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SESC9810 — Toxicology
| Coordinator : | Professor Chris Winder | | Contact Details : | Tel : (+612)93855370 • Fax : (+612)93856190 • Email : c.winder@unsw.edu.au |
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| 2 day on-campus workshop or off-campus |
2 |
session |
| COURSE DETAILS |
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| Units of Credit : |
3 |
| Assumed Knowledge : |
SESC6800 - Fundamentals of Toxicology
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| Description : | This course provides an introduction to hazardous chemicals (including criteria for classification), and other toxicological related phenomena such as dose response, principles of toxicological assessment, disposition and biotransformation, interpreting toxicological assessment and effects of exposure to hazardous chemicals. A final unit covers organisational systems for management of hazardous chemicals. | | | | | Objectives : | After completing this Course, students should:
- understand concepts and language of toxicology sufficient to be able to communicate effectively with occupational health and safety practitioners;
- understand concepts of the process of toxicological assessment;
- understand concepts of how chemicals get into the body and the effects they cause;
- analyse issues of chemical hazards and toxicology that are of relevance to the student’s background or work experience.
| | | | | Reading : | Klaassen, C.D., editor. Cassarett and Doull's Toxicology: the Basic Science of Poisons, seventh edition. McGraw-Hill, New York, 2008. | | | |
| ASSESSMENT |
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| Details | Due Date | Weight | | Continuing assessment sheets from Units 1-6 | Last day of session | 60% | | Essay | Last day of session | 40% |
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| COURSE SCHEDULE |
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| Week 1 : | Chemicals, Toxicology and Dose Response | | Week 2 : | Atmospheric Contaminants | | Week 3 : | Effects of Exposure to Chemical Hazards | | Week 4 : | Chemical Hazards and Toxicological Assessment (1) | | Week 5 : | Chemical Hazards and Toxicological Assessment (2) | | Week 6 : | Management Systems for Controlling Chemical Hazards |
LEARNING RESOURCES |
| The University of New South Wales provides a
range of resources to help students develop their skills and to realise
their full potential.
The Learning Centre, located at the entrance to the
Library provides guidance material, which is also available on-line. |
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The University also provides academic orientation
programs called
MyStart and ReStart for both new and returning students to help them
in their transitions into academia.. |
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