Course results for University of New England Health & medical science Subjects

Prepare to communicate professionally with clients and colleagues. Within the setting of health and social care, build your written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills. Become aware of your own personal style as well as cultural considerations.

Come to understand the history and context of health professional practice using the lens of your own profession. Look into ethical, legal and professional standards of practice.

Examine sources for knowledge and decision making in health and social care. Consider the strengths and challenges of using an evidence based approach in the industry. 

At an introductory level, learn the structure of the human body and how its systems are connected. Get to know what a healthy person is. Then apply your learnings when you’re assessing the health status of clients and creating customised health plans.

Dive into the processes that take place as we develop and age. You’ll cover biological, physiological and cognitive changes in the human life-cycle – spanning from embryo to childhood, adolescence, adulthood, old age and death.

Explore the relationship between diet and the maintenance of health. Understand how dietary assessment works. Describe and discuss the nature of human nutrition. Learn to interpret dietary intake and energy expenditure data.