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Unit of Study HLTH6001 - Human Microbiome and Health (2025)

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  • Unit type

    PG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • Faculty/College

  • Placement

    No

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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:

discuss human microbiome, factors that influence human microbiome and its impact on human health

evaluate benefits and limitations of current clinically-relevant approaches to measuring the gut microbiome

analyse the relationship between the gut microbiome and human health

critically examine integrative approaches to managing dysbiosis and maintaining a healthy gut microbiome

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