11547 (v.2) Epidemiology 781

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Area:	School of Public Health
Contact Hours:	3.0
Credits:	25.0
Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
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 descriptiveepidemiological designs. Assessing the sensitivity and specificity of diagnostic tests.