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Student Handbook, Semester 1, 2008: Faculty of Science, Health and Education course list

Science and Health courses
Education courses

Undergraduate courses have been grouped thematically into a wide range of majors and minors.

Science and Health

Introductory courses

ENG101 Engineering Professional Practice
LFS112 Human Physiology
LFS122 Human Anatomy
MTH101 Introduction to Mathematics
NUR101 Introductory Bioscience ^ ¥ ¢
NUR103 Caring Practice: Nursing Practicum 1 ^
NUR111 Caring Communities: Professional Studies 1 ^
NUR121 Health Culture and Society ^ ¥
NUR131 Research Foundation for Health Practice ^ ¥
NUR141 Nursing, Assessment and Technology ^
NUR142 Holistic Health Assessment ^
OCC101 Concepts in Human Occupation
OCC102 Participation in Occupation
PAR101 Professional Studies 1
PAR102 Paramedic Clinical Foundations
PAR103 Paramedic Foundation Practicum 1
SCI102 Biodiversity and Environment
SCI103 Cell Biology
SCI104 Cell Metabolism #
SCI105 Chemistry
SCI107 Physics
SCI109 Environment and Health
SCI110 Science Research Methods
SCI111 Public Health Foundations
SPX102 Introduction to Coaching Science
SRP101 Special Scholarship Project 1 †
SRP102 Special Scholarship Project 2 †
SUS101 Foundations of Sustainability

Advanced courses

BIM212 Nutritional Biochemistry
BIM263 Introduction to Pharmacology
BIM341 Biochemical Pharmacology
BIM351 Nutritional Therapy for Chronic Diseases
CHM202 Organic Chemistry
CHM212 Inorganic and Physical Chemistry
ENG201 Construction Technology 1  #
ENG202 Introduction to Engineering Design ##
ENG212 Structural Engineering ##
ENG302 Design and Project Methodology ###
ENG322 Construction Technology 2 ###
ENG401 Engineering Project 1 ####
ENG402 Engineering Project 2 ####
ENG411 Management of Reservoirs and Stormwater ####
ENG412 Design of Wastewater Treatment Systems ####
ENG421 Design of Water Supply Systems ####
ENG431 Quantity Surveying ###
ENS221 Australian Vegetation
ENS222 Australian Wildlife
ENS232 Ecological Principles of Land and Water Management
ENS242 Introduction to Weather and Climate
ENS251 Environmental Monitoring #
ENS253 Introduction to Geographical Information Systems
ENS254 Satellite Image Analysis and Surveying
ENS261 Aquatic Geochemistry
ENS262 Hydrology and Geomorphology
ENS271 Marine Dynamics #
ENS272 Marine Ecology
ENS281 Introduction to Sustainable Energy Systems #
ENS321 Restoration Ecology and Genetics
ENS332 Production Systems Research
ENS341 Estuarine Systems
ENS351 Integrated Catchment Management
ENS352 Environmental Management Strategies #
ENS353 Applied Spatial Analysis and Geoprocessing
ENS354 Geoscenario Planning and Evaluation #
ENS361 Restoration Ecology #
ENS371 Aquaculture
ENS372 Integrated Marine Systems
ENS381 Environmental Modelling
FSN201 Principles of Food Preservation
FSN211 Food in Society
FSN212 Principles of Nutrition
FSN301 Food Service Systems
FSN302 Food Chemistry and Analysis
FSN311 Food Laws, Regulations and Quality Assurance
LFS201 Systemic Physiology I
LFS202 Systemic Physiology II
LFS303 Pathophysiology
MBT251 Biochemistry
MBT252 Molecular Biology
MBT253 Medical Microbiology
MBT263 Microbiology
MBT301 Food Microbiology and Fermentation
MBT333 Application of Biotechnology in Society #
MBT352 Molecular Biotechnology
MBT353 Microbial Pathogenesis
MBT354 Immunology
MBT361 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
MTH202 Calculus and Algebra
MTH212 Discrete Mathematics
MTH302 Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
MTH312 Numerical Analysis
NUR202 Caring Practice: Nursing Practicum 3 ^
NUR211 Caring Practice: Nursing Practicum 2 ^
NUR212 Caring Practice: Child, Youth and Family ^
NUR221 Human Pathophysiology ^
NUR222 Caring Communities: Professional Studies 2 ^ ¥
NUR231 Drug Therapy and Disease Transmission ^ ¥
NUR241 Caring Practice: Health Alteration ^
NUR242 Family and Community Health ^ #
NUR262 Aged Care Nursing ^ #
NUR272 Continuing, Rehabilitative and Palliative Care ^
NUR300 Caring Practice: Nursing Internship  ^
NUR301 Caring Practice: Challenges to Mental Health  ^ ¥
NUR311 Caring Practice: Nursing Practicum 4  ^
NUR312 Caring Practice: Life Crisis  ^
NUR321 Research in Health Care
NUR322 Caring Practice: The Child Client  ^
NUR331 Caring Practice: Acute Health Alteration  ^
NUR332 Caring Communities: Transcultural Health Practices  ^
NUR341 Caring Practice: The Older Adult  ^
NUT301 Community and Public Health Nutrition
NUT302 Medical Nutrition Therapy 
NUT321 Nutrition Management of Individuals 
NUT331 Nutrition and Dietetic Practice 1 ##
NUT332 Nutrition and Dietetic Practice 2 ##
NUT342 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nutrition #
OCC201 Occupational Therapy Theory  ##
OCC202 Occupational Therapy Skills  ##
OCC212 Evaluation of Occupational Performance  ##
OCC222 Causes of Occupational Dysfunction  ##
OCC232 Occupational Therapy Fieldwork 1 (12 units)  ##
OCC301 Enabling Occupation: The Child and Adolescent ###
OCC302 Therapeutic Reasoning: Process, Means and Methods  ###
OCC311 Enabling Occupation: The Adult ###
OCC312 Enabling Occupation: The Older Person  ###
OCC321 Psychosocial Aspects of Occupational Therapy  ###
OCC322 Occupational Therapy Fieldwork III (24 units)  ###
OCC331 Occupational Therapy Fieldwork II (12 units)  ###
OCC401 Occupational Therapy Fieldwork IV (48 units) ####
OCC402 Professional Issues in Occupational Therapy ####
OCC412 Occupational Therapy as a Complex Process  ####
PAR201 Paramedic Clinical Systems  ##
PAR202 Paramedic - Medical Emergencies 2  ##
PAR203 Paramedic Clinical Practicum 2  ##
PAR211 Paramedic - Medical Emergencies 1  ##
PAR212 Paramedic - Trauma and Environmental Emergencies  ##
PAR301 Paramedic - Obstetrics and Paediatric Emergencies  ###
PAR302 Paramedic Primary Care Practice  ###
PAR311 Professional Studies 3  ###
PAR312 Paramedic Clinical Practicum 4  ###
PAR321 Paramedic Clinical Practicum 3  ###
PHY201 Waves, Fluids and Optics
PHY202 Thermodynamics and Electricity
PHY311 Electromagnetism and Modern Physics
PPM302 Principles of Individual and Group Management
PUB252 Health Promotion Needs Assessment and Planning
PUB262 Environmental Health Risk Management
PUB271 Health Promotion Principles
PUB272 Health Promotion Settings
PUB291 Physical Activity and Health ##
PUB351 Health Promotion Implementation and Evaluation
PUB352 Public Health Project
PUB361 Epidemiology and Biostatistics
SCI202 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics
SCI302 Advanced Instrumental Techniques
SPX201 Functional Anatomy
SPX202 Biomechanics I
SPX211 Exercise Physiology I
SPX212 Exercise Prescription and Programming
SPX221 Introduction to Sports Medicine
SPX222 Sports Psychology
SPX231 Motor Control and Learning
SPX301 Cardiorespiratory Health and Rehabilitation
SPX302 Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
SPX312 Performance Enhancement
SPX321 Sports Coaching #
SPX322 Biomechanics II
SPX323 Adaptive Physical Activity #
SPX331 Exercise Physiology II
SPX352 Sports Nutrition
SPX361 Physical Education Studies A
SPX362 Physical Education Studies B
SPX371 Advanced Coaching Science
SRP201 Special Scholarship Project 3 †
SRP202 Special Scholarship Project 4 †
SRP301 Special Scholarship Project 5 †
SRP302 Special Scholarship Project 6 †
SRP321 Special Scholarship Project 7 †
SRP331 Special Scholarship Project 8 †
SUS201 Empowering Individuals for Sustainability
SUS202 Reorienting Society Towards Sustainability
SUS302 Sustainable Futures
WPL310 Workplace Learning I †
WPL311 Workplace Learning I †
WPL312 Workplace Learning I †
WPL313 Workplace Learning I †
WPL320 Workplace Learning II †
WPL321 Workplace Learning II †
WPL330 Workplace Learning III †
WPL331 Workplace Learning III †

Postgraduate courses

CHM502 Organic Chemistry
CHM512 Inorganic and Physical Chemistry
ENS700 Environmental and Resource Economics
ENS701 Estuary and Wetland Systems Dynamics
ENS702 Economic Tools and Techniques
ENS703 Governance, Engagement and Capacity Building
ENS704 Applied Regional and Community Engagement Project
ENS705 Using Spatial Information
ENS706 Applied Spatial Analysis and Decision Making
ENS707 Professional Research Project
ENS708 Environmental and Sustainability Auditing
ENS709 Environmental and Sustainability Auditing Project
ENS710 Adaptive Assessment A: Theory and Practice
ENS711 Adaptive Assessment B: Practical Application
ENS712 Integrated Management A: Theory and Practice
ENS713 Integrated Management B: Practical Application
ENS714 Climatic and Hydrological Systems Dynamics
ENS715 Applied Climatic and Hydrological Systems Project
ENS724 Coastal Systems Dynamics
ENS725 Applied Coastal Systems Project
ENS744 Socio-economic Impact Assessment and Planning
ENS745 Applied Estuary and Wetland Systems Dynamics Project
ENS746 Applied Socio-economic Assessment Project
ENS747 Marine Resource Management
ENS748 Marine Resource Project
ENS749 Geospatial Visualisation and Decision Support Systems
ENS750 Masters Research Project
ENS751 Geospatial Applications Project
ENS752 Geospatial Field Data Collection
MTH501 Introduction to Mathematics
MTH502 Calculus and Algebra
MTH512 Discrete Mathematics
MTH522 Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
MTH532 Numerical Analysis
NUR551 Practice Nursing 1
NUR552 Practice Nursing 2
NUR700 Theory for Midwifery Practice 1
NUR701 Midwifery Practicum 1
NUR702 Science for Midwifery
NUR703 Infant Care
NUR710 Theory for Midwifery Practice 2
NUR711 Midwifery Practicum 2
NUR712 Midwifery in a Social Context
NUR713 Independent Study
NUR720 Mental Health Nursing Contexts
NUR721 Research in Health Care
NUR722 Assessment in Mental Health
NUR725 Therapeutic Interventions B
NUR726 Perspectives in Mental Health Care
NUR727 Therapeutic Interventions A
NUR728 Reflective Mental Health Practice
NUR751 Advanced Health Assessment
PHY501 Waves, Fluids and Optics
PHY502 Thermodynamics and Electricity
PHY511 Electromagnetism and Modern Physics ##
PUB709 Environment and Health
PUB712 Public Health Foundations
PUB721 Health Promotion Principles
PUB722 Health Promotion Needs Assessment and Planning
PUB724 Health Promotion Research Project
PUB731 Health Promotion Implementation and Evaluation
PUB732 Public Health Project
PUB742 Health Promotion Settings
PUB761 Epidemiology and Biostatistics
PUB762 Environmental Health Risk Management
SCI505 Chemistry
SCI507 Physics
SRP701 Special Scholarship Project I  †
SRP702 Special Scholarship Project 2 †
SRP721 Special Scholarship Project 3 †
SRP731 Special Scholarship Project 4 †
WPL710 Workplace Learning I †
WPL720 Workplace Learning II †
WPL730 Workplace Learning III †

Introductory courses

EDU100 Becoming a Teacher
EDU101 Learning about Learning

Advanced courses

EDU201 Language and Literacies in Education
EDU202 Dimensions of Learner Engagement
EDU210 Workplace Learning: Professional Practice €
EDU220 Pedagogies for New Times
EDU221 Assessment for Learning €
EDU301 Vocational and Enterprise Education €
EDU302 E-Learning Leader €
EDU303 Education for Sustainability €
EDU304 Internship €
EDU305 Development and Early Learning €
EDU310 Workplace Learning: Learning Engagement €
EDU311 Workplace Learning: Inclusivity and Diversity €
EDU312 Workplace Learning: Professional Engagement €
EDU313 Learning Choices
EDU314 Workplace Learning in VET
EDU330 Senior Phase Curriculum €
EDU340 Teaching Reading and Writing in the Early Years ###
EDU341 Mathematics Education for Early Learners ###
EDU343 The Diverse Learner across Early Childhood Contexts
EDU344 Leading in Early Childhood Contexts
EDU351 Alternative Schooling Pedagogies   
EDU370 Policy, Processes and Professional Practices ####
EDU371 Contexts of Disability ####
EDU372 Responding to Difference ####
EDU373 The Special Education Teacher in New Times #### 

Honours courses

ADR401 Advanced Discipline Readings
RES401 Research Methods

Graduate diploma courses

EDU600 Becoming a Teacher
EDU601 Learning about Learning
EDU605 Development and Early Learning €
EDU606 Language and Literacies in Education
EDU607 Vocational and Enterprise Education €
EDU610 Workplace Learning: Learning Engagement €
EDU612 Workplace Learning: Professional Engagement €
EDU613 Workplace Learning 5 €
EDU620 Pedagogies for New Times
EDU621 Assessment for Learning €
EDU629 TAFE Program (24 units) (Cross Inst)
EDU630 Senior Phase Curriculum €
EDU640 Teaching Reading and Writing in the Early Years €
EDU641 Mathematics Education for Early Learners €
EDU642 The Primary Curriculum €
EDU652 The Primary Curriculum 2
EDU670 Policy, Processes and Professional Practices
EDU671 Contexts of Disability
EDU672 Responding to Difference
EDU673 The Special Education Teacher in New Times

Postgraduate courses

EDU501 Contextual Science and Mathematics
EDU643 The Diverse Learner across Early Childhood Contexts
EDU644 Leading in the Early Childhood Context
EDU700 Professional Learning I
EDU701 Scaffolding Action in the Middle Years (saMY)
EDU702 Curriculum Development and Evaluation
EDU703 Professional Learning Project
EDU704 Pedagogies for Engagement
EDU705 Leadership for Learning Communities
EDU706 Re-Entry to Teaching
EDU721 Learning Difficulties: Enhancing Engagement
EDU722 Learning Difficulties: Mathematics
EDU723 Policies and Practices in Inclusive Education
EDU724 Teaching of Reading and Writing
EDU730 Second Language Acquisition and Learning
EDU731 The English Language
EDU732 Second Language Teaching Methodologies
EDU733 TESOL Research Project
EDU750 Research Paradigms and Methods of Enquiry
EDU751 Positioning Research in Context
EDU752 Framing the Research
EDU753 Designing a Research Proposal
EDU754 Research Project
EDU755 Extended Research Project
EDU756 Dissertation
EDU770 Policy, Processes and Professional Practices
EDU771 Contexts of Disability
EDU772 Responding to Difference
EDU773 The Special Education Teacher in New Times
EDU850 Research Paradigms and Methods of Enquiry
EDU851 Positioning Research in Context
EDU852 Framing the Research
EDU853 Proposing Research in Professional Contexts
EDU854 Thesis

† Subject to special entry requirements. Course coordinator approval only.
€  Available to Education students only.
^ Available to Nursing students only. 
¥ Available to Paramedic students only.
¢  Available to Occupational Therapy and Sports students only.
# Not available in 2008
## Offered from 2009
### Offered from 2010
#### Offered from 2011

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