Curtin University of Technology
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Curtin University of Technology CRICOS Provider Code 00301J
The Sydney Campus of Curtin University of Technology CRICOS Provider Code 02637B
In 2006, about 150 degree courses are available, many of these with specialist streams. Some are the only ones available in Western Australia accredited by professional bodies for graduates to be able to practise, there are double degree courses, and others are postgraduate professional courses. In all, there were 21 undergraduate and 73 postgraduate study areas grouped into the three major categories of Life Sciences, Clinical Sciences and Population Health Sciences.
Great progress has been made in recent years in understanding the building blocks of life, and applying that knowledge to food science and agriculture technologies, environmental science, new drug development and effective delivery, genomics, the mechanisms of disease development and progression, and a world of other biological challenges.
See undergraduate courses for life sciences.
The Clinical Sciences prepare practitioners for the national and international health workforce. Some of the courses are the only ones of their type in the state and the only ones recognised for accreditation to practice. These include dental hygiene, environmental health, health information management, human communication science, occupational therapy, pharmacy, and podiatry. Others such as physiotherapy, medical science and nursing are the leading courses of their type in Western Australia.
See undergraduate courses for clinical sciences.
Population health encompasses the personal, social, economic and environmental factors that shape the health of a community. Determinants of health include the influences that range from education and employment participation to geographic location and gender. Population health science seeks the evidence on which to build interventions to improve health, for example, the quality of our food choices or a community's water supply. It unravels the complexity, includes awareness of many predisposing factors, measures success on outcomes, and works with communities and with other partners to achieve healthful outcomes.
See undergraduate courses for population health sciences.
