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OLET1510: Health Challenges: Sleep
2024 unit information
Our sleep and circadian rhythms are integral to our health and wellbeing, but they are often at odds with our technology-filled, caffeine-fuelled, and 24-hour world. This unit introduces how sleep and circadian rhythms work and their impact on health and society. Examples include sleep deprivation, jetlag, shiftwork, and common sleep disorders. Students will gain insights into their own sleep and circadian rhythms to help optimise their wellbeing and performance. The unit will also showcase how different disciplines contribute to a fuller understanding of the world and help to provide new solutions to complex problems. Students will be asked to reflect on their own discipline and how it can contribute to solving problems like those encountered in sleep and circadian science. The content will be founded in science, medicine, and health but will include perspectives and examples from physics, engineering, sociology, and history. This entry-level unit of study has been developed by academics in the University's Charles Perkins Centre, an interdisciplinary education and research hub whose mission is to develop real-world solutions for chronic disease.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Northern Clinical School
| Code | OLET1510 |
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| Academic unit | Northern Clinical School |
| Credit points | 2 |
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Prerequisites:
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Corequisites:
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None |
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None |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Describe how the human sleep and circadian systems work and how they affect health and performance.
- LO2. Explain the relevance of sleep and circadian health for self and selected other demographics; and explain how sleep and circadian health can be optimised for health and performance.
Unit availability
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| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 1 2024
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Online | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney | |
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Semester 2 2024
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Online | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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