Health Sciences elective list
The following list shows the units of study available as electives or research electives to undergraduate students throughout the faculty. The mode of presentation varies between academic units. Units are offered subject to sufficient demand and staff availability.
Students who require further information on the content or administration of electives and when they are offered should contact the coordinator of the specific unit of study.
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Health Sciences |
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Undergraduate electives |
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| Availability of electives may vary from year to year. | |||
| BACH3128 Health and Globalisation |
6 | N HSBH3009 |
Semester 2 |
| BACH3146 Cyberpsychology and e-Health |
6 | P completion of 48 credit points |
Semester 2 |
| BACH3147 Health at Work |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| BIOS1155 Structure, Function and Disease A |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| BIOS1158 Structure, Function and Disease B |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| BIOS1167 Foundations of Biomedical Science |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| BIOS1168 Functional Musculoskeletal Anatomy A |
6 |
Semester 1 Unit Coordinators are Dr Cliffton Chan and A/Prof Leslie Nicholson, Semester 2 unit coordinator is Dr Joanna Diong |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| BIOS1169 Functional Musculoskeletal Anatomy B |
6 | P BIOS1168 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| BIOS1170 Body Systems: Structure and Function |
6 | N BMED2403 or PHSI2005 or PHSI2006 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| BIOS1171 Neuroscience |
6 | N BIOS1137 or BIOS2103 or ANAT2010 Semester 1 coordinator is Dr Jin Huang, Semester 2 coordinator is Dr Alan Freeman |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| BIOS1172 Biological Aspects of Ageing |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| BIOS1173 Disease in Ageing |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| BIOS2115 Embryology |
6 | P 6 credit points of Junior Biology |
Semester 1 |
| BIOS3063 Project Design and Management |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| BIOS3065 Anatomical Analysis of Exercise |
6 | P BIOS1168 and BIOS1169 |
Semester 2 |
| BIOS3066 Current Issues in Healthcare |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CSCD1032 Human Communication |
6 | A CSCD1034 P HSBH1003 Speech Pathology students must pass this unit in order to enrol in clinical units in Year 2 |
Semester 2 |
| EXSS1032 Fundamentals of Exercise Science |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| EXSS2026 Growth, Development and Ageing |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| HSBH1005 Human Development |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| HSBH2008 Physical Activity and Population Health |
6 | P 48 credit points of units |
Semester 1 |
| HSBH3008 Interdisciplinary eHealth |
6 | N HSBH2009 or HSBH1010 |
Intensive October |
| HSBH3012 FHS Abroad |
6 | P Successful completion of all 1st year units in an undergraduate FHS degree Students interested in participating must obtain permission from their course director before enrolling in FHS Abroad. Some degrees require participants have a minimum credit average. |
Intensive December Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| HSBH3013 FHS Indigenous Communities |
6 | P Successful completion of all 1st year units in an undergraduate FHS degree |
Semester 2 |
| HSBH3014 Workplace Injury Prevention/Management |
6 | P 48 credit points and (BIOS1168 and EXSS1018) |
Semester 1 |
| HSBH3015 Mental Health Rehabilitation |
6 | P 48 credit points |
Semester 1 |
| HSBH3016 Individual and Societal Ageing |
6 | P BACH1161 or HSBH1003 or HSBH1008 Bachelor of Health Sciences students must have completed 24 credit points of HSBH junior units for enrolment into this unit. All other students must have completed 48 credit points. |
Semester 2 |
| HSBH3017 Disability, Sport and Social Inclusion |
6 | P BACH1161 or HSBH1003 or HSBH1008 Students must have completed 48 credit points to enrol in this unit. |
Semester 1 |
| HSBH3021 Environmental Stress and Physiological Strain |
6 | P EXSS1032 or EXSS2027 or BIOS1170 |
Semester 1 |
| HSBH3025 Bodily Senses in Health and Disease This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
6 | A Introductory neuroscience |
Semester 2a |
| HSBH3026 Industry and Community Project |
6 | P A minimum of 48 credit points Note: Department permission required for enrolment Department Permission required for enrolment |
Intensive December Intensive February Intensive January Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| REHB2026 Fundamentals of Rehabilitation |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| REHB3062 Public Offenders: Criminality and Rehab |
6 | N REHB3051 |
Semester 2 |
| REHB3064 Alcohol and Drug Misuse Rehabilitation |
6 | P (HSBH1006, (HSBH1007 or HSBH2007), HSBH1008, HSBH1009) or 48 credit points of previous study. N REHB3061 Students must have completed 48 credit points to enrol in this unit |
Semester 1 |
| REHB3065 PTSD and Rehabilitation |
6 | P 48 credit points N REHB3059 or REHB5063 or REHB5034 |
Semester 1 |
Faculty research electives |
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| BACH4056 Qualitative Research Methods This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
6 | N HSBH3019 |
Semester 2 |