11547 (v.3) Epidemiology 781

Area:	School of Public Health
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	3.0
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Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Syllabus:	The scientific method. Measurement issues including questionnaire design, reliability and validity of data, issues of sampling and sample size. Epidemiological research. Understanding of rates, ratios, clinical trials, cohort, case control and descriptive epidemiological designs. Assessing the sensitivity and specificity of diagnostic tests.
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Field of Education:	061311 Epidemiology
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Not Online *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

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