and dieting. They also gain knowledge of the common causes and treatments for a range of common diseases as well as the development of drugs to treat these disorders. |
| Content |
This unit investigates healthy diet and living for individuals at all stages of life. The common causes and treatments for a range of common diseases such as malnutrition, obesity, diabetes, endocrine disorders, cancer, heart disease, and asthma and allergies are covered. The unit also describes development of drugs for the treatment of these diseases and their mechanisms of action. Students are introduced to a number of high profile pharmaceutics that failed upon introduction to the market so that the necessity for thorough clinical trials is appreciated. |
| Assessment |
This comprises assessment of the practicals through completion of laboratory reports and questions (20 per cent), three written assessments (10 per cent each) and a final examination (50 per cent).
Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit except in the case of a bachelor's pass degree student who has obtained a mark of 45 to 49 and is currently enrolled in this unit, and it is the only remaining unit that the student must pass in order to complete their course. |
| Unit Co-ordinator(s) |
Associate Professor Thomas Martin |
| Location |
Singapore |
| Mode |
on-campus |
| Unit Rules |
Prerequisites: BIOC2201 Biochemistry of the Cell, CHEM2211 Synthetic and Materials Chemistry
and one of the following: CHEM2221 Biological and Medicinal Chemistry or CHEM2210 Structure Determination and Physical Chemistry |
Contact hours—lectures: 26 hrs; labs: 3 x 6 hrs; self-directed assignments: 3
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- The availability of units in Semester 1, 2, etc. was correct at the time of going to press but may be subject to change.
- Assistance with study skills, including English language skills, is available free of charge from Student Services for all enrolled students (see http://www.studentservices.uwa.edu.au/ss/learning). Student Services location: Second Floor, South Wing, Guild Village; telephone: 6488 2423.
- Books and other materials wherever listed may be subject to change. Book lists relating to 'Preliminary Reading', 'Recommended Reading' and 'Textbooks' are, in most cases, available at the University Co-operative Bookshop (from early January) and appropriate administrative offices for students to consult. For first-year units the Bookshop will endeavour to make available photocopies of book lists for individual units. Books marked with an asterisk (*) are available in paperback.
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