Unit Code: MLS606

Unit Name: General and Systemic Pathology

Description: Pathology is the scientific study of the etiology, pathogenesis and consequences of diseases affecting the human body. This course will enable students to apply their pathology knowledge in the later allied health years and then as a qualified health professional. This course provide students with a basic knowledge of various diseases, about their causes, progression , various morphological changes and biochemical alterations leading to various signs and symptoms in human body. Students will be able to corelate between the basic sciences and clinical subjects. The theory, tutorials and demonstrations are designed to enable the students to gain insight on the fundamental mechanisms of how pathological processes occur in the body leading to disease.

Learning Target Outcomes:

Prerequisite: Students must pass all courses in the BMLS year 1 and Semester 1 courses in BMLS year 2

Prerequisite Sentence: N/A

Credit Point: 15

Offered In: Semester 2