Postgraduate | TAS-CAD502 | 2024
Neurobiology of Dementia 1
Course information for 2024 intake
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- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 14 weeks
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$1,654
Upfront cost
$0
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Neurobiology of Dementia 1
About this subject
Upon completion of this subject , the student should be able to:
- Describe the normal structure and function of the nervous system
- Describe the pathological and clinical features of Alzheimer's Disease, Frontotemporal dementia, Lewy body dementia and Vascular dementia
- Evaluate how modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors affect the neurobiology of dementia
- Evaluate the efficacy of and evidence base for common pharmacological approaches to dementia
- Critically analyse neurobiology literature in the context of dementia
- Week 1 - Introduction to CAD502
- Weeks 2-3 - Module 1: Anatomy of the Central Nervous System.
- Weeks 4-5 - Module 2: Neuron and glia function
- Weeks 6-7 - Module 3: Synapses, neurotransmitters, neurobiology of pain
- Weeks 8-9 - Module 4: Neurobiology of Alzheimer's Disease
- Weeks 10-11 - Module 5 - Neurobiology of non-AD Dementias
- Weeks 12-13 - MyContext assignment preparation
This subject examines the neurobiology, pathology and disease processes of the primary diseases causing dementia. Damage and pathology are contextualised in terms of the functions of the nervous system, providing insights to the causes, symptoms and progression of the most common dementias. Current research on causes, risk factors including genetics, and the prospects for effective treatments are explored. Students complete five content modules, and are assessed both online for the content modules, and in the form of a written MyContext assignment requiring the student to directly relate the course material to their individual professional and/or personal context.
- Online Multiple Choice Quizzes (25%)
- MyContext Proposal (20%)
- MyContext Final Assignment (30%)
- Module Short Answer Questions (25%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- TAS-DMC-GCE-2024 - Graduate Certificate in Dementia
Additional requirements
- Other requirements - Teaching arrangement: Online learning - approximately 10 hours per week
Study load
0.125 EFTSL
This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
PostgraduateTAS-DMC-GCE