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394 results in the 2027 handbookUndergraduateScience
  1. PHY2810Physiology of human body systems

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    UnitLevel 26 credit pointsScience

    In this unit, you will learn about the characteristics, functions, regulations and integrations of the various organ systems in the human body. The major organ system covered will include the nervous, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal,...

    Semester 1Semester 2Malaysia

  2. PHY2820Physiology of human health

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    UnitLevel 26 credit pointsScience

    In Physiology of human health, students learn how the human body systems act together to perform complex body functions. Students will study the endocrine system and how it coordinates and integrates to regulate health and disease. The...

    Semester 2Malaysia

  3. BTH3820Plant biotechnology

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    UnitLevel 36 credit pointsScience

    In this unit you will be introduced the various aspects of plant biotechnology and its relationship to plant breeding. You will learn plant genomes and organisation, the regulation of gene expression, plant cell and tissue culture...

    Semester 1Malaysia

  4. IMM3051Principles of applied immunology

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    UnitLevel 36 credit pointsScience

    This unit aims to introduce you to various aspects of laboratory immunology. The course is laboratory based with small group in-class discussions to ensure a thorough theoretical understanding of techniques. Topics include production of...

    Semester 1Clayton

  5. PHA3011Principles of drug action

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    UnitLevel 36 credit pointsScience

    This unit provides you with a basic understanding of the principles of drug action - including the targets of drug action (receptors, enzymes, ion channels), drug receptor interactions, receptor families and signalling pathways - as well...

    Semester 1Clayton

  6. HUP3810Principles of pathology 1

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    UnitLevel 36 credit pointsScience

    This unit will introduce you to two aspects of Pathology - Clinical biochemistry and Haematology - and their importance in medical sciences. The content is broad-based and focuses on general principles and pathophysiological processes in...

    Semester 1Malaysia

  7. HUP3820Principles of pathology 2

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    UnitLevel 36 credit pointsScience

    This unit will introduce you to various aspects of anatomical pathology (histology and cytology), medical parasitology and entomology, and their importance in medical sciences. The unit focuses on general principles and pathophysiological...

    Semester 2Malaysia

  8. PHA3801Principles of pharmacology

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    UnitLevel 36 credit pointsScience

    This unit discusses the core principles on how drugs interact with the human body with the focus on concepts, mechanisms, and applications of drugs in pharmacology. Begins with the fundamental understanding of drug interaction, especially...

    Semester 1Malaysia

  9. BCH3052Protein biology: From sequence to structure and disease

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    UnitLevel 36 credit pointsScience

    The course will give you an advanced understanding of protein structure-function in the context of human disease. Major themes relate the various levels of protein structure to their wide ranging functions, introduce modern techniques used...

    Semester 2Clayton

  10. PHS2061Quantum and thermal physics

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    UnitLevel 26 credit pointsScience

    Quantum physics is at the core of physics and this unit provides a basis for understanding key quantum concepts, applications and associated phenomena. Thermal physics aims to understand how energy resides in matter as thermal energy, how...

    Semester 1Clayton

  11. PHS3101Quantum mechanics

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    UnitLevel 36 credit pointsScience

    This unit extends the basic quantum mechanics introduced in second year ( PHS2061 ) to an intermediate level and introduces key concepts, such as Dirac notation, perturbation theory, and generalised scattering theory. Topics covered in the...

    Semester 1Clayton

  12. MTH3241Random processes in the sciences and engineering

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    UnitLevel 36 credit pointsScience

    This unit introduces the methods of stochastic processes and statistics used in the analysis of biological data, physics, economics and engineering. At the completion of the unit you will understand the application of classical techniques,...

    Semester 1Clayton

  13. MTH4241Random processes in the sciences and engineering

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    UnitLevel 46 credit pointsScience

    This unit introduces the methods of stochastic processes and statistics used in the analysis of biological data, physics, economics and engineering. At the completion of the unit you will understand the application of classical techniques,...

    Semester 1Clayton

  14. MTH2140Real analysis

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    UnitLevel 26 credit pointsScience

    An introduction to real analysis with a special focus on sequences of real numbers and functions. Topics covered include properties of real numbers (infima/suprema and the axiom of completeness), sequences and series of real numbers (order...

    Semester 1Clayton

  15. MTH3140Real analysis

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    UnitLevel 36 credit pointsScience

    An introduction to real analysis with a special focus on sequences of real numbers and functions. Topics covered include properties of real numbers (infima/suprema and the axiom of completeness), sequences and series of real numbers (order...

    Semester 1Clayton

  16. BTH2732Recombinant DNA technology

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    UnitLevel 26 credit pointsScience

    In order to carry out any DNA manipulation a large variety of enzymes and specialised techniques are used. This unit will provide the opportunity to gain an understanding of the nature and use of the "tools of the trade" applied routinely...

    Semester 2Malaysia

  17. MIS4100Regenerative medicine research project

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    UnitLevel 436 credit pointsScience

    The Honours year aims to develop analytic abilities, research skills, and communication skills, as well as provide you with advanced knowledge in specific areas of: heart and muscle development and regeneration immunity and regeneration...

    Semester 2Full yearClayton

  18. ASP3051Relativity and cosmology

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    UnitLevel 36 credit pointsScience

    In this unit you will study the following newtonian physics and Einstein's special theory of relativity, the geometry of space-time, the Minkowski metric, Lorentz transformations, k-calculus, and four-vectors; the physics of space-time,...

    Semester 1Clayton

  19. PHS3302Relativity and particle physics

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    UnitLevel 36 credit pointsScience

    In this unit, you will explore fundamental concepts in particle physics as a range of specialised topics. Core concepts include relativistic kinematics, decay rates, and scattering cross sections, fundamental particles and forces in the...

    Semester 2Clayton

  20. PHY3181Reproductive physiology

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    UnitLevel 36 credit pointsScience

    This unit presents you with an introduction to cutting-edge research in the detailed study of reproduction including hormonal control, ovarian and menstrual cycles, fertilization and reproductive diseases. You will consider how various...

    Semester 1Clayton