SLE346 - Molecular Basis of Disease

Unit details

Enrolment modes:	(B, G)
Credit point(s):	1
Previously coded as:	SBB346
EFTSL value:	0.125
Unit chair:	L Ackland
Prerequisite:	One of SBB212, SLE212 and one of SBB206, SLE206, SBB211, SLE211, SBB222, SLE222, SBC214 or SLE214
Corequisite:	SLE010
Contact hours:	3 x 1 hour lectures per week, 5 x 3 hour practical classes per trimester
Note: Online teaching methods require internet access. Please refer to the most current computer specifications.

Content

This unit will cover the pathology of human disease at a molecular and cellular level and will be presented in four sections. The first section will address toxic damage to cells, repair process within cells, cell ageing and mechanisms of cell death. The second section will cover the biology of cancer. The third section will examine the molecular and cellular changes that lead to diverse clinical features in inherited syndromes and multisystem diseases. In the fourth section the role of trace elements in human biology and disease will be discussed. Within the unit students will be exposed to current theories of the molecular basis of disease through articles from the primary scientific literature.

Assessment

Two tests (10% each) 20%, examination 40%, practical work 40% (including laboratory work and group presentation)

Unit Fee Information

Student Contribution Rate*	Student Contribution Rate**	Student Contribution Rate***	Fee rate - Domestic Students	Fee rate - International students
$565	$565	$1006	$3450	$3260

* Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2010
** Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2009
*** Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2008
Please note: Unit fees listed do not apply to Deakin Prime students.