University Bridging Courses
If you're looking for an entry to a course, but do not meet the subject prerequisites and requirements, a bridging course can support you to get you into the course you want.
These courses are designed to provide foundational knowledge to help you better understand your chosen course.
Bridging course in Physiology and Anatomy
All students who have not completed a degree in medicine, biomedical science, science (with studies in physiology and anatomy), dentistry, nursing, allied health or health sciences (containing anatomy and physiology subjects) must complete a La Trobe or equivalent self-funded Bridging course in Physiology and Anatomy.
The bridging course in Physiology and Anatomy will give you the foundation for further studies in nursing and health science. You’ll study and understand the function and structure of the human body.
On completion, you’ll be able to:
- learn independently about information and concepts in the disciplines of physiology and anatomy
- describe the roles of the organ systems, explain how these contribute to the maintenance of homeostasis and describe physiological responses for survival
- describe the relationship between structure and function of cells, tissues and organs
- appreciate individual physiological and anatomical differences between persons, including differences due to a person's stage in the lifespan
- interpret and apply data that describes normal physiological functioning
- predict the consequences of certain diseases or injury on normal function
- communicate in an informed way about normal physiology and aspects of anatomy with colleagues and clients.
Course commencement
For course commencement dates, please refer to: Bridging Course in Physiology and Anatomy | La Trobe Professional
Students who do not meet the requirement of at least 0.125 EFTSL (1 unit) of mathematics/numeracy in their prior bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification can undertake a bridging course, Unilearn UNL31 Introductory Mathematics.
Students who do not meet the requirement of at least 0.125 EFTSL (1 unit) of mathematics/numeracy in their prior bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification can undertake a bridging course, Unilearn UNL31 Introductory Mathematics.
Bridging Course in Physiology and Anatomy (Required only for students whose previous undergraduate degree is non-cognate.)
Stream 2: Sociocultural Concepts in Health Care (Required for all international students, regardless of academic background.)