HSE208 - Integrated Human Physiology

Unit details

Year	2025 unit information
Enrolment modes:	Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Warrnambool Trimester 3: Online with significant campus requirements
Credit point(s):	1
EFTSL value:	0.125
Unit Chair:	Trimester 2: Anne Turner Trimester 3: Anne Turner
Cohort rule:	This unit is only available to students enrolled in H315, H318, H343, H353, D333, D394, H355 OR S323 students completing the Nutrition and Exercise Science major (MJ-H000026) OR H300 and D391 students completing the Nutrition major (MJ-H000007). Other students who would like to enrol in this unit must submit their request to Student Adviser in Student Central. Enrolment quotas may apply for this group of students.
Campus contact:	Waurn Ponds (Geelong): Lee Hamilton Warrnambool: Declan Hennessy
Prerequisite:	HBS109
Corequisite:	Must be enrolled in or have previously successfully completed HSE010
Incompatible with:	Nil
Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:	Trimester 2: 7 x online modules per trimester (3-5 hours per week), 5 x 1 hour on-campus seminars in Weeks 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 and 4 x 2 hour on-campus practical experience (laboratory) in Weeks 2, 4, 6 and 8
Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:	Trimester 3: 7 x online modules per trimester (3-5 hours per week) 5 x 1 hour online seminars per trimester
In-person attendance requirements:	Trimester 3: 2 x 4 hour on-campus intensive practical experience (laboratory) in Weeks 2 and 6 to be undertaken at either: Burwood (Melbourne) for students with Course enrolment at Burwood (Melbourne) or Waurn Ponds (Geelong) for all other students.
Typical study commitment:	Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Content

In this unit, students will examine the function of human physiological systems and how these systems respond to and work together (integrate) in their responses to challenges that arise from a variety of conditions such as exercise, pathology and the environment. Students will learn to explain human physiology using physiological data and published scientific evidence.

Learning Outcomes

ULO	These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can:	Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs)
ULO1	Identify key features of human physiological systems.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication
ULO2	Explain how human physiological systems respond to challenges and integrate in their responses.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication
ULO3	Calculate, report and interpret physiological data to explain human physiology.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO3: Digital literacy GLO4: Critical thinking
ULO4	Locate, select, evaluate and use scientific evidence to explain human physiology.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO3: Digital literacy GLO4: Critical thinking

Assessment

Trimester 2 and Trimester 3:

Assessment description	Student output	Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit)	Indicative due week
Assessment 1: Written reports	2000 words	50%	Week 6 and Week 10
Assessment 2: Seminar questions	Online MCQ quiz	10%	Week 11
Assessment 3: Examination	2 hours	40%	End-of-unit assessment period

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning resource

The texts and reading list for HSE208 can be found via the University Library.

Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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