Mechanisms of Human Disease

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2012:

120 hours (10 hours per week)

B. Science students:

and

and

B. Biomedicine students:

B. Biomedical Science students:

531-201 Basic Principles of Pathology (pre-2009)

None

Students who do not have the Biochemistry prerequisites will be considered for entry into this subject on a case-by-case basis if they have appropriate marks in equivalent biomedical subjects.

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For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry.
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This subject extends the concepts and examination of disease commenced in the second year subject ‘Exploring Human Disease’, with a focus on the following areas: cellular and molecular aspects of acute and chronic inflammatory diseases, a detailed analysis of the linkage between the acute inflammatory response and the innate and adaptive immune systems, the effect of injury on the gastro-intestinal, renal and central nervous systems, genetic disorders, developmental and degenerative diseases and cancer.

This subject is available to both B.Science and B.Biomedicine students.

Science and Biomedicine students intending to take a major in Pathology are required to enroll in PATH30001 (this subject), PATH30002 and PATH30003.

Biomedicine students intending to take the Defence & Disease major MUST consult the Major Information Booklet.

On completion of this subject students should have:

• extended and deepened their understanding of the fundamental concepts involved in Pathology, begun in second year.
• developed an understanding of the cellular and molecular bases of a variety of disease processes and their relationship to normal cellular and molecular structure and function.
• considered both theoretical and practical ways in which research questions about these disease processes are formulated and investigated

• Two multiple choice question tests during the semester (20% each);
• A 3 hour written examination in the examination period (60%).

Kumar V. et al., Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease, latest edition, Saunders Elsevier.

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

At the end of this subject students should have developed the following skills:

• the ability to understand and link complex overlapping and related ideas.
• the ability to source, organise, read and understand reference material which covers a wide range of related and diverse topics about disease.
• the ability to ask questions about complex processes which are currently under active investigation.

• Science students who do not want to do a Major in Pathology and do not have the Biochemistry prerequisites will be considered for entry into this subject on a case-by-case basis if they have appropriate marks in equivalent biomedical subjects.

• This subject is available to both B.Science and B.Biomedicine students.