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Unit of Study HLT81001 - Metabolic Health (2019)

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  • Enrolment information

    The laboratory activities within this unit require students to fulfill certain vaccination compliance requirements prior to attending laboratory classes. As some vaccination protocols can take up to 5 months to complete, we encourage you to prepare now. Compliance requirements include SCU Vaccination requirements in accordance with state Health policies: NSW Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases; and QLD Health Vaccination Requirements. SCU has incorporated a combined NSW and QLD vaccination procedure as students may need to attend laboratory classes in both states. Full details of vaccination compliance requirements for this unit are available at https://www.scu.edu.au/school-of-health-and-human-sciences/course-options/professional-experience/

Unit description

Develops an understanding of exercise and consideration of changes associated with chronic metabolic diseases such as overweight/obesity, metabolic syndrome and diabetes (gestational, Type 1 and Type 2).  Endocrinological polycystic ovarian syndrome and sleep apnoea will also be covered.

Unit content

  • Lifestyle and metabolic disease prevention
  • Paediatric obesity and diabetes
  • Overweight and obesity
  • Dyslipidemias
  • Metabolic syndrome
  • Pre-Diabetes
  • Gestational diabetes mellitus
  • Diabetes mellitus (Type 1/Type 2)
  • Sleep apnoea and Polycystic ovarian syndrome

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Coffs Harbour Session 2 Session 2
Gold Coast Session 2 Session 2
Lismore Session 2 Session 2

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

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:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 describe the pathology and pathophysiology of metabolic syndrome, diabetes, overweight and obesity, sleep apnoea and polycystic ovarian syndrome
2 interpret and explain data associated with metabolic dysfunction and the potential effects of exercise in these conditions

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

  1. describe the pathology and pathophysiology of metabolic syndrome, diabetes, overweight and obesity, sleep apnoea and polycystic ovarian syndrome
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  2. interpret and explain data associated with metabolic dysfunction and the potential effects of exercise in these conditions
    • GA1:
    • GA4:

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