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Health Sciences courses

This is a list of all the courses available in Health Sciences. Please note that this is an alphabetical list. You should not study these courses in this order. If you are interested in a qualification, or want to know where to start, go to qualifications in Health Sciences.

Course title (code)	Level	Points
Biological psychology: exploring the brain (SD226)	2	30
Demonstrating practice in health sciences (SZL110)	1	60
Developing your operating department practice (S212) NEW	2	60
Developing your paramedic practice (S211)	2	60
Diabetes care (SK120)	1	15
Empire of the microbes (S171)	1	10
Exploring science (S104)	1	60
Health sciences in practice (S110)	1	60
Human biology (SK277)	2	30
Human genetics and health issues (SK195)	1	10
Infectious disease and public health (SK320)	3	30
Introducing health sciences: a case study approach (SDK125)	1	30
Molecular basis of human disease (SXR376)	3	15
Molecules, medicines and drugs: a chemical story (SK185)	1	10
Plants and people (S173)	1	10
Researching biology and health science (SXL390)	3	30
Science in context (S250)	2	30
Science starts here (S154)	1	10
Signals and perception: the science of the senses (SD329)	3	30
The science of the mind: investigating mental health (SDK228)	2	30
Understanding cancers (SK123)	1	15
Understanding cardiovascular diseases (SK121)	1	15
Understanding health (Y178)	1	15
Understanding human nutrition (SK183)	1	10
Understanding the autism spectrum (SK124)	1	15

Related courses

The courses below also contain some material that may be of interest to students of Health Sciences.

Course title (code)	Level	Points
Applying psychology (DSE232)	2	15
Cognitive psychology (DD303)	3	60
Death and dying (K260)	2	30
Exploring psychology (DSE212)	2	60
Medicine and society in Europe 1500-1930 (A218)	2	60
Molecular and cell biology (S377)	3	30
Promoting public health: skills, perspectives and practice (K311)	3	60

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