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Undergraduate | TAS-CSA120 | 2023

Complementary Medicines in Contemporary Society

Study method
100% online
Assessments
100% online
Entry requirements
No ATAR needed,
No prior study
Duration
14 weeks

Start dates

  • 20 Feb 2023
  • 10 July 2023

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About this subject

  • Upon successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:

    1. Explain what Complementary Medicines are and discuss changes in their use over the last 30 years, with a particular focus on Australia.
    2. Identify and analyse the role of different types of evidence in influencing decision making by Australian consumers about their use of Complementary Medicines.
    3. Assess the role of ethics and the law in regulating the availability, safety and advertising of Complementary Medicines in Australia and more broadly.

Entry requirements

No entry requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

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What to study next?

Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following degrees

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UndergraduateTAS-PHA-DIP

Diploma of Pharmacy Studies

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UndergraduateTAS-SUS-DIP

Diploma of Sustainable Living

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