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BIOL346: Reproduction, Health and Social Issues

The purpose of this unit is to increase awareness of self in an environmental context. Part I provides an overview of topics such as the treatment and causes of infertility, growth and maturation, parental behaviour and neonate biology and examines the effects of procreational biology on the foundation of human social structure. Part II deals with reproduction as it relates to health and social issues and reinforces the role of biotechnology in the rapid advancement of human achievements in medicine and veterinary science. Topics include stress, fertility control, AIDS, teratogens and errors of sexual differentiation. Other topics emphasising life-style stresses include nutrition, long-term metabolic regulation and health, immune regulation and non-infectious diseases.

Laboratory work will be carried out in block practical sessions for both internal and external students and are compulsory.

Credit Points:3
Contact Hours:see below
When Offered: D2 - Day; Offered in the second half-year
X2 - External study; Offered in the second half-year (On Campus session: 27-28 August;26-28 September)
Staff Contact: Associate Professor Pollard
Prerequisites:

Any two of BIOL206(P), BIOL208(P), BIOL223(P), BIOL224(P), BIOL246(P), BIOL357(P), BIOL358(P), PSY235(P), PSY321(P)

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Unit Designations: Science
Medical Sciences
Assessed As: Graded
Offered By: Department of Biological Sciences

 
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