Course level

Postgraduate Coursework

Faculty

Medicine & Biomedical Sciences

School

Public Health School

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Delivery mode

External

Class hours

2 Lecture hours
1 Tutorial hour

Prerequisite

PUBH7600

Assessment methods

Group Debate 25%, Quiz 15%, Report 30%, Diagnostic Test Evaluation 30%

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Current course offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 2, 2025 (28/07/2025 - 22/11/2025) Herston In Person Profile unavailable
Semester 2, 2025 (28/07/2025 - 22/11/2025) External External Profile unavailable

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Course description

This course covers the management and control of communicable diseases affecting human populations. Management would include disease management as well as surveillance and outbreak / epidemic control in the domestic and international settings. Diseases will be discussed primarily grouped together according to their common modes of transmission. A few selected diseases would be discussed in detail. The global distribution, disease burden, epidemiology, life cycle, clinical manifestations, treatment, prevention, control and surveillance of selected communicable diseases will be described. For diseases that have vectors or intermediary hosts, factors affecting disease transmission, vector ecology and environmental control options will also be discussed. This course may not be offered if the enrolment is less than 15 students.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024) Herston In Person Course Profile
Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2022 (25/07/2022 - 19/11/2022) Herston Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2022 (25/07/2022 - 19/11/2022) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2021 (26/07/2021 - 20/11/2021) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2021 (26/07/2021 - 20/11/2021) Herston Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2020 (03/08/2020 - 21/11/2020) Herston Flexible Delivery Course Profile
Semester 2, 2020 (03/08/2020 - 21/11/2020) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2019 (22/07/2019 - 16/11/2019) Herston Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2019 (22/07/2019 - 16/11/2019) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2018 (23/07/2018 - 17/11/2018) Herston Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2018 (23/07/2018 - 17/11/2018) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2017 (24/07/2017 - 18/11/2017) Herston Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2017 (24/07/2017 - 18/11/2017) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2016 (25/07/2016 - 19/11/2016) Herston Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2016 (25/07/2016 - 19/11/2016) External External Course Profile