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GEN2041Foundations of genetics
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In this unit, you’ll explore fundamental genetic principles common to all complex lifeforms, exploring the key concepts and methods that underpin the foundations of genetics. The unit encompasses a broad array of topics including:...
Semester 1ClaytonMalaysia
MTH1110Foundations of mathematics
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This unit develops foundational concepts and techniques in discrete mathematics, with an emphasis on mathematical structures, proof and abstraction. Topics include logic and proof, sets, relations and functions, combinatorics, recurrence...
Semester 1Semester 2Clayton
ADS4010Frontiers of data science
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This unit will introduce you to current topical research in Data Science applications and methods. Through weekly expert seminars, it will provide broad coverage of the issues, concepts, methods and techniques associated with data science...
Semester 1Clayton
FST3830Functional foods and human health
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Functional foods have emerged in the 21st century as a multi-billion dollar industry. The unit provides an overview of the scientific basis of functional foods throughout the human lifespan. Inter-relationships between the validity and...
Semester 2Malaysia
BCH3031Functional genomics and molecular medicine
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This unit provides an understanding of DNA as the genetic component of organisms and cells, encompassing the information content, the organisation of DNA sequences, and the expression of this information into RNA and proteins. Topics...
Semester 1Clayton
MTH1010Functions and their applications
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Functions, domain and range, function representation; different types of functions including linear, exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric, polynomial and rational functions; function algebra; composition of functions; inverse of...
Semester 1Semester 2Clayton
FST1800Fundamentals of food and sensory science
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Food science is a highly interdisciplinary applied science. It incorporates concepts from many different fields including microbiology, chemistry, biochemistry, and nutrition. This unit provides a comprehensive review of the biological and...
Semester 1Malaysia
EAE4051Fundamentals of geographical information science
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This unit introduces geographical information science (GIScience). It covers the basic theories, methods and technology associated with collection, management, processing, integration and use of geographical information. You will explore...
Semester 1Clayton
BTH2830Fundamentals of microbiology
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This unit has been designed to develop a better understanding of the microbial world, as a foundation for third-year level microbiology units. It consists of three essential parts, each containing a series of topics. The unit begins with a...
Semester 1Malaysia
PHA3800Fundamentals of toxicology
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Toxicology is the biological, chemical and pharmacological study of poisons. This unit presents the broad science of contemporary toxicology to facilitate the understanding of the principles and mechanisms of the action of poisons on...
Semester 1Malaysia
EAE3132Future climates: Projections, impacts and adaptation
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In this unit physical science of climate change processes will be briefly reviewed, followed by a focus on future climate, including discussions of climate models, projections, and impact scenarios. The unit will then discuss observed...
Semester 2Clayton
FSC5070Future food supply and security
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Feeding a growing population in the face of global climate change in a sustainable way is possibly the biggest challenge facing the world today. Food security is a complex concept. It depends on the production of food (agricultural yield),...
Semester 1Clayton
EAE4022General circulation of the atmosphere
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This unit provides an introduction to the large-scale circulation features of the atmosphere and the processes that maintain them. You will be introduced to a set of mathematical tools that will be used to analyse the transport of energy,...
Semester 1Clayton
MBS2820General pathology
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This unit introduces the basic concept of pathology, which includes inflammation, neoplasia and tissue processing. You will further explore the pathological changes occurring in each organ system. Each disease learned will be related with...
Semester 2Malaysia
GENG-HRAGenetics and genomics
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GEN3990Genetics in action research project
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This unit provides the opportunity for high-achieving students to undertake an individual research project in Genetics with an academic supervisor. It includes a critical literature review, experimental design and data analysis. You must...
Semester 1Semester 2Clayton
GNA5120Genome curation
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The use of genome scale data in clinical applications is rapidly increasing. You will develop expertise in the use of software applications for the calling of genome sequence variants. You will learn how to interpret these variants...
Semester 2Clayton
GNA5011Genome function
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This unit will examine genomes and their functional elements with a focus on how mutational changes in the genetic sequence can lead to new phenotypes and functions. In addition to developing a strong theoretical background on genome...
Semester 2Clayton
GEN3040Genomics and its applications
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Recent technological advances in DNA analysis now allow the rapid and relatively cheap sequencing of entire genomes of individual organisms. These developments have the potential to revolutionize how we identify genes that control both...
Semester 1ClaytonMalaysia
GNA5040Genomics and its applications
No reviews yetUnitLevel 56 credit pointsScience
Recent technological advances in DNA analysis now allow the rapid and relatively cheap sequencing of entire genomes of individual organisms. These developments have the potential to revolutionize how we identify genes that control both...
Semester 1Clayton