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Epidemiology (POPH90016)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Semester 1
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
OR
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Email: Contact Stop 1
Future Students:
- Further Information: MSPGH Website
- Email: Enquiry Form
Semester 2
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
OR
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Email: Contact Stop 1
Future Students:
- Further Information: MSPGH Website
- Email: Enquiry Form
Overview
Availability | Semester 1 - Online Semester 2 - Online |
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Fees | Look up fees |
Topics include: historical developments in epidemiology; sources of data on mortality and morbidity; disease rates and standardisation; prevalence and incidence; life expectancy; linking exposure and disease (e.g. relative risk, attributable risk); main types of study designs – case series, ecological studies, cross-sectional surveys, case-control studies, cohort or follow-up studies, randomised controlled trials; sources of error (chance, bias, confounding); association and causality; evaluating published papers; epidemics and epidemic investigation; surveillance; prevention; screening.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject students should be familiar with the major concepts and tools of epidemiology, the study of health in populations, and should be able to judge the quality of evidence in health-related research literature
Generic skills
Independent problem solving, critical appraisal of research literature, clarity of written expression
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
One written assignment (approx 6 hours of work) due in Week 4 of semester (20%)
One written assignment (approx 12 hours of work) due in Week 8 of semester (40%)
One written assignment (approx 12 hours work) due at the end of semester (40%)
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1 - Online
Principal coordinator John Carlin Mode of delivery Online Contact hours None Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 February 2018 to 27 May 2018 Last self-enrol date 9 March 2018 Census date 31 March 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 4 May 2018 Assessment period ends 22 June 2018 Semester 1 contact information
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
OR
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Email: Contact Stop 1
Future Students:
- Further Information: MSPGH Website
- Email: Enquiry Form
- Semester 2 - Online
Principal coordinator John Carlin Mode of delivery Online Contact hours None Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 23 July 2018 to 21 October 2018 Last self-enrol date 3 August 2018 Census date 31 August 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 21 September 2018 Assessment period ends 16 November 2018 Semester 2 contact information
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
OR
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Email: Contact Stop 1
Future Students:
- Further Information: MSPGH Website
- Email: Enquiry Form
Time commitment details
170 hours
Additional delivery details
This subject is only available to students who are currently enrolled in the Graduate Diploma or Master of Biostatistics and whose enrolment in that course commenced prior to 2016.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Resources Provided to Students: Printed course notes and assignment material by mail, email, and online interaction facilities.
Recommended texts and other resources
Webb P, Bain C. Essential Epidemiology, 2nd ed, Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Student will also be provided with On-line course materials, tutorial support, assignment completion, and interaction facilities.
- Subject notes
This subject is not available in the Master of Public Health.
- Links to additional information
Last updated: 3 November 2022