1997 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

SA508 Industry Based Learning
50 credit points
A six-month period of employment experience occurring as
part of the third year of the course leading to the degree of
Bachelor of Applied Science (Environmental Health).
Students are supervised by a member of the academic staff,
and are required to complete a Competency Attainment Progarn.
SA608 Industry Based Learning
50 credit points
A six-month period of employment experience occurring as
part of the third year of the course leading to the degree of
Applied Science (Environmental Health). Students are
supervised by a member of the academic staff and are
required to complete a Competency Attainment Program.
SCl 00 Environmental Health
5 credit points 2 hours per week Hawthorn
This is a first year subject in the Bachelor of Applied Science
(Environmental Health)
Content
Historical background: a history of public health in Victoria
and the impact of environmental health on the prevention
of spread of disease.
Professional role and practice of the environmental health
officer in government and industry. Concepts of
environmental health.
Administration: the structure and role of state and local
government agencies involved in environmental health and
pollution control.
Overview of appropriate legislation that the environmental
health officer is required to administer.
SC108 Biology
10 credit points 4 hours per week Hawthorn
A first semester subject offered for first year students
enrolled in the Bachelor of Applied Science (Applied
Chemistry), (Biochemistry/Chemistry) and (Environmental
Health)
Objectives and content
The subject introduces the cell as the basic biological unit,
5-
considers tissues as aggregates of cells with specialiwd
functions and then proceeds to treat the following systems
in some detail.
$ Cardiovascular system properties of blood; anatomy and
physiology of the heart. Mechanical and eleectrical events of
the cardiac cycle; cardiac output. Regulation of heart rate
and blood pressure, haemostasis.
Respiratory system anatomy of the respiratory system; gas
exchange and transport; control of respiration. The
properties of haemoglobin.
Renal system and water balance structure of the kidney and
urinary system. Basic renal processes. Regulation of
extracellular volume and osmolarity.
Digestive system the arrangement and functions of the
digestive system.
Skeletal system calcium regulation, structure of bone.
Muscular system types of muscle and their roles. Mechanism
of contraction. Conduction in the heart.
Immune systems reticulo endothelial system. Inflammation,
phagocytdsis; lymphocytes, cell-mediated immunity,
antibbody-mediated immunity.
Nervous system nerves and excitability; transmission, the
synapse; simple reflex arc. Overview of fuunctions and
structures in the central nervous system.
Endocrine system functions, major glands, their products
and functions.
Reproductive system anatomy, gametogenesis,
contraception, pregnancy.
Integration of body systems responses to stresses such as
exercise, shock.
Practical work in the course includes use of the microscope
in the examination of cells and tissues, the testing of body
parameters and physiological functions using charts,
biological models and equipment.
SC 109
Biology
10 credit points 4 hours per week Hawthorn
A first semester subject offered for first year students
enrolled in the Bachelor of Applied Science (Applied
Chemistry), (Biochemistry/Chemistry) and (Environmental
Health).
For details, see SC108 Biology.
SC 127
Chemistry
10 credit points 4 hours per week Hawthorn
This is a first year subject in the Bachelor of Applied Science
(Medical Biophysics and Instrumentation)
Content
Quantitative aspects of chemical reactions with strong
emphasis on writing and using balanced chemical reactions.
Properties of chemical reactions; extent and equilibria
involving gases and solutions.
Electrical energy and chemical reactions - redox; galvanic
cells, electrode potentials and the Nernst equation. Heat
energy and chemical reactions - thermochemistry;
Enthalpy and Hess's Law, calorimeters.
Kinetics of chemical reactions; order, rate equation.
Organic chemistry; nomenclature, and classes of
compounds.
Corrosion and protection of metals, crystal types and
packing models.
Environmental Chemistry, acid rain and water pollution.
Practical chemistry; predicting chemical reactions, equilibria,
kinetics, potentiometric titration, metals, solution skills.