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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. EAE5018Professional practice in GIS and technology

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    UnitLevel 512 credit pointsScience

    This unit introduces the concepts, standards and techniques associated with the current professional practice in GIS&T in professional and organisational settings. You will investigate the nature of professions generally and the...

    Semester 1Clayton

  4. 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

  5. MTH5510Quantitative risk management

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    UnitLevel 56 credit pointsScience

    Basic concepts of risk management and risk measures. Multivariate models. Copulas and dependence. Financial time series. Volatility models such as ARCH and GARCH processes. Aggregate risk. Extreme value theory. Market, credit, and...

    Semester 2Clayton

  6. MTH5550Quantitative trading and market microstructure

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    UnitLevel 56 credit pointsScience

    Mathematical formulation of trading strategies; order book modelling; market Impact and optimal execution; efficient market hypothesis; the CAPM model; portfolio optimisation; optimal trading; correlation and covariance estimators;...

    Semester 1Clayton

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. EAE4067Remote sensing

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    UnitLevel 46 credit pointsScience

    Remote sensing has become one of the important and widely applied methods for environmental and earth resource monitoring and evaluation. The information extracted from remotely sensed images may be used in many ways, e.g. as a basis for...

    Semester 1Clayton

  18. EAE5067Remote sensing

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    UnitLevel 56 credit pointsScience

    Remote sensing has become one of the important and widely applied methods for environmental and earth resource monitoring and evaluation. The information extracted from remotely sensed images may be used in many ways, e.g. as a basis for...

  19. MTH5143Representation theory

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    UnitLevel 56 credit pointsScience

    Representation theory combines the notions of symmetry and linearity, both of which are ubiquitous in mathematics. Initially, it utilised and unified ideas from group theory and linear algebra; however, it has progressed far beyond these...

  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