PHI5040 · Introductory Epidemiology

Overview

Upon completion of this unit, you will be able to measure frequencies of disease i.e. incidence, prevalence, "population at risk"; and measure associations in epidemiological studies; different study designs i.e. observational studies, experimental study designs; bias associated with study designs, misclassification, confounding and effect modification. You will critically appraise different epidemiological studies, apply diagnostic and screening tests, and examine outbreak investigation.

Areas of study: Public health

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

Learning outcomes

1. Explain and contextualise the purposes of descriptive and analytical epidemiology;
2. Explain and contextualise the concepts of study questions, population, sampling, exposure assessment, bias and confounding;
3. Analyse the strengths and weaknesses of different epidemiological study designs;
4. Critically analyse epidemiological papers from the public health literature
5. Evaluate the adequacy of exposure assessment in epidemiological studies;
6. Interpret and communicate the results of epidemiological studies; and
7. Solve complex problems relating to the use of epidemiological concepts and study designs.

Workload

24 hours per week including directed and self-directed learning (scheduled classes, prescribed activities and independent work).

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.