MPH1030

Epidemiology and demography ( 6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL)

Leader: A/Prof F Cicuttini

Offered:
MMS-ALFRED First semester 2006 (Day)

Synopsis: An introduction to descriptive and analytical epidemiology, demography, case-control studies, cohort studies, clinical trials, risk and causation, bias, confounding, health program evaluation and measurement theory.

Objectives: On completion of this unit, students should be able to: 1. explain the purposes of descriptive and analytical epidemiology; 2. explain the strengths and weaknesses of different epidemiological study designs; 3. critically appraise epidemiological papers from the epidemiological literature; 4. solve problems relating to the use of the principal epidemiological concepts, parameters and study designs; 5. explain the uses of epidemiology in the practice of public health.

Homepage: www.med.monash.edu.au/epidemiology/postgrad/

Assessment: Written Assignments

Contact Hours: 2 contact hours per week

Corequisites: MPH1031