2009 Course Handbook
BIOL806: Advanced Bioscience Ethics
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, teratogens, human-dominated ecosystems and global responsibility. Other topics emphasising lifestyle stresses include nutrition, long-term metabolic regulation and health, immune regulation and the state of wellbeing. Laboratory work will be carried out in block practical sessions for both internal and external students and is compulsory. Students will complete a variety of assessments including one advanced literature task and a seminar devised in conjunction with the course convenor.
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| Contact Hours: | -- |
| When Offered: |
D2 - Day; Offered in the second half-year
X2 - External study; Offered in the second half-year (On Campus session: A: 22-23 August; B: 21-24 September) |
| Staff Contact: | Associate Professor Irina Pollard |
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| NCCWs: | BIOL346 |
| Unit Designations: | -- |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: |
Faculty of Science |