Foundation Year - Griffith University

Site Degrees

If you enrol in one of the following programs you will be part of the Griffith Health Foundation Year.

Programs

Physiotherapy and Exercise Science (Gold Coast)

School of Medical Science (Gold Coast)

School of Dentistry and Oral Health (Gold Coast)

School of Pharmacy (Gold Coast)

Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science

School of Public Health (Gold Coast)

Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics

Courses

The Griffith Health Foundation Year consists of a suite of first year courses developed around the shared knowledge underpinning these undergraduate programs.

Year	Sem	Catalog Nbr	Course
1	I	1001MSC	Essentials of Chemistry and Physics
1	I	1002MSC	Introduction to Biomedical Data Analysis
1	I	1014MSC	Cells, Tissues and Regulation
1	I	1016MSC	Anatomy and Physiology Systems I
1	II	1005MSC	Genes and Disease
1	II	1015MSC	Chemistry of Biological Systems
1	II	1017MSC	Anatomy and Physiology Systems II
1	II	1205PBH	Health Challenges for the 21st Century

What will this mean for you as a student?

Common Courses	Depending on your program, you will complete from three to eight of the above Foundation Year courses. Through these courses you will develop a sound knowledge of chemistry, cell biology, anatomy, physiology, elements of data analysis, and the major issues facing the next generation of health professionals.In the School of Medical Science degrees listed above, you will complete all eight Foundation Year courses. Details for the remaining Griffith Health Foundation Year programs are listed below: Bachelor of Exercise Science – you will complete six of the eight Foundation Year courses. 1002MSC and 1205PBH have been replaced by courses specific to your discipline of study and are not components of this degree program. Bachelor of Exercise Science/Bachelor of Psychological Science - you will complete six of the eight Foundation Year courses. 1002MSC and 1205PBH have been replaced by courses specific to your disciplines of study and are not components of this double degree program. Bachelor of Exercise Science/Bachelor of Business (Sport Management) - you will complete five of the eight Foundation Year courses. 1002MSC, 1005MSC and 1205PBH have been replaced by courses specific to your disciplines of study and are not components of this double degree program. Bachelor of Exercise Science (Pre-Physiotherapy) - you will complete six of the eight Foundation Year courses. 1002MSC and 1205PBH have been replaced by courses specific to your discipline of study and are not components of this degree program. Bachelor of Oral Health in Dental Science - you will complete six of the eight Foundation Year courses. 1002MSC and 1205PBH have been replaced by courses specific to your discipline of study and are not components of this degree program. Bachelor of Oral Health in Dental Technology - you will complete three of the eight Foundation Year courses: 1001MSC, 1016MSC and 1017MSC. The remaining courses have been replaced by courses specific to your discipline of study and are not components of this degree program. Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science - you will complete seven of the eight Foundation Year courses. 1205PBH has been replaced by a course specific to your discipline of study and is not a component of this degree program. Bachelor of Nutrition & Dietetics - you will complete seven of the eight Foundation Year courses. 1002MSC has been replaced by a course specific to your discipline of study and is not a component of this degree program.
Lectures and Labs	What this will mean for your learning is that you will be attending lectures not just with your program peers but with students from across this whole range of programs. This gives you the opportunity to get to know students who will be moving into professions other than your own. Being part of the common, integrated science lab program (where you are able to attend one lab session per week at the same time with the same teaching staff and students for the whole of semester one) will give you further opportunity to develop close working relationships with peers from a range of disciplinary areas. Peer interaction and support can contribute a great deal not only to your learning but to your overall experience of university life and who knows - the people you meet in your first semester may very well end up colleagues in an inter-disciplinary health team in your future career.
Learning support	To support your learning the Foundation Year features the following: an interactive web site, containing a range of course material (including lecture slides and lab notes), information on assessment, resources and contacts, and tips for success; a text book package which you will be strongly advised to purchase; a Foundation Year Essentials program, a series of workshops held in the first five weeks of semester to help you develop skills necessary for academic and career success; regular drop-in tutorials, in some courses, for open discussion on course content; Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) in some second semester courses; a dedicated team of academic and support staff committed to your learning.

Common Courses

Depending on your program, you will complete from three to eight of the above Foundation Year courses. Through these courses you will develop a sound knowledge of chemistry, cell biology, anatomy, physiology, elements of data analysis, and the major issues facing the next generation of health professionals.In the School of Medical Science degrees listed above, you will complete all eight Foundation Year courses.

Details for the remaining Griffith Health Foundation Year programs are listed below:

Bachelor of Exercise Science – you will complete six of the eight Foundation Year courses. 1002MSC and 1205PBH have been replaced by courses specific to your discipline of study and are not components of this degree program.
Bachelor of Exercise Science/Bachelor of Psychological Science - you will complete six of the eight Foundation Year courses. 1002MSC and 1205PBH have been replaced by courses specific to your disciplines of study and are not components of this double degree program.
Bachelor of Exercise Science/Bachelor of Business (Sport Management) - you will complete five of the eight Foundation Year courses. 1002MSC, 1005MSC and 1205PBH have been replaced by courses specific to your disciplines of study and are not components of this double degree program.
Bachelor of Exercise Science (Pre-Physiotherapy) - you will complete six of the eight Foundation Year courses. 1002MSC and 1205PBH have been replaced by courses specific to your discipline of study and are not components of this degree program.
Bachelor of Oral Health in Dental Science - you will complete six of the eight Foundation Year courses. 1002MSC and 1205PBH have been replaced by courses specific to your discipline of study and are not components of this degree program.
Bachelor of Oral Health in Dental Technology - you will complete three of the eight Foundation Year courses: 1001MSC, 1016MSC and 1017MSC. The remaining courses have been replaced by courses specific to your discipline of study and are not components of this degree program.
Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science - you will complete seven of the eight Foundation Year courses. 1205PBH has been replaced by a course specific to your discipline of study and is not a component of this degree program.
Bachelor of Nutrition & Dietetics - you will complete seven of the eight Foundation Year courses. 1002MSC has been replaced by a course specific to your discipline of study and is not a component of this degree program.

Lectures and Labs

What this will mean for your learning is that you will be attending lectures not just with your program peers but with students from across this whole range of programs. This gives you the opportunity to get to know students who will be moving into professions other than your own. Being part of the common, integrated science lab program (where you are able to attend one lab session per week at the same time with the same teaching staff and students for the whole of semester one) will give you further opportunity to develop close working relationships with peers from a range of disciplinary areas.

Peer interaction and support can contribute a great deal not only to your learning but to your overall experience of university life and who knows - the people you meet in your first semester may very well end up colleagues in an inter-disciplinary health team in your future career.

Learning support

To support your learning the Foundation Year features the following:

an interactive web site, containing a range of course material (including lecture slides and lab notes), information on assessment, resources and contacts, and tips for success;
a text book package which you will be strongly advised to purchase;
a Foundation Year Essentials program, a series of workshops held in the first five weeks of semester to help you develop skills necessary for academic and career success;
regular drop-in tutorials, in some courses, for open discussion on course content;
Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) in some second semester courses;
a dedicated team of academic and support staff committed to your learning.

First Year Advisors

An important member of this team is the First Year Advisor, a very approachable person who welcomes your visits and/or enquiries. Your advisor will listen to any of your concerns and provide contact direction and/or advice in response to your questions (e.g. course enquiries, learning difficulties, personal problems, career advice). You will be invited, and encouraged, to drop by and chat with your advisor about how your studies are going.

School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science: Dr Ricardo Simeoni r.simeoni@griffith.edu.au; Dr Surendran Sabapathy s.sabapathy@griffith.edu.au
School of Medical Science: Dr Andrew Pearson a.pearson@griffith.edu.au
School of Dentistry and Oral Health: Dr Vanessa Reher v.reher@griffith.edu.au; Mr Nathaniel Davies nathaniel.davies@griffith.edu.au
School of Pharmacy: Sara McMillan s.mcmillan@griffith.edu.au
School of Public Health: Zoe Murray z.murray@griffith.edu.au