Course level

Postgraduate Coursework

Faculty

Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences

School

Public Health School

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Attendance mode

External

Class hours

Workshop 14 Hours/ Semester
7 x 2 hours workshops spread throughout the semester

Assessment methods

Case-Based Modules

Critical Appraisal

Short Answer Tests

Course enquiries

Professor Lisa Hall (Semester 1, Herston, In person, External)

Current course offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) External External Profile unavailable
Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) Herston In Person Profile unavailable

Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.

Course description

This course covers: definition and history of Epidemiology; measures of disease prevalence, incidence and risk; study designs; measures of association between exposure and disease; chance, bias, confounding, mediation and effect-modification; association and causation; critical appraisal and integration of the evidence; outbreaks and surveillance; disease prevention; screening; current challenges and future directions.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 1, 2024 (19/02/2024 - 15/06/2024) External External Course Profile
Semester 1, 2024 (19/02/2024 - 15/06/2024) Herston In Person Course Profile
Semester 1, 2023 (20/02/2023 - 17/06/2023) Herston In Person Course Profile
Semester 1, 2023 (20/02/2023 - 17/06/2023) External External Course Profile
Semester 1, 2022 (21/02/2022 - 21/06/2022) Herston Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2022 (21/02/2022 - 21/06/2022) 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 1, 2021 (22/02/2021 - 19/06/2021) Herston Flexible Delivery Course Profile
Semester 1, 2021 (22/02/2021 - 19/06/2021) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2021 (26/07/2021 - 20/11/2021) Herston Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2021 (26/07/2021 - 20/11/2021) External External Course Profile
Semester 1, 2020 (24/02/2020 - 11/07/2020) Herston Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2020 (24/02/2020 - 11/07/2020) External External 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, 2020 (03/08/2020 - 21/11/2020) External External Course Profile
Semester 1, 2019 (25/02/2019 - 22/06/2019) Herston Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2019 (25/02/2019 - 22/06/2019) 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 1, 2018 (19/02/2018 - 23/06/2018) Herston Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2018 (19/02/2018 - 23/06/2018) 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 1, 2017 (27/02/2017 - 24/06/2017) Herston Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2017 (27/02/2017 - 24/06/2017) 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 1, 2016 (29/02/2016 - 25/06/2016) Herston Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2016 (29/02/2016 - 25/06/2016) 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