Course Title: Integrative Pathology

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Integrative Pathology

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

MEDS2181

Bundoora Campus

Postgraduate

173H School of Health and Biomed

Face-to-Face

 Sem 2 2018,
Sem 2 2019,
Sem 2 2020,
Sem 2 2021,
Sem 2 2022,
Sem 2 2023

Course Coordinator: Associate Professor Roula Kyriacou

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 7484

Course Coordinator Email: roula.kyriacou@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: 201.10.006


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None


Course Description

This course will examine disease in the major organ systems of the body and exemplify molecular mechanisms of disease, associated diagnostic approaches and methods of treatment. You will build upon your knowledge of pathological processes to enable you to understand and explain the mechanisms of various diseases that affect the human body and to correlate these with clinical presentation.


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course contributes to the following Program Learning Outcomes for MC158 Master of Laboratory Medicine:

  • PLO 1: Knowledge capability (in depth understanding of the aetiology, pathogenesis, methods of treatment and diagnostic procedures of systemic disease)
  • PLO 2: Technical capability (advanced identification of pathological processes at the cellular and/or gross anatomical level and correlation with the clinical symptoms and signs).


Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

  1. Explain in depth the mechanisms underlying the disease processes of the major body systems.
  2. Identify the aetiology, pathogenesis, methods of diagnosis and treatment, and prognostic features of several organ system diseases encountered in clinical practice.
  3. Correlate in detail the disease states studied at a cellular level and gross anatomical level with the overt clinical signs and symptoms seen in those disorders on a systemic level.
  4. Relate in depth your understanding of pathology to patient presentation in a clinical setting.


Overview of Learning Activities

You will be actively engaged in a range of learning activities such as lectorials, tutorials, practicals, laboratories, seminars, project work, class discussion, individual and group activities. Delivery may be face to face, online or a mix of both.

You are encouraged to be proactive and self-directed in your learning, asking questions of your lecturer and/or peers and seeking out information as required, especially from the numerous sources available through the RMIT library, and through links and material specific to this course that is available through myRMIT Studies Course.


Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through myRMIT Studies Course.

There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal.


Overview of Assessment

Assessment will be conducted in the form of progressive assessment tasks during semester that will test your understanding of the theoretical basis of human disease. Case studies, workshop/e-module activities and final theory assessment will test your ability to apply that knowledge to given pathological presentations and to correlate theory with clinical presentation.

Assessment Tasks

Early Assessment Task 1: Workshop Learning Activities
Weighting 30%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3 & 4

Assessment Task 2: Mid-Semester Assessment
Weighting 15%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3 & 4

Assessment Task 3: Case Study Assessment
Weighting 15%
This assessment task provides supports CLOs 1, 2, 3 & 4

Assessment Task 4: Final Invigilated Theory Exam
Weighting 40%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3 & 4

If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.