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Unit of Study BIOL3003 - Haematology II (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    UG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • Faculty/College

    Faculty of Health

  • Placement

    No

  • Enrolment information

    Please note this unit has assessments scheduled in Week 7 which will require attendance on-campus. This unit contains Work Integrated Learning (WIL) that requires students to meet mandatory fit to practice obligations prior to attending. Failure to comply by the fit to practice deadline will result in the cancellation of your WIL and you will not be permitted to continue in this unit. Full details are available at www.scu.edu.au/health/work-integrated-learning.

Unit description

Extends students’ knowledge of the pathophysiological and clinical aspects of disease with respect to haematological changes. Students will further develop investigative and analytical skills for a range of haematological and haemostatic disorders.

Unit content

  1. Acute leukaemias
  2. Myeloproliferative neoplasms and myelodysplastic syndrome
  3. Mature lymphoid neoplasms
  4. Disorders of the haemostatic system
  5. Haemolytic anaemia
  6. Quality management and advanced automation in haematology

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Gold Coast
Term1
Term1

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

evaluate the processes involved in the diagnosis of blood cell disorders

compare and report a range of blood cell disorders, including discussions of their causes and clinical diagnoses

solve complex clinical cases by using haematological methods

select and employ modern haematology laboratory methods and safe practices for the investigation of haematological and haemostatic disorders

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