Minor Overview

About this minor
A Minor in Anatomical Sciences will provide an integrated and deep understanding of the structure and function of the human form in both health and disease. The sequence of units in the Minor will explore the body plan from development through to ageing utilising low-power examination of serial sections through human tissue to imaging technologies. Specific topics include human functional anatomy; variation and evolution; embryology and growth; microscopic structures of cells and tissues; structure and function of systems. The Minor is delivered using a mixed format including lectures that present the basic concepts of human structure and function from an evolutionary perspective, tutorials and workshops to discuss these concepts and evaluate and apply learnt knowledge to real-world scenarios. Students who undertake this Minor will also develop the skills for effective communication and engagement with community, government and industry groups involved in public health policies. For students taking a minor which shares units with their other unit sets (majors or minors): in order for minors to be recognised on academic and graduation documents, students may only have a maximum of one unit overlapping between their unit sets.
Outcomes
Students are able to (1) understand the evolutionary processes that determine human differences; (2) demonstrate a holistic, functionally relevant understanding of the structural plan of the human body from an anatomical, developmental, comparative and evolutionary perspective; (3) describe the basic structure and function of the human body in the context of health; (4) demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between structure, function and development at the organ and cellular level; (5) critically assimilate, analyse and discuss information acquired; and (6) develop and consolidate sound scientific research design methods.
Incompatibility

MJD-ANHBY Anatomy and Human Biology;

MJD-HSANP - Human Sciences (Anatomy and Physiology)

Units

Key to availability of units:
S1
Semester 1
S2
Semester 2
N/A
not available in 2025 – may be available in 2026 or 2027
Take all units (12 points):

Availability Unit code Unit name Unit requirements
S1 ANHB2212 Human Structure and Development
Prerequisites
Successful completion of
IMED1001 Form and Function
and IMED1002 The Facts of Life
or Successful completion of 12 points from
ANHB1101 Human Biology I: Becoming Human
or ANHX1101 Human Biology 1 (Becoming Human)
and
ANHB1102 Human Biology II: Being Human
or ANHX1102 Human Biology 2 (Being Human)
or 6 points ANHB1101 Human Biology I: Becoming Human
or ANHX1101 Human Biology 1 (Becoming Human)
or ANHB1102 Human Biology II: Being Human
or ANHX1102 Human Biology 2 (Being Human)
and 6 points BIOL1130 Frontiers in Biology
or BIOL1131 Plant and Animal Biology
or IMED1001 Form and Function
or SCIE1106 Molecular Biology of the Cell
or SCIX1106 Molecular Biology of the Cell
or SSEH1101 The Musculoskeletal System and Movement
or SSEH1102 Applied Anatomy and Athletic Performance
S2 ANHB2214 Human Organs and Systems
Prerequisites
Successful completion of any two Unit(s)
ANHB1101 Human Biology I: Becoming Human
or ANHX1101 Human Biology 1 (Becoming Human)
or ANHB1102 Human Biology II: Being Human
or ANHX1102 Human Biology 2 (Being Human)
or BIOL1130 Frontiers in Biology
or SCIE1106 Molecular Biology of the Cell
or SCIX1106 Molecular Biology of the Cell
or IMED1001 Form and Function
Take unit(s) to the value of 6 points:

Availability Unit code Unit name Unit requirements
S2 ANHB1102 Human Biology II: Being Human None
S1 SSEH1101 The Musculoskeletal System and Movement None
Take unit(s) to the value of 6 points:

Students who wish to take both units may take ANHB3328 or ANHB3329 in their second year of study.

Students who wish to take both units may take ANHB3328 or ANHB3329 in their second year of study.

Availability Unit code Unit name Unit requirements
N/A ANHB3330 Human Structure and Function - Head and Neck
Prerequisites
Successful completion of 54 points and

Successful completion of
( ANHB2212 Human Structure and Development
or ANHB2217 Human Neurobiology

or Successful completion of SSEH1101 The Musculoskeletal System and Movement and any one Unit(s) ANHB1101 Human Biology I: Becoming Human
or ANHB1102 Human Biology II: Being Human
or ANHX1101 Human Biology 1 (Becoming Human)
or ANHX1102 Human Biology 2 (Being Human)
)
Incompatibility
Successful completion of
ANHB3324 Human Structure and Function
S2 ANHB3331 Human Structure and Function - Limbs
Prerequisites
Successful completion of 54 points and
Successful completion of
ANHB2212 Human Structure and Development
or Successful completion of
( SSEH1101 The Musculoskeletal System and Movement and any ANHB1101 Human Biology I: Becoming Human
or ANHB1102 Human Biology II: Being Human
or ANHX1101 Human Biology 1 (Becoming Human)
or ANHX1102 Human Biology 2 (Being Human)
)
Incompatibility
Successful completion of
ANHB3324 Human Structure and Function