300385 v.2 Epidemiology and Biostatistics Stream (PG Dip Hlth Scs)

Introduction
This stream is open to all health professionals. It aims to develop a critical understanding of appropriate epidemiological methods, an ability to apply these methods to a wide variety of applications, particularly to such areas as the determinants ofhealth and ill health and the evaluation of health care programs and an ability to undertake all phases of research investigations and to develop an understanding of the problems which are likely to be encountered during the conduct of such investigations. Students who successfully complete this stream may apply for admission into the Master of Applied Epidemiology or the Master of Public Health course.

Course Structure Hrs/Wk Credit

Year 1 Semester 1

13149 v.2 Epidemiology 683 4.0 25.0

13150 v.3 Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases 681 4.0 25.0

13152 v.2 Health Research Methods 681 4.0 25.0

13154 v.2 Health Care Systems 681 3.0 25.0

OR

13230 v.2 Foundations of Public Health 681 3.0 25.0

100.0

Year 1 Semester 2

12112 v.2 Clinical Research Methods 584 4.0 25.0

4858 v.6 Epidemiology and Biostatistics 684 4.0 25.0

6103 v.7 Epidemiology and Biostatistics 582 4.0 25.0

SELECT 1 OPTION 25.0

100.0

Optional Units to Select From in Year 1 Semester 2 Hrs/Wk Credits

4556 v.4 * Geographic Information Systems 581 5.0 25.0

4712 v.3 * Qualitative Methods in Health Research 582 4.0 25.0

4860 v.5 * Health Economics 584 3.0 25.0

6238 v.8 * Health Project 590 4.0 25.0

10658 v.4 * Control of Infectious Disease 682 3.0 25.0

11099 v.2 * Health Planning and Evaluation 582 3.0 25.0

12450 v.3 * Geographic Data Analysis 582 5.0 25.0

* Additional optional units may be approved by the Head of School.