HSC1300: Human Health and Disease

This unit was a really good introduction to the different body systems such as the Cardiovascular system, Endocrine System, Nervous System, etc. We delved into the different disorders of each body system and how to treat them such as different medications, surgeries, therapy, etc. While we only had a surface introduction of each body system, it was still a good introduction and I found the content very interesting. The one thing I wish this unit had was practical exposure but given COVID and only being a 1st-year unit, it's understandable.

The unit was organized fairly well and the lecture slides and tutorial slides had all the information required for the exam. I stopped watching the lectures because the slides had most of the information required anyway. The development tasks are very easy and essentially just a couple of questions in response to a video. The group oral was fairly easy to tho that would depend on the group you were working with. The Group research essay was a little bit more difficult given we had to include referencing and also make sure you double-check and proofread each other's parts. The exam was open book and the difficulty was quite comparable to the mock exam. There were quite a few scenarios in the exam which I enjoyed as we had to use the evidence provided to come up with an answer which in this case was a disorder. I found the Nervous System and Mental Health weeks to be the most exciting but that is most likely due to personal preference. Overall, a great unit if you are remotely interested in health or medicine and I would say with a bit of work, this could be a WAM booster. [/list]

Dr Nazmul Karim and my TA - Susan Brewster

No, but there is 1 practice exam uploaded

4.5 out of 5

Yes, uploaded onto Moodle

No textbook required

1x1 Hr Lectures per week and a weekly 2 Hr Tutorial Session

2021, Semester 2

87 HD